NYC Open Data Help Desk: Data Questions and Reported Errors

7462

Reported Error

Department of Correction (DOC)

This data has not been updated since February 3 but is required by law to be provided to the public every day. Can you please provide all data for the days that are missing? Thank you.

Daily Inmates In Custody

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/7479-ugqb

There was an issue with the dataset that is now resolved. It is has since been updated with the latest available information.

Closed

2021-02-08T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7461

Data Question

311

how may I view-narrate-the data exaple: in year 2013;, and, on specific area.
Would you please give easy guidence? Thank you.
Have a nice day.
Kind Regards.

311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present

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

We haven't heard back from you in over two months, so we will close this ticket due to inactivity. If you still have a question for us, feel free to update this ticket or send us a new one.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2021-02-07T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7458

Data Question

New York City Police Department (NYPD)

I am wondering if there are plans for this data set to get updated to the end of 2020.

NYPD Complaint Data Historic

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/qgea-i56i

Thank you for contacting NYC Open Data Help Desk. Q4 data has been posted.

Thank you,
- NYPD

Closed

2021-02-05T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7448

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

I wanted to confirm that the 2016 DOE High School Programs dataset refers to the 2015-2016 school year (and not 2016-2017).

I was also wondering if there were any similar datasets after 2016. I saw High School Program Directories for 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 but not for any other years. I know these data are also located in the High School Directories, but these files require a lot of data wrangling in order to convert them from school-level to program-level. The High School Programs are convenient because each row represents a specific program whereas the rows in the High School Directory represent schools with separate columns for each program.

Thank you very much for your time and help.

No URL Submitted.

You are correct, the 2016 DOE High School Programs dataset is referring to the 2015-2016 school year. Currently, we do not have data for the other years.

Closed

2021-01-29T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7447

Reported Error

Department of Finance (DOF)

The 2022 tax roll data is missing Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island

Property Valuation and Assessment Data Tax Classes 1,2,3,4

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws

The data for all the boroughs is now loaded. Most likely you accessed the dataset before the update with the data for the 2022 tentative roll was completed.

Closed

2021-01-29T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7446

Data Question

New York City Police Department (NYPD)

Hi,

My name is ***** and I am an intern at a company that gauges road risk. I was looking for any kind of legal direction pertaining to the NYPD Motor Vehicle Collisions dataset. I was wondering if the dataset was “open data.” I ask because we are looking to incorporate this crash data as a small feature in our road risk model and want to ensure that we have the legal right to use our analysis as we see fit. I would greatly appreciate it if I could get an indication if this data is open and we can use it for commercial purposes or not.

We are not reselling the data - it simply informs our road risk models.

Thank you,

*****

Motor Vehicle Collisions - Crashes

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/h9gi-nx95

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2021-01-28T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7442

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

To whom it may concern,

I am emailing to enquire whether it is possible to use the following dataset (https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/brooklyn-bridge-automated-pedestrian-counts-demonstration-project) for educational and commercial purposes as part of a course on data science on online platforms such as Udemy? Do the terms and conditions regarding this dataset allow that use case?

No URL Submitted.

Thank you for contacting the NYC Open Data help desk. You may use the dataset for educational purposes as it is a public dataset. It does not violate any of our terms and conditions.


Thank you,
The NYC DOT Open Data Team

Closed

2021-01-27T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7436

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

I am a Phd student, I am working with some of yours dataset. I would need the daily data between 2018 and 2019. By Downloading the dataset not every day is available (nor each month). Would like to know whether these data are available or not. Thank you very much.

No URL Submitted.

Thank you for contacting the NYC Open Data help desk. Traffic Volume Counts are conducted at each location for a 3 month period. DOT manages the counts based on projects and traffic studies. For additional information, please contact NYC Traffic Volumes using the following link: https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/contact/contact-form.shtml.

Closed

2021-01-24T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7432

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

The dataset provided is really useful as it provides info on what toilets are available and which support handicap. The only issue I see is that there no latitude and longitude data for each location. I think providing such info would be beneficial to people who want to plot these locations down on a map for their applications or use cases.
So my question is, may you provide latitude and longitude coordinates as part of the dataset?

No URL Submitted.

Thank you for your interest in our data! We are currently working on enhancing this dataset with building information to make it more useful. We cannot guarantee that we will include latitude and longitude points, but we thank you for your suggestion.

Thank you,
- NYC Parks

Closed

2021-01-21T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7431

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Hi there,

I'm trying to access the 'dataset of datasets' listed in the FAQ, however the link tells me I don't have permission. Is there an endpoint to access a list of database and their resource codes?

Thank you for any help you can provide,

No URL Submitted.

Thanks for your interest in NYC Open Data. The link of datasets you are using is out of date: please use the following dataset instead. https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Local-Law-251-of-2017-Published-Data-Asset-Invento/5tqd-u88y

Closed

2021-01-20T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7430

Data Question

Department of Buildings (DOB)

Hi, we noticed any applications prior to 2000 are not included in the API dataset, we noticed for some addresses, some applications filed prior to 2000 are included. Will this data be added to the API for all buildings across the city or no? Thank you.

DOB Job Application Filings

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/ic3t-wcy2

It's not entirely clear which data set you're referring to, however, it is not likely that past records will be added.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2021-01-19T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7423

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Local Law 44, as it appears on my screen has four columns: Project ID, Building ID, Affordability Band and Total Units. How do I go about locating the street address of property using the Building ID and owner information. Can I access the names, property address of those landlords who have participated in New York City rent subsidy programs like CityFheps? Thank you

No URL Submitted.

Local Law 44 Open Data is comprised of 11 multi-relational data tables with information on housing development projects that received City financial assistance as of 2013 or later. HPD reports only projects that meet the Housing Development Project criteria as defined by Local Law 44.

Based on the description that you provided, it seems like you are looking at the Rent Affordability subset of our Local Law 44 Open Data. If you want to look at the building addresses associated with Local Law 44 projects, please refer to our Local Law 44-Buildings subset, specifically the HouseNumber and StreetName columns.

However, please note that Local Law 44 Open Data cannot be used to find properties that participated in rent subsidy programs like CityFeps. Not all projects are subject to Local Law 44 and City Feps is not one of the city financial assistance types that we report in our dataset. For information on CityFeps, please contact the Department of Social Services (DSS)-HRA. DSS may have datasets that pertain to subsidy information.

Please let us know if you have additional questions regarding Local Law 44 Open Data.

Closed

2021-01-16T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7411

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Trying to find out when my next inspection is scheduled at the woodside site not written on back of rate card no vir report

No URL Submitted.

Thanks for reaching out about the TLC's open data. Your medallion was not included on the Medallion Inspection dataset by mistake-- I have submitted a ticket to TLC's IT and your medallion is now on the list. According to the list, you must pass a safety and emissions inspection at any state approved inspection facility in the month of February. Your second inspection must be completed at TLC on June 8 2021, and is scheduled for 8:30 AM on that day. The third inspection for the year will be scheduled then. This information appears on the medallion inspection list https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Transportation/Medallion-Taxi-Initial-Inspection-Schedule/sp7n-275u and you can check it at any time using the 'filter' tab by entering 'Medallion Number'= '****'.

Closed

2021-01-11T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7406

Data Question

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)

I am not a data scientist, but is there any data being collected specifically related to individuals who tested positive and work as essential workers (grocery stores, Target stores, etc.)? Please respond ASAP. We have recently lost one of our team members to COVID.

COVID-19 Outcomes by Testing Cohorts_Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths (Historical)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/cwmx-mvra

Unfortunately, we do not have that type of Covid19 dat available.


Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2021-01-08T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7401

Reported Error

Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)

There's an issue with the data update, the dataset hasn't been updated since the beginning of December.

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints

The dataset has been updated with the the latest available information. The next update is scheduled for the beginning of February.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2021-01-07T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7397

Data Question

Department of City Planning (DCP)

You have street number ranges (lhnd and hhnd). I am creating single address per row records which entails unwinding these ranges. First question, any recommendation on best way to do this/do you have another dataset that has this? Second question, if I will have to create an unwind process, how does one unwind records like these:
lhnd=2140B and hhnd=2144
lhnd=730A and hhnd=732
lhnd=47-06 and hhnd=47-16A?

The end goal is to be able to run an address search on these properties. I'd like to be able to call this dataset by joining to a Google Maps-type API hence unwinding the ranges.

Property Address Directory

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/bc8t-ecyu

If you want to be able to search or geocode valid NYC addresses we would recommend using our GeoSupport Software that combines data from PAD and our street centerline dataset LION. You can access it here.

Attempting to extrapolate every possible address from a range in PAD is difficult to do when a PAD low or high address is a suffixed address, but not when both are suffixed. You could also introduce invalid suffixes this way.

If GeoSupport does not work for your purposes you could try using the Address Point dataset.


Thank you,
- DCP Open Data Team

Closed

2021-01-06T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7396

Reported Error

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

The building 1145 Longfellow Avenue only has 3 application numbers listed but on the DEP cats Search page (https://a826-web01.nyc.gov/DEP.BoilerInformationExt/) there are 3.

Clean Air Tracking System (CATS) Permits

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/f4rp-2kvy

We took a second look and saw that the difference between the data on the NYC DEP CATS Information page and the CATS Permits dataset on the Open Data portal is the "cancelled" status. Cancelled permit applications should be excluded from the dataset. We will work to update the dataset to exclude them and correct the existing contents. Hope this helps.

Closed

2021-01-06T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7393

Reported Error

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

This dataset doesn't seem to include any application whos status is currently "DISAPPROVED".

Clean Air Tracking System (CATS) Permits

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/f4rp-2kvy

The dataset only includes issued permits. It does not include permit applications in disapproved status.

Closed

2021-01-05T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7392

Reported Error

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

This dataset doesn't seem to include any application whos status is currently "SUBMITTED".

Clean Air Tracking System (CATS) Permits

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/f4rp-2kvy

The dataset only includes issued permits. It does not include permit applications in submitted status.

Closed

2021-01-05T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7386

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

I've noticed that Parking Violations data set doesn't contain updates for violation codes 7, 12 and 36? 11/23/2020 is the last date when records for those violations were added, which is clearly not accurate. Please advise when we can expect this issue to be corrected.

Thank you

No URL Submitted.

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2021-01-03T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7383

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

I downloaded the data and can locate no property records for Queens tax lots with an 11/28/2020 extract date. Only the four other boroughs are in the dataset.

No URL Submitted.

There was an error which affected the loading of the data for Queens. This was corrected and that data is now available.

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/DOF-Property-Charges-Balance/scjx-j6np


Thank you,
- NYC DOF

Closed

2020-12-31T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7382

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

Missing Class I, Protected bike lane (two-way) on Crescent Avenue in Queens (from Crescent Ave @ Queens Plaza N to Crescent Ave @ Hoyt Avenue N). The lane is completed and open. Thanks!

No URL Submitted.

Thank you for your request. The NYC Department of Transportation Bicycle and Greenways team provides Bicycle Route updates for the Open Data Portal. This dataset updates after the implementation season ends which was at the end of the year, the renewal schedule for this dataset is February, 2021.

Thank you,

Closed

2020-12-31T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7380

Data Question

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

In the attached dataset entitled "Distribution Water Quality Sampling Sites for OpenData," there are x and y coordinates for each sampling site listed. However, they do not correspond to any sort of longitude/latitude or other system of location I am aware of. To which "x and y coordinates" are these referring? For reference, I am trying to visualize each sampling site on a map of the city. Thanks so much for your help, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Drinking Water Quality Distribution Monitoring Data

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/bkwf-xfky

This is the coordinate system that these x, y coordinates are based on:



Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_New_York_Long_Island_FIPS_3104_Feet

Geographic Coordinate System: GCS_North_American_1983


Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-12-30T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7375

Data Question

Department of Transportation (DOT)

After we tabulated the data, we found the number of vehicles per hour is really small. We found for a larger number of hours there are only 12 vehicles recorded per hour. Are those 12 vehicles per hour per site a random sample of all passing vehicles? They do not look like the total traffic volume. Thanks a lot!

Real-Time Traffic Speed Data

Thank you for your inquiry. Real Time Traffic Speed data captures traffic speed on highways, there are a few possible reasons why the number of vehicles is small or zero, these can include the following:
One or more RFID (sensors) units that make up the segment is/are not working and require maintenance.
A street/road closure is in place at or between the RFID (sensors) units that make up the segment
Vehicles have not traversed that particular street/roadway.
For more information please visit New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) Traffic Maintenance Center (TMC) website: https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/atis.s...
Additional data is also available via the TRANSCOM Data Access website (containing data from 16 transportation and public safety agencies in the tri-state area), please visit the Transcom link on the NYCDOT TMC website, linked above.
For any additional questions, you may edit your original submission or contact TMCDOT@dot.nyc.gov.
Thank you,
- NYC DOT Open Data Team

Closed

2020-12-27T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7374

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

*URGENT*

Hi there

Your data is powering our site to help nyc residents find legal outdoor dining. Today, every recent record is set to reset. Why were these records altered in the DB? Is this endpoint being deprecated?

Please help,

No URL Submitted.

Thank you for your inquiry. All of the previous inspections data is still there. The reason behind the resetting process is to start our winter inspections which will also be available shortly.

Thank you,
- NYC DOT Open Data Team

Closed

2020-12-23T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7372

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

How many litter baskets are there in Manhatten?

No URL Submitted.

The current count of litter baskets in Manhattan from Open Data is 9458. Please note that the dataset is updated daily and this count is subject to change.

Closed

2020-12-22T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7371

Data Question

Department of Buildings (DOB)

1. Are boilers that are required to get CATS emissions permits also on the DOB Safety Boiler list?
2. Is the Boiler's MBH output rating available (or would you consider collecting it?) Why this would be useful: 1)the MBH data is needed for reporting in the DOE Energy Audit filing for Local Law 87 Compliance, 2) utilities often offer incentives based on MBH and energy consultants can help owners understand the incentives available if MBH were reported. The MBH value can typically be found on the nameplate along with the boiler serial number, make, and model.

3. Are there any datasets that have boiler age (year installed or approximate year installed/age) available? Why this is useful: Information on boiler age can be used to provide owners with larger incentives for efficient upgrades based on current state energy efficiency frameworks.

Please feel free to contact me to discuss further.

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/52dp-yji6

Below are follow-ups for your questions.

The DOB NOW Safety – Boilers data comes from the Dept. of Buildings. Because it is intended to capture all known boilers, it likely does include boilers which have CATS emissions permitting requirements. However, the Dept. of Buildings does not maintain the CATS system or record CATS-specific boiler information. The existing boiler data set cannot be modified to include data elements that its owner agency (DOB) doesn’t have. The Dept. of Environmental Protection manages CATS and the associated boiler registrations and permitting. Please contact them at (718) 595-6600 to discuss data availability.

Regarding your second and third questions, we are investigating whether or not the Dept. of Buildings captures BTU ratings or year of boiler build.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-12-22T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7367

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

Several tree locations in Staten Island label the borough as '5' instead of as 'Staten Island'

No URL Submitted.

Thank you for your message regarding the 2005 Tree Census data. Borough codes are commonly used in many agency datasets. As you mention, for this particular dataset the codes are 1 – Manhattan, 2 – Bronx, 3 – Brooklyn, 4 – Queens, 5 – Staten Island. This information is contained in the data dictionary. I understand the dataset does not translate 5 to Staten Island under boroname, however, as this is a historic dataset it is no longer updated for publication on the Open Data Portal.
Best,
NYC Parks and the NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-12-21T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7366

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

The Air Quality dataset has a column called "Data Valur", which, according to the User Guide, should actually be "Date Value". Thanks!

No URL Submitted.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The error has been corrected.

Closed

2020-12-20T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7362

Data Question

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)

When are you planning on updating this data set? The last issue date is from 2018? Are you able to add the license ID number as the unique ID set for each dog?

NYC Dog Licensing Dataset

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/nu7n-tubp

Thank you for reaching out. The program is currently working on updating this dataset and an update will be posted by September 1, 2021.

Closed

2020-12-19T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7359

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Hello,

I hope this email finds you well. I am doing some academic research and had the following question:

What does the 's' mean in the columns: [# Days Absent', '# Days Present', '% Attendance', '# Contributing 20+ Total Days', '# Chronically Absent', '% Chronically Absent']. It makes up ~26% of each of these columns.

Thank you very much.

No URL Submitted.

When data counts are low so as to potentially result in the identification of students, those numbers are redacted. the 's' indicates a low number that we have redacted.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-12-17T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7357

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Are For-Hire-Vehicles (FHV) counted with Taxis or Autos in the vehicle classification counts?

No URL Submitted.

Thank you for contacting the NYC Open Data help desk. FHV is classified as a taxi in the Vehicle Classification Counts dataset.

Thank you,
The NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-12-17T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7354

Reported Error

Department of Buildings (DOB)

This dataset is supposed to have a daily update frequency, but as of today, December 16th, it appears to have last been updated on November 25th.

DOB NOW: Build – Job Application Filings

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

We are investigating the issue and will make every effort to refresh this data set.

Closed

2020-12-16T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7351

Data Question

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)

How do I set a date range in my filter?

DOHMH New York City Restaurant Inspection Results

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/43nn-pn8j

Since this inquiry is not about the data itself, but rather portal functionality, we encourage you to send it to Socrata Support at: https://support.socrata.com/hc/en-us/requests/new. Hope this helps!

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-12-15T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7350

Data Question

Department of Buildings (DOB)

This dataset has not been updated since 11/25/2020 - the other datasets were updated on 12/13 or 12/14 but this one is not being updated.

DOB NOW: Build – Job Application Filings

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

We are investigating this issue and will make every effort to resolve the refreshing of this data.

Closed

2020-12-15T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7349

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Hello,

I hope this email finds you well. I am doing some academic research and had the following 2 questions:

1. what does the '# Contributing 20+ Days' column represent?

2. what does the 's' mean in the columns: [# Days Absent', '# Days Present', '% Attendance', '# Contributing 20+ Total Days', '# Chronically Absent', '% Chronically Absent']. It makes up ~26% of each of these columns.

Thank you very much.

No URL Submitted.

Hi *****,

Answer to your questions can be found in the column tab of the data dictionary in the attachments section:
https://data.cityofnewyork.us/api/views/vww9-qguh/files/c638864d-7cbd-449c-9920-b4b374898e21?download=true&filename=2014-2019%20Attendance%20DD%20-%20School.xlsx

Thank you,
- NYCDOE Open Data Team

Closed

2020-12-14T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7346

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

When the query is run on this API to group by month and get record count for each group, the record count for March is about double the count for any other month - not the case in the original CSV dataset dowloadable from https://www1.nyc.gov/site/tlc/about/tlc-trip-record-data.page (https://s3.amazonaws.com/nyc-tlc/trip+data/yellow_tripdata_2018-03.csv).
Same issue is currenty present in the Google BigQuery 2018 NYC taxi trips public dataset who use data exported from data.cityofnewyork.us.

No URL Submitted.

Thanks for reaching out about the Taxi and Limousine Commission's open data. We are aware of the March 2018 issue-- we send the individual csvs that you linked from the TLC website to NYC Open Data to be loaded to the portal, and it appears the March file was loaded twice. We will work with them to remove the extra rows from the 2018 Yellow Taxi dataset, but it may take some time to address as their primary concern is publishing public datasets as required by law. The NYC Open Data portal is the only place where TLC coordinates to have our trip records loaded-- secondary loads to BigQuery are not arranged by the TLC and therefore we cannot guarantee their accuracy.
Thanks,
NYC Open Data + Taxi and Limousine Commission

Closed

2020-12-14T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7345

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

I am looking for additional details about the Work and Family Leave Survey dataset. If possible, I would like to see the inclusion/exclusion criteria and to confirm that some women in the dataset gave birth in 2015, according to data I saw in a published study (Slopen, 2020) using this data. In this published study, it states that participant data ranged from 14-24 months following birth. I do not see anywhere in the dataset where this could be calculated, and I wanted to confirm. I am hoping to conduct an analysis on breastfeeding outcomes using this data.

No URL Submitted.

Good Morning,

The New York City Work and Family Leave Survey (WFLS), conducted in March 2016, was a telephone survey of New York City residents who gave birth in 2014. A review of the Data Dictionary available on the Open Data web page should indicate how survey variables are defined, and the questions there reinforce that the survey was focused on births in 2014 only. Unfortunately the individual who published the publication you are referring to no longer works at DOHMH.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-12-13T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7344

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

The LinkNYC Kiosk Status dataset is filled with errors and omissions. I don't have the resource to make a comprehensive survey but for as long as that dataset has been published I've known it to exclude numerous non-working tablets and phones from the report, while also reporting that WiFi is down on only one single kiosk, and always the same one. The data on the tablet status seems most credible, presently reporting 9.21% of the devices not working. But I've encountered at least three non-working tablets this week that do not appear on that report.

No URL Submitted.

We have provided your comments regarding data quality to the data provider, and have updated the dataset accordingly. The errors you reported have been corrected.

Closed

2020-12-11T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7342

Reported Error

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

The vast majority of BINs in this dataset are invalid/incorrect

Clean Air Tracking System (CATS) Permits

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/f4rp-2kvy

Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. The Department of Environmental Protection is working to correct the problem with the BIN numbers and expects that the dataset will be corrected by mid-January of 2021.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

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2020-12-10T00:00:00.000

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Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

What is the difference in the dataset above and the one found on the department of finance's website at: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/taxes/property-assessments.page
I see the file format and tax class break down differences, but is the data itself any different?

Property Valuation and Assessment Data Tax Classes 1,2,3,4

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws

The property valuation and assessment datasets on the Open Data portal and the DOF website are populated with the same data only the formats are different.


Thank you,
- NYC DOF

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2020-12-10T00:00:00.000

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7337

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

How do I read this data sheet?

No URL Submitted.

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2020-12-07T00:00:00.000

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7334

Data Question

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Hi,

I have a question regarding to the dataset:

What the speed of 0 and the status of -101 mean?

Does a speed of 0 means that cars were waiting for red lights or struck in congestion?Does a status of -101 mean that the sensors were out of order?

Thanks for your help!

Real-Time Traffic Speed Data

Thank you for your inquiry, the answers to your questions on zero (0) speed and status value of -101 are listed below:
A zero (0) speed usually means that there is no travel time for the link and therefore no speed can be calculated. The zero speed can be one of two reasons, see next point.
A status value of zero (0) usually means that the reader is functional, vehicles are not passing the readers. A status value of -101 means that one of the readers is not working and therefore will not have data.
Thank you,
- NYC DOT Open Data Team

Closed

2020-12-07T00:00:00.000

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7330

Data Question

Department of Buildings (DOB)

Hello,

I am having some trouble downloading the aforementioned dataset, and I've tried to do so on multiple browsers and using different file formats.

Can you please help me troubleshoot this issue?

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits

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

We could not recreate the same issue. If this issue persists please reach out Socrata tech support at https://support.socrata.com/hc/en-us.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-12-04T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

7328

Data Question

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)

Hello,

Thank you for putting this dataset together, it's very informative. I wanted to point out a possible typo in the dataset. One of the column name APIs follows a naming scheme that is not consistent with the others, specifically CASE_COUNT_7DAY_AVG. Unlike the other columns, this API call ends with an underscore.

Is this something that can be corrected? I am building python scripts that loop through the dataset and this is posing an issue.

COVID-19 Daily Counts of Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/rc75-m7u3

Thank you for your inquiry. The Open Data Team and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has reviewed your request and updated the API field to not end with an underscore. API calls to this field should work properly now.

Best Regards,
The Open Data Team

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2020-12-04T00:00:00.000

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7326

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Wondering why data is available only until the end of June 2020?
Is there anywhere else that I can find data up to the end of Oct. or even Nov.? Amywhere that I can find real-time data? Any help would really be appreciated. Thanks!

No URL Submitted.

Thanks for reaching out about the Taxi and Limousine Commission's open data. We upload raw trip records for all sectors (yellow taxi, green taxi, traditional FHV, and High Volume FHV) to the NYC Open Data platform twice per year, typically Jan - June in August and and July - December in February. You are correct that they are the most recent trip records currently, the second half of 2020 will be loaded to the Open Data portal in Feb 2021.
We do have aggregated reports available that are updated on a monthly basis:
FHV Base Aggregate Report
https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Transportation/FHV-B...
This dataset includes trip counts and unique vehicles dispatched per base/month and include high volume bases. New data is added on a two month lag, as traditional bases submit trip records at the end of the following month and TLC requires a week or so to make contact with noncompliant bases, load and check the data before we publish updates.
TLC Monthly Data Report
TLC aggregated reports page: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/tlc/about/aggregated-rep...
CSV: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/tlc/downloads/csv/data_reports_monthly.csv
This dataset includes indicators for the yellow taxi, green taxi, traditional FHV, and High Volume FHV sectors. New entries for yellow, green, and high volume are usually published on a one-month lag, while traditional FHV is two months behind.
The TLC does not receive real-time data from high volume for-hire services (HVFHS) bases. HVFHS bases submit data to the TLC on a biweekly schedule. For more information on our trip record requirements for this sector, please check the data submission requirements tab on the high volume for hire services page here: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/tlc/businesses/high-volu...
Hope this helps!

Closed

2020-12-01T00:00:00.000

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7325

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

I was wondering if you have a glossary description to learn what each column is, ex. what is Site EUI (kbtu/ft2)
Also, can you tell me the formula you use for the Total GHG Emission?
Thank you!

No URL Submitted.

Definitions for these fields are found here: https://portfoliomanager.energystar.gov/pm/glossary

GHG calculations are described here: https://www.energystar.gov/buildings/facility-owners-and-managers/existing-buildings/use-portfolio-manager/understand-metrics/how

Thank you,
- NYC MOS Open Data

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2020-12-01T00:00:00.000

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7318

Data Question

Department of Buildings (DOB)

on the DOB now job application filings
there are no dates when the jobs were filed?

DOB Job Application Filings

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/ic3t-wcy2

That is true at this time. We may be making modifications to this data set that would include such a field.

Closed

2020-11-29T00:00:00.000

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7309

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

The data says it was last updated in February, which was 9 months ago. Is there any chance of knowing when it will be updated again? I would like to know if there are any significant changes. Thank you very much.

No URL Submitted.

Every year DCWP publishes an updated report on the Tobacco Retail Dealer and Electronic Cigarette Retail Dealer caps by Community District, typically in late April. You are referring to the 2019 version. Here is the link to the 2020 version which was uploaded this April: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Business/Tobacco-Retail-Dealer-and-Electronic-Cigarette-Ret/ghgh-2vas. The next update will be April 2021.

Closed

2020-11-25T00:00:00.000

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7305

Data Question

Department of Correction (DOC)

How can I get access to previous versions of this data set?

Daily Inmates In Custody

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/7479-ugqb

Response not sent yet.

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2020-11-24T00:00:00.000

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