NYC Open Data Help Desk: Data Questions and Reported Errors

11391

Data Question

Department of Parks and Recreation (PARKS)

I am looking to understand the types of drinking fountains in this dataset. I see the user guide resource includes images of types A-E (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1whu6gzwBbinNuoBx6FLpaaGOy4cdecOrjRdJEsHwJn8/edit?tab=t.0) and designates "other" as an additional type.
- I see in the data there are many other types of fountains designated in the "FountainType" attribute. What do types E-J represent?
- Accessibility feature type: Are all drinking fountains labeled type "E" ADA accessible? What other drinking fountain types are ADA accessible?
- Bottle Filler feature type: Is there a way to identify drinking fountains that include features for refillable water bottle dispensers? I see a few FountainType labels marked as "Bottle Filler" does this classification encompass all drinking fountains that include a bottle filler feature?

NYC Parks Drinking Fountains

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/qnv7-p7a2

The User Guide is now updated to include more fountain types. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to identify anyone to let us know what types G-J are, but I will continue asking around.

As for Type E fountain, only Type E Hi-Lo meets ADA requirements for wheelchair access and people with trouble bending.

This dataset is not actively maintained, unfortunately, so while any drinking fountain with a fountaintype that contains “Bottle Filler” would include a bottle filler feature, there are likely additional bottle filler drinking fountains in the city maintained by Parks that are not represented in this dataset. Our team is working on updating this dataset so that it’s a more accurate representation of current drinking fountains.

Best,
Department of Parks and Recreation (PARKS)

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2024-10-23T00:00:00.000

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11390

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

IN THE DATA SET "Open Parking and Camera Violations," HOW MANY TICKETS ARE LISTED UNDER THE COLUMN HEADED VIOLATION THAT SAY "PHTO SCHOOL ZN SPEED VIOLA." OF THE TICKETS FOR THAT VIOLATION, HOW MANY ARE LISTED UNDER THE COLUMN "VIOLATION STATUS, "THAT SAY "HEARING HELD-GUILTY"? THE DATA SET FOR PHTO SCHOOL ZN SPEED VIOLA SEEMS IS TOO BIG FOR MY COMPUTER TO HANDLE.

Open Parking and Camera Violations

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/nc67-uf89

Hello, to begin your query, I recommend visiting this guide on Exploration Canvas. It provides step-by-step instructions for filtering, grouping, and aggregating data—each of which will help you narrow down and analyze the dataset to find the information you’re looking for.

As a starting point, consider filtering by a specific date range. This will reduce the dataset size and make it easier to retrieve the most relevant data.

Unfortunately we are unable to create custom queries for users. But we did give your question an attempt and we got results. (screenshots shared)

Here are our instructions:
Visit the Dataset’s Main Page: Go to the Open Parking and Camera Violations dataset page: Open Parking and Camera Violations.

Navigate to the "Filter" Option (the funnel symbol): At the lower-left panel to the dataset, look for a button or tab with the funnel symbol. This is where you can start building custom views. It should be open on default
Add a Filter for the Violation Field:
- In the filter menu, locate the violation column.
- Typically, you’ll choose a “contains” filter or a similar option to match partial text.
- Set a filter to only include rows where violation contains the text "PHTO SCHOOL ZN SPEED VIOLA".
- Apply the filter.
Group the Data by violation_status:
- Then Look for an option to “Group” data (the box button under the funnel symbol).
- Select violation_status as the field to group by. This step will allow you to aggregate the data based on each unique violation status.
Add a Count for Each Group:
- Scroll from the group option down to "Aggregate by"
- Select violation_status as the column to use.
- Then open the "Select calculation" options and choose count of rows
Apply the grouping and Review the Results:
- Apply the filters and grouping options, and the dataset will display a summary view.
- You should see a list of violation_status values, each with a count of records that meet the “PHTO SCHOOL ZN SPEED VIOLA” filter.
Export (Optional):
- If you need to save the filtered and summarized view, look for an Export option to download it in a format like CSV.

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2024-10-23T00:00:00.000

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11389

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

This dataset is listed as having been updated on 10/22/2024. However the CSV and CSV for Excel files appears to be from March 27, 2024. Please confirm when data as of 10/22/2024 is uploaded for these formats. Thank you.

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/bnkq-6un4

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. This dataset has been upgraded to our new format. You can now find it here:
- Lead Service Line Location Coordinates (Tabular Data): https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/Lead-Service-Line-Location-Coordinates/jqfp-uff7/about_data
- Lead Service Line Location Coordinates (Map): https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/Lead-Service-Line-Location-Coordinates-Map-/jpn2-huby/

With this update, we have addressed your other inquiry submissions as well (#11367 & #11359). Feel free to reach back out to us should there any more questions or comments.

Thank you for continuing to be an active member of the Open Data community!

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2024-10-23T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11387

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

Hi,

I was looking for the data for 2024 calendar sales.

Thank you,

NYC Citywide Rolling Calendar Sales

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/usep-8jbt

Rolling sales data for October 2023 – September 2024 can be found at Rolling Sales Data (nyc.gov)
 

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2024-10-22T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11382

Data Question

School Construction Authority (SCA)

Please what type of contract is used for this dataset. I am a Ph.D. student. I need to know what type of contract is used for this dataset. Thank you

Capital Project Schedules and Budgets

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/2xh6-psuq

Response not sent yet.

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2024-10-22T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11379

Data Question

Department of Correction (DOC)

Hello, I am seeking clarification on the type of inmate the data represents. Initially, I assumed it pertained to inmates' admissions to prison; however, the data indicates that the duration of detentions is relatively brief, spanning only a few hours or days, leading to my confusion. Is it about inmates in prison? Or, any other facility?

Sincerely,

Inmate Admissions

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/6teu-xtgp

This data represents individuals admitted into the custody of the New York City Department of Correction. The Dept. of Correction serves to provide the care, custody and control of individuals awaiting trial or serving a sentence after being found guilty for misdemeanor charges (serving less than one year). This means the vast majority of persons in custody have not been found guilty of a crime and the conditions for their incarceration can change as their case is adjudicated.
 
Individuals awaiting a trial may leave the custody of NYC DOC for a variety of reasons. For example, individuals may pay bail for release, they may be extradited to another jurisdiction, or they may have charges dropped or revised, thus no longer requiring incarceration before trial.

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2024-10-21T00:00:00.000

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11378

Data Question

New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)

When will this dataset be updated again? Last update was 2/15/2021. Will this dataset contain NYCHA properties under private management? Is there a better dataset to use to identify a current list of NYCHA properties? Looking for a dataset to use to make sure our records are up to date. Thanks!

NYCHA Residential Addresses

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/3ub5-4ph8

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. This dataset has been updated with the latest available information. We have also included the "Privately Managed" field to indicate which residences are managed by private com

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2024-10-21T00:00:00.000

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11377

Data Question

Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME)

Dataset is supposed to be updated daily. Current dataset only has permits from July and earlier. It is end of October.

Film Permits

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/tg4x-b46p

Please be advised that for public safety reasons, we do not include Project Title and delay posting by 3 months, a schedule which we agreed upon with City Council.

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2024-10-21T00:00:00.000

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11373

Data Question

Department of Correction (DOC)

Hello, my name is *****, and I am examining the dataset for my graduate school data science class.
In this dataset, I believe the "RACE" column should encompass "Black", "White", "Asian", "Amer.Indian", "Other", and "Unknown". However, the current dataset only lists "Black", "Asian", and "Unknown". It seems unlikely that all inmate admissions fall into these three categories. Could the remaining categories be subsumed under "Unknown" for a particular reason? Or is it that there are genuinely no inmates from those categories?
Your clarification would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Inmate Admissions

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/6teu-xtgp

Response not sent yet.

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2024-10-18T00:00:00.000

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11369

Data Question

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Hello,

I am interested in this dataset on traffic speeds for a research project I am conducting at the Computer Science Department at *****. Specifically, I am interested in gaining further understanding of the different columns of this dataset, and what the speed and travel_time columns represent - I looked in the metadata but still have questions about the length of the interval that each speed is calculated for, what the ID variables represent, and how many different sensors there are, among other questions.

Would it be possible to hop on the phone to discuss this dataset briefly? Let me know what makes sense! Thank you for any help you can provide.

Best,
*****

DOT Traffic Speeds

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/i4gi-tjb9

Apologies for the delay and thank you for your request with New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT). Additional information as follows:
- Data are captured and retained every one minute.
- Each link_point, one set of Lat, Long coordinates (40.7714206, -73.83345), is a sensor.
- The “speed” column captures the average travel speed in miles per hour between the beginning (first set of Lat, Long coordinates) and end (last set of Lat, Long coordinates) of “link_points”.
- The “travel_time” represents the average travel time in seconds between the beginning and end of “link_points”.
- There are link points between stretches to capture additional speed information and travel time (number of seconds between each link_points) used to calculate average speed and travel time.
- The ID is associated with the Link_Name (location of the stretch).
- 453 locations speeds have been captured, but there could be locations that have since retired.
We will update the metadata to include this additional information.
Visit NYC DOT Real Time Traffic Conditions and Cameras for more information. If you have any additional questions, feel free to reply to this email or contact NYC DOT via webform- choose topic Traffic Congestion .
 Thank you,
Best,
Department of Transportation (DOT) 

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2024-10-17T00:00:00.000

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11367

Data Question

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

This dataset is supposed to be updated every six months by the Department of Environmental Protection. The last update was March 27, 2024. I would like to know how soon they plan to update the data set. Thank you.

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/bnkq-6un4

Answered in #11389

Closed

2024-10-17T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11365

Data Question

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)

I am interested in tracking the grand opening of restaurants in 10458 zip code area. I was wondering if there is a dataset that includes the opening of new restaurants in a neighborhood, dating back to about 50 years ago. Thank you.

Open Restaurant Applications (Historic)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/pitm-atqc

For this question, please submit a formal FOIL request to recordsaccess@health.nyc.gov.

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2024-10-16T00:00:00.000

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11359

Data Question

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

This dataset was last updated on March 27, 2024. Per the description, it is to be updated every 6 months by the agency, the Department of Environmental Protection. Since it is now several weeks past the 6 month mark, can you check in with the agency to find out when they expect to update this information? Thank you.

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/bnkq-6un4

Answered in #11389

Closed

2024-10-15T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11353

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

Hi I was wondering how you would connect these building code to either bin or bbl. I don't another DOF dataset that has that matching.

DOF: Building Classification Codes

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/nzvw-cjc2

The following dataset contains a building class column:
https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Property-Valuation-and-Assessment-Data-Tax-Classes/8y4t-faws/
 
The building class column can be used to connect to the Building Classification Codes dataset. In addition, you can use the Department of Buildings lookup system to find the corresponding BIN: https://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/bispi00.jsp.

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2024-10-11T00:00:00.000

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11352

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Is it possible to obtain previous releases of this data set? I know that there are also terminated lists on NYC Open Data, but I am specifically interested in earlier releases of the active lists, ideally since 2014 or the earliest possible after that. I appreciate your help!

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Civil-Service-List-Active-/vx8i-nprf/about_data

Response not sent yet.

Open

2024-10-11T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11349

Reported Error

Department of Correction (DOC)

Hi, I passed the Corrections Officer exam. However, I never stepped foot on the job. Nor did I ever go to the academy. Maybe there was a check written out? that was never cashed. So its showing that I was a corrections officer. Can you remove me.

Citywide Payroll Data (Fiscal Year)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/k397-673e

Response not sent yet.

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2024-10-10T00:00:00.000

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11348

Data Question

311

Hello,

I am working on a data story on 311 complaints pertaining to Disorderly Youth entries in Manhattan. I've used data from 2020-24 and used filters for complaint and borough. The data returned interesting findings, the majority of Disorderly Youth complaints in Manhattan are in three community districts 10,11,12.

Would the team have any insight on why this might be? Is this a new complaint category? Is the same 311 personnel reviewing and categorizing these complaints for all three community districts?

Any additional insight would be very helpful! I appreciate your help.

311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/erm2-nwe9

Response not sent yet.

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2024-10-10T00:00:00.000

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11347

Data Question

The NYC Open Data Team

I used to be able to use a filtering system to filter HPD violations by all different kinds of ways, but I cant seem to find the way to the filtering system anymore. Also, I used to see BIN BLOCK and LOT, but i dont see them anymore . can you help me?

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/widgets/24cj-meh5

Thank you for contacting the NYC Open Data Helpdesk! The dataset you linked to is Community Created, meaning that a person from the public created a filtered version of an official NYC Open Data dataset. You can learn more about Community Created datasets in this article: https://support.socrata.com/hc/en-us/articles/10552522485015-Community-Created-Content.
We suggest using the official dataset, Housing Maintenance Code Violations, to find the data you are looking for. Should you need assistance with filtering the dataset, you can refer to this guide: https://support.socrata.com/hc/en-us/articles/202950808-Creating-a-Filtered-View.
Best,
The NYC Open Data Team

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2024-10-09T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11346

Data Question

The NYC Open Data Team

I was mid-working on this dataset for a story on EMS response and because of the high volume of data it wasn't downloadable locally. Now it says under maintenance and the portion of data I need is not publicly accessible. Any idea when it will be back up?

EMS Incident Dispatch Data

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/76xm-jjuj

This dataset is currently undergoing maintenance that includes the addition of new data and making slight corrections to a handful of existing records. Due to the size of this dataset (27 million records), maintenance should be completed around the end of the day on Friday (Oct 11th). We apologize for any inconvenience.

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2024-10-09T00:00:00.000

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11345

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

Hi there,

I am tyring to pull the Open Parking and Camera Violations through the standard API endpoint (not through OData), https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/nc67-uf89.json,. It's not returning data after 2024-05-06.

Can I get in touch with a specialist who's familiar with this specific dataset or endpoint?

Parking Violations Issued - Fiscal Year 2022

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/7mxj-7a6y

Violations for Fiscal Year 2024 can be found at: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Parking-Violations-Issued-Fiscal-Year-2024/pvqr-7yc4/about_data

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2024-10-09T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11343

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

The data dictionary for this data says that for the column "VACANT ON 6/30" can only be yes or blank, and that blank indicates that there is no reported information. Is there a way to confirm whether a storefront is occupied on 6/30 of the reporting year? This is time sensitive. Thank you!

Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/92iy-9c3n

The Storefront Registry required owners to only report vacant storefronts as of June 30. They do not report occupied storefronts.

Closed

2024-10-08T00:00:00.000

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11342

Data Question

New York City Police Department (NYPD)

When with the NYPD Complaint Data Current be updated through 9/30/2024? Thank you.

NYPD Complaint Data Current (Year To Date)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/5uac-w243

Response not sent yet.

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2024-10-08T00:00:00.000

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11341

Data Question

New York City Police Department (NYPD)

Why is there no 2022 salary listed here for *****?

Citywide Payroll Data (Fiscal Year)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/k397-673e

Response not sent yet.

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2024-10-08T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11339

Data Question

Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC)

This data has not been updated since April 2024. Can you please push the newest dataset through?

FHV Base Aggregate Report

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/2v9c-2k7f

Thank you for reaching out about TLC’s Open Data. We will work on pushing an update to the dataset by the end of the month.
Best,
Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) 

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2024-10-08T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11338

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

Hi,

Is there a single file available that contains all the historical assessment data? I was able to find assessment rolls for 2009-2018/19 and 2023-2025, but I couldn’t locate data for 2020-2022. Were these not published due to COVID?

Thank you,

Property Valuation and Assessment Data

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/yjxr-fw8i

DOF is currently working on restoring the missing data. This work will be prioritized and as such no target date can be provided at this time.

Closed

2024-10-07T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11337

Data Question

Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI)

Hello!
I would like to request previously posted version of this dataset, preferably the Feb, 2016 versions or a little earlier, because I am interested in the effects of Mandatory Inclusionary Program which was enacted in Mar 22, 2016.
Thank you!

Building Footprints (Deprecated)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/nqwf-w8eh

Response not sent yet.

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2024-10-07T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11336

Data Question

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Hi! I'm trying to map these volume counts in QGIS or ArcGIS, and I am trying to do so with segment lines. I see a field here that is a segment ID linked to a LION file. However, through looking at LION files online of the NYC open data set that are street segments, I can't seem to join the features. I was wondering if there is a way to map the volume count otherwise? Thank you so much!

Traffic Volume Counts (Historical)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/btm5-ppia

Thank you for your request on mapping Traffic Volume Counts. The best way to map the data is to match the segmentid with LION dataset. An alternative is to use the more up to date Automated Traffic Volume Counts dataset. The WktGeom column (containing X,Y coordinates, need to remove parentheses) to map the center point of the of the count locations.
Best,
Department of Transportation (DOT) 

Closed

2024-10-07T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11334

Data Question

New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)

Hi! I'm a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with the Local Code Lab. Our lab has been running a project called Green City Force with NYCHA over the past ten years. Currently, we are trying to access NYCHA Development Data Books for decades prior in csv format. However, we have only seen the most recent one in csv format while all the previous versions are only available as pdfs. Would it be possible to obtain the previous NYCHA Data Development Books from prior years as csvs? Thanks so much!

NYCHA Development Data Book

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/evjd-dqpz

Response not sent yet.

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2024-10-04T00:00:00.000

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11333

Data Question

Department of Parks and Recreation (PARKS)

What does each variable in the dataset mean? Does it cover the number of trees being planted?

MillionTreesNYC Block Planting Locations

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/vr8g-vfny

A data dictionary for this dataset can be found here: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/MTNYC_PlantedBlocks_20150930/4bae-3jps/about_data under "Attachments" (also attached to this email).

This dataset does not show number of trees planted. You can read more about the MillionTrees initiative on our website - NYC Parks, along with partners, planted 1 million trees between 2007 - 2015. The MillionTreesNYC Block Planting Locations dataset on OpenData shows the streets on which some of these trees were planted.

Many thanks,
NYC Parks Open Data Team

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2024-10-04T00:00:00.000

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11332

Data Question

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Are highways & ramp segments covered in the dataset? From a past sample downloaded we could only see urban intersections.
Thank you for your attention.

Automated Traffic Volume Counts

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/7ym2-wayt

Thank you for your request on Automated Traffic Volume Counts dataset. The location of the counts varies based on traffic study needs by the Department of Transportation. All conducted traffic volume count locations are in this dataset. You may fill out the Contact the Commissioner’s form to request traffic counts for a specific location.
 
Contact DOT Commissioner form
Choose topic: NYC Traffic Volumes

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2024-10-04T00:00:00.000

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11331

Data Question

Department of Parks and Recreation (PARKS)

Hello NYC Open Data Team,
I am developing a case study using the GreenThumb data sets. I have a few questions regarding a deeper understanding of what some of the variables in the Site Visits data mean. Specifically, a better understanding of a site's water resources based on the variables provided, without needing to dive into other data sets. I do have the Data Dictionary but I'm not confident in the Description to make assumptions. To clarify, I am not looking for quantity of water usage, merely a deeper understanding of how garden sites have access to water.

Does OnSiteService mean the site has city water service paid by the community garden? Or provided as a city support initiative to give free access to water for the garden site from the city? The majority of sites in this data set do not indicate a TRUE response for OnSiteService, yet a community garden likely needs access to water. I'd expect to see a majority of sites having OnSiteService. Aside, from RainHarvesting how else might a garden site have access to water for the plants?

Also, are the two variables, HydrantW_in15ft and HydrantOnGardenSide, present for the purpose of NYCFD accessibility in the event of a fire? Or does it imply that the site has access (a connection) to the hydrant for use in the community garden?

Thank you for any insights you can provide to help me better understand those three variables. And many more thanks for the vast amount of meaningful and clean data that you provide.

GreenThumb Site Visits

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/xqbk-beh5

Hello *****,
We received your inquiry from the NYC Open Data Helpdesk. Our response is as follows:

Through our inter-agency partnership with the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), all registered GreenThumb community gardens, regardless of jurisdiction, can obtain a free hydrant permit from to access water for free from a nearby fire hydrant to irrigate their plants. More details are available in the Hydrant Access section of The Greenthumb Gardeners’ Handbook, which can be found in multiple languages here: The GreenThumb Gardeners’ Handbook : NYC Parks For an informational video on the mechanics of accessing the hydrant, GreenThumb has provided a YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIvTTO3IFL0&pp=ygUSaHlkcmFudCBncmVlbnRodW1i – and more details are available in The GreenThumb Gardeners’ Handbook.
 
Hydrant distance from the garden gate may vary. More details on hydrant locations and for mapping distances to garden centroids or polygons can be found in this dataset: NYCDEP Citywide Hydrants | NYC Open Data Both the HydrantW_in15ft and HydrantOnGardenSide variables are indicative of hydrant placement relative to the garden gate. GreenThumb does provide garden hoses for registered groups during our spring supply distributions, but gardens reliant on hydrants across the street may face additional challenges with traffic damaging hoses despite the use of hose protectors.
 
OnSiteService is indicative of a garden that has an internal water system that has been installed by NYC Parks with funding from an elected official for this capital project. More details on this process can be found on page 38 of The GreenThumb Gardeners’ Handbook as well as by watching Building the Garden: Advocating for Discretionary Funding.

Best,
Department of Parks and Recreation (PARKS)

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2024-10-04T00:00:00.000

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11329

Data Question

The NYC Open Data Team

Hi, what does City_RTC stand for? If possible, do you have brief descriptions for each column title?
I am currently doing my research at graduate school and using the data set; thanks.

Capital Project Detail Data - Dollars

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/wa2y-rh4b

You can refer to the data dictionary for this dataset. This can be found in the About this Dataset section in the "About" tab. Please see the image below:

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2024-10-03T00:00:00.000

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11326

Reported Error

Department of Buildings (DOB)

-         No owner phone number, zip code, but there is in permits
-         “Estimated job costs” does not have a “More than or lesser than” function
-         No “Job type” corresponding to last column in  “DOB NOW: Building – Job Application Filings” as was provided in DOB Permit Issuance
-         There is no information about concrete subcontractors which are part of the PW2 filings for Structural, Foundation, Earthwork and SOE work types

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/rbx6-tga4

Response not sent yet.

Open

2024-10-03T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11325

Reported Error

Department of Buildings (DOB)

-         “More than” function for the following columns: “Total Construction Floor Area”, “Initial Cost”, “Existing Stories”, “Existing Height”, “Existing Dwelling Units”, “Proposed No of Stories”, “Proposed Height” and “Proposed Dwelling Units”.
-         No data in the “Council District Data”, “Latitude”, “Longitude”, “Census Tract” and “NTA” columns
-         No description or phone number or zip code, but there is in permits

DOB NOW: Build – Job Application Filings

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/w9ak-ipjd

Response not sent yet.

Open

2024-10-03T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11323

Data Question

The NYC Open Data Team

Hi! Why does the data stop in July of this year? I'm unable to view any new data points past then. Is there somewhere else I should look for information about shooting permits? Thank you!

Film Permits

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/tg4x-b46p

Please be advised that for public safety reasons, we do not include Project Title and delay posting by 3 months, a schedule which we agreed upon with City Council.

Closed

2024-10-03T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11321

Data Question

Department of Education (DOE)

My team is trying to use this dataset and visualize through a map. However, the boroughs are not being read as a geographic location on the built-in visualization tool. We are hoping to be able to implement a map for our data visualization and analysis, so would appreciate any assistance in doing so. Thank you!

Bus Breakdown and Delays

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/ez4e-fazm

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2024-10-02T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11313

Reported Error

Department of Sanitation (DSNY)

For example- looking at the DSNY trash bins: ENTIRELY inaccurate and worthy of attention from the Press: Months of FALSE data (there are reputed to be be bins all over the place and, fact: they are not) My focus, as example: Manhattan, West 136 St between 7th Ave and St Nicholas: the SOLE bin between there, is at St Nicholas because there is a compost bin there as well. Your Data site shows (all summer long) that there are bins at minimum, of 2 corners of FDBlvd and 136. There are Never Ever EVER 2 bins there. In fact, for the last week There Has Been No Bin. And at Edgecombe, there are reported multiple bins on your Open Data Site, which are also NOT— and never!. City Agencies and non-profits rely on your data for the bases of research and this renders data to be null and void, leaving pro-sals based upon them, null and void. This constitutes an egregious fraud upon all invested. I will be following up regarding city agencies who receive funding for these things, the press and the Administration, after I hear (hopefully something of substance) from you. And, actually referring me to start over with another agency, will exemplify how Open Data and 311’s funding might ought to be readdressed. Is anyone minding the store? (screenshotting this :) Hoing for the best, and thank you for your invested attention.

DSNY Litter Basket (Map)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/d6m8-cwh9

DSNY is currently updating the data infrastructure for this dataset. The information posted on the Open Data platform is accurate as of April 2024. We have updated the dataset description for this dataset with this information.

Closed

2024-10-02T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11312

Data Question

Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS)

Hi, why does the city jobs open data dataset (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Jobs-NYC-Postings/kpav-sd4t/about_data) contain different job postings than the official NYC jobs page (https://cityjobs.nyc.gov/jobs)? The counts are different (5375 rows here vs. 3541 on the jobs website), and several of the jobs on the first page on the jobs page do not appear in the open dataset. Which of the 2 is acccurate? Thank you.

Jobs NYC Postings

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/kpav-sd4t

Thank you for your question. The Open Dataset includes historical job postings including positions that may have been filled or cancelled at some point in time.

Closed

2024-10-01T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11311

Data Question

Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC)

Have there been any recent changes to what is included in this dataset? Previously my organization was checking against this data to find any vehicles that had expired or whose status under "Active" was "NO," but it seems that at present there are no vehicles in the dataset that have either expired or gone out of being Active.

Mainly i just want to confirm my suspicions on the matter, but any insight you can provide would also be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

For Hire Vehicles (FHV) - Active

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8wbx-tsch

Thank you for reaching out about TLC’s Open Data. The For Hire Vehicles (FHV) – Active includes all TLC licensed for-hire vehicles which are in good standing and able to drive (‘Active’ = ‘YES’). It is possible that earlier versions did include non-active vehicles, as noted in the metadata/data dictionary from the first publication of the dataset on open data (2015).

Closed

2024-10-01T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11308

Data Question

Department of City Planning (DCP)

Hi,

Is there a dataset that shows the relationship between condo lots and condo units?

For example, BBL 4-09944-1026 belongs to building 4-09944-7501. I’m looking for a dataset that would confirm such relationships to ensure everything is 100% accurate.

Thank you.

Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks

The table you need is called the Condo Unit table which cross references the condo units to the condo lot and base lot. This part of the Digital Tax Map (DTM) dataset maintained by the Department of Finance (DOF). DOF recently modernized the DTM map portal to the Property Information Portal (PIP) and converted the data to web services. You can access a live version of the DTM from this ArcGIS online service. If you have trouble accessing the web service you can try downloading a copy from the open data portal, but note this is out dated, from 3/29/2024.
The DTM is used for the base geometry for the Department of City Planning’s (DCP) MapPLUTO dataset.
Thank you,
Department of City Planning (DCP) 

Closed

2024-10-01T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11306

Reported Error

Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC)

I tried to called to schedule an appointment for drug test for my TLC license. This phone numbers (1(800) 923 2625) suggested is asking me to buy a life button promotion, and this one (1(800) 923 2629) says the number doesn't exist and the call ended.

I found the numbers from the page I linked above.

TLC Approved LabCorp Patient Services Drug Test Locations (Map)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/xzxm-9msq

Thanks for reaching out about NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission's open data and reporting the data error. Please reach out to the phone number on this page to schedule your drug test appointment while we sort out the issue on the dataset. 

Closed

2024-09-30T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11302

Data Question

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Hi,

The open street dataset only contains data for 2024 as far as I can tell. Is there historical data for before 2024? Thank you!

Oliver

Open Streets Locations

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/uiay-nctu

Thank you for your request, we do not offer historical Open Streets data. You may request for specific dates and locations by filing a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request with NYC Open Records.

Closed

2024-09-27T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11297

Data Question

Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS)

Inquires about exam 3709 dispatcher surface. I never received any response.

Exam 3709 surface

We are in receipt of your request.
Please forward your request and any future list inquiries directly to LMACustomerService@dcas.nyc.gov
Be sure to include:
- Your Full Name
- Your Employee ID or Profile number
- Your Exam No., Title, and List Number
- And the reason for your inquiry

Closed

2024-09-25T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11295

Data Question

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Hello,
How often is this data set updated? In addition, can this be updated soon?

Bridge Ratings

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/4yue-vjfc

I’ve contacted you separately regarding this dataset update and provided a contact in the Bridges Division for the latest update. 

Closed

2024-09-25T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11294

Data Question

The NYC Open Data Team

How do we receive PO for NYC

DOE

Please contact the FAMIS help desk. They should be able to provide information on how to navigate the website.

Closed

2024-09-25T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11287

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Could you let me know when the updated data for calendar year 2023 will be available?

NYC Building Energy and Water Data Disclosure for Local Law 84 2023 to Present (Data for Calendar Year 2022-Present)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/5zyy-y8am

Response not sent yet.

Open

2024-09-23T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11286

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Hello,

I was doing research on how NYC open data gets the data and I was looking for any api the website uses to populate the data or it is manually update from the government websites.

The entire website

Response not sent yet.

Open

2024-09-23T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11283

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Hello,
I'm conducting a study on plastic waste in the US and I'm reviewing this waste characterization dataset. I am wondering if the 0.0% represent true zeros (i.e. the plastic was not found) or if this is an artifact of rounding (i.e. the plastic amounts are very small). If it is the latter, could you share the mass of plastic waste instead of the percent contribution? Thanks!

DSNY Waste Characterization 2023 - Subsort Results

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/pum2-pec2

Response not sent yet.

Open

2024-09-20T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11282

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Hi, when is this dataset going to be updated with FY2024 data? Thanks.

https://nycopendata.socrata.com/City-Government/Citywide-Payroll-Data-Fiscal-Year-/k397-673e/data_preview

Response not sent yet.

Open

2024-09-20T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11280

Reported Error

Department of Finance (DOF)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Open-Parking-and-Camera-Violations/nc67-uf89/about_data

The value for "violation" in this dataset is materialized from a stale data dictionary. Some values (violation_code=15,43) have been re-used for new violations as part of the MTA Mobile Camera program.

example: summons_number=5800063280 violation="EXPIRED METER-COMM METER ZONE" but this violation code 43 now represents Mobile MTA bus stop violation.
example: summons_number=5700099081 violation="NO STANDING-OFF-STREET LOT" but this violation code 15 now represents Mobile MTA double parking violation.

The proper details for the violation codes is listed at https://www.nyc.gov/site/finance/vehicles/services-violation-codes.page

Open Parking and Camera Violations

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/nc67-uf89

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2024-09-20T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000