NYC Open Data Help Desk: Data Questions and Reported Errors

6512

Data Question

Department of Buildings (DOB)

Good Morning,
The DOB data sets have not been updated since March 10, 2020. DOB continues to update their own data.
Is this because of Covid-19? Basically I'd like to know if DOITT will no longer update for the foreseeable future, or if this was just a glitch over the past few days.
thank you,

DOB Job Application Filings

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

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2020-03-15T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6503

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

There are many at least 24 instances of polygons in the dataset overlapping with one another, without any clear explanation of why. This can pose challenges or real confusion in working with the data - for example, double-counting specific areas that were flooded by Sandy.

No URL Submitted.

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2020-03-09T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6502

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

I am a data analyst at the Teachers Retirement of NY system, I was wondering what is the best way to pull the data directly from the dataset referenced in the url? I currently use Python/ Pandas technology.
Thanks,

No URL Submitted.

Hello,

Thank you for contacting the Open Data team. To answer your inquiry, we would recommend using API calls to wrangle this data.
You can find general API documentation for this dataset here: https://dev.socrata.com/foundry/data.cityofnewyork.us/5u2d-n46s
Python library documentation can be found here: https://github.com/xmunoz/sodapy
Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-03-09T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6501

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Hi! I see that this data set was last time updated on April 2017.
I wonder if you used SBS main website (https://maps.nyc.gov/sbs/) to pull this data and would you consider it as a main datasource?
Thank you!

No URL Submitted.

As the dataset in question is categorized by the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) as being updated on an "As-Needed" basis, the team here has to assume this is the latest data.

While we are not entirely sure if the data is stale, we can confirm that the linked map can be considered a direct data source from SBS. We will however reach out to the agency data stewards and reply back with a confirmation to both questions.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-03-09T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6500

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

This data set should have 36.1k rows and be updated through 2/2020. I am only seeing about 8k rows with the latest being July 2018. I've exported it as a csv and viewed it online.

No URL Submitted.

Thank you for your request and bringing the error to our attention. This update error has been forwarded to the appropriate department within the NYC Department of Transportation for resolution action. The estimated date of completion is June 30, 2020.

Closed

2020-03-08T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6496

Data Question

Department of Investigation (DOI)

I looked on the list of Marshal notices but do not see my docket number what does this mean?
Thanks!

Evictions

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/6z8x-wfk4

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2020-03-07T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6489

Data Question

New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

The open data set for FDNY CoF information has not been updated since March 2019, despite originally being published in 2017 with a quarterly update frequency. This is problematic not just because the FDNY issues violations for the lapse of these Certificates, but also because the maintenance of equipment and routine fire safety activity require that appropriate building staff have the fire/life-safety knowledge and training that these certificates represent. Worse still, there is not a "BIS-style" point of access for this FDNY CoF information that can be turned to by the public when the open data is not up to date. I recently submitted a FOIL request to the FDNY as a stop-gap to gain this information due to the lack of access on the open data portal. If there's anything that can be done to restart the refreshing of this data, that would be ideal and appreciated.

Thank you,
*****

Bureau of Fire Prevention - Certificates of Fitness (Historical)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/pdiy-9ae5

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2020-03-06T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6487

Data Question

Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI)

Hello! What is the vertical datum used in the building polygon dataset, and specifically in the the GROUNDELEV field? Was NAVD88 used? Thanks!

Building Footprints (Deprecated)

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

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2020-03-05T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6478

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Hi. I'm writing a paper about bus shelters and I cannot find a very important information for my research. You have a map with all the bus shelters in NYC, but I can't find how many there are in total. Can you provide me with this information so I don't need to count off the map?

No URL Submitted.

Hi,

At this time, we believe that your requested dataset is not maintained by a New York City agency.

This may be due to the fact that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) whom would likely have the information you are looking for, does not fall under the purview of the NYC open data law. You can find further detail on the law here:
http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doitt/initiatives/open-da...

You are encouraged to reach out to the MTA directly here: http://web.mta.info/mta/foil.htm

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-03-02T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6472

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Hello I found some useful data on this website that could be critical to my senior thesis. The data is Mental Health Service Finder. I notice it has a number of mental health services provided in the city. On the other hand I noticed that it does not have a description dictionary. With that being said, I was wondering if it is possible to give me a description of this dataset, specifically, I would like to know what the flags stand for. I hope you can help me with this and that you guys can get back to babe as soon as possible. Thank you and I look forward to your reply.

No URL Submitted.

Good Morning,

Unfortunately, we are in the process of removing this data, due to information being outdated. Instead, please refer to NYC Well's service finder map found here: https://nycwell.cityofnewyork.us/en/find-services/?q=data&f%5b0%5d=specialPopulations&f%5b1%5d=insurancesAccepted&f%5b2%5d=ageGroup&f%5b3%5d=county&hPP=10&idx=nycwell_prod&p=0

Thank You,

Open Data Team

Closed

2020-03-01T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6467

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

How often is this data reviewed and updated?
I’m working with the Department of Public Service which is currently replacing their Electric Outage Reporting System with the Utility Events Dashboard.
The agency plans to include a layer of critical facilities. One of the layers they were planning on utilizing is the Subway Stations shapefile. As part of this we are trying to gauge accuracy and update frequency of the data we have identified.

No URL Submitted.

Hi,

This data was provided to DoITT by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and last updated in January 2017. While DoITT may not have the most up to date version of this data set, the MTA may publish a more recent version. The MTA publishes their data on their web site at https://new.mta.info/developers

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-02-28T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6464

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Hello, I am interested in working with the Childcare Regulated Programs Map data. The data was last updated September 17, 2018 and the update frequency is listed as "As needed".

What does it mean for a dataset to be updated "As needed"? I'd like to build something related to this data, but would need to be able to rely on a regular, predictable update schedule.

I love what you all are doing and want to participate!!!

No URL Submitted.

Hi,

This is not a data set maintained by the NYC DOE. However, as needed means just that. Whenever there is a change in the particular data entity, it's updated to reflect the change.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-02-28T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6460

Reported Error

Department of Buildings (DOB)

In this dataset (DOB NOW Application Filings), there are columns N,O,P which correspond to Applicant First Name, Middle Initial, and Last Name.

Then, there is column Q, which claims to be "Owner Business Name." And according to the Data Dictionary for this dataset, that column means the "The business name of the building owner."

Since the permit applicant is usually an architect or engineer -- and this is not the person who owns the building -- you would expect that the Applicant First/Last Name would be different than the Owner's Business Name.

DOB NOW: Build – Job Application Filings

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

Hi ,

We have referred your message to the IT group responsible for aligning these fields. They will validate and make amendments if necessary.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-02-27T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6457

Reported Error

Department of Buildings (DOB)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Social-Services/311-Service-Requests-from-2010-to-Present/erm2-nwe9

DOB NOW: Build – Job Application Filings

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

Hi,

Thank you for your patience as we work to contact the appropriate agency in teams.

In 2010, HRA had a special Advantage subsidy hotline that was answered by 311. The call takers answered what they could and then created service tickets for staff at DHS to answer. The service tickets were split into landlord, tenant, and advocate calls for tracking purposes. Landlords called about payment and tenant issues, tenants called about annual renewals, apartment conditions, and service requests, and third parties like brokers or case managers called on behalf of the landlords and tenants for similar issues.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-02-26T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6452

Data Question

Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS)

I'm looking at the salary ranges for CRS (title 21744). If I make below the listed salary range for my level, what does that mean? Where do the ranges come from? Are those the required ranges? Thank you.

NYC Civil Service Titles

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/nzjr-3966

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2020-02-24T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6451

Data Question

Department of Buildings (DOB)

I have noticed that the Self_Cert field has values *blank*, Y, N, R, X, and J. I assume Y=yes and N=no, but what do the other types mean? Especially important, is what is the meaning of *blank*? Does *blank* just mean the same as N?

Thanks

DOB Permit Issuance

Hi,

The values in this field concern self-certified objections, and the letters represent the below items.
Y - yes
N - no
F - assigned to plan examiner
J - disapproved
R - permit entire
X - signed off

Blank would indicate that there were no objections, and therefore self-cert is neither Y nor N.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-02-23T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6448

Reported Error

Department of Finance (DOF)

I am working on a project attempting to geolocate all of the records in the PVI file however there are nearly 275K records where the intersecting street address is truncated thereby making it impossible to geocode. Is it possible to expand the streetname and intersecting_street field to 25 or 20 characters? this would enable to PVI file to accurately reflect the summons content.

Parking Violations Issued - Fiscal Year 2027

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/pvqr-7yc4

Hi,

The size of the data fields can not be easily changed, it would be a major undertaking to change field sizes in the source database.


Thank you,
- NYC DOF

Closed

2020-02-22T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6447

Data Question

Financial Information Services Agency / Office of Payroll Administration (FISA-OPA)

I cannot find NYC Health and Hospital Corporation payroll data. The City Payroll file doesn't seem to contain these records. Where might I find this information? Many thanks

Citywide Payroll Data (Fiscal Year)

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

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2020-02-21T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6443

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

Are there any plans to segment the above mentioned file similar to the way the "Parking Violations Issued" files are handled? This file now contains 48.5 million rows and is over 6GB in size. Since there is no unique row identifier available it is not possible to identify which records have been most recently added to the file. You can't always rely in the issue date since there is no data validation performed before the data is loaded.

Open Parking and Camera Violations

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

Hi,

How to handle older satisfied summonses is being studied although nothing definitive in terms of a timeline can be provided at this time.



Thank you,
- NYC DOF

Closed

2020-02-20T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6442

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

There are ~ 5=489,624 records in the above mentioned dataset that have had no activity to them (no interest or penalty added) since the day the first appeared in the file. These records have a summons date prior to '2020-01-01'.

Open Parking and Camera Violations

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

Hi,

Unavailability of registered owner information for a plate will prevent the accrual of penalties beyond the first ten dollar penalty and any subsequent interest. Holds on the assessment of penalties are also placed on summonses that are contested.

Thank you,
- NYC DOF

Closed

2020-02-20T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6441

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

Can you explain why when I search for a summons that is in the above listed dataset and has an outstanding balance, that record in unviewable on the NYCSERV website (summons number 1402704719 for example)

Open Parking and Camera Violations

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

Hi ,

This is a known error in the web portal, a correction is being developed and will be implemented when completed and tested.

Thank you,
- NYC DOF

Closed

2020-02-20T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6440

Reported Error

Department of Finance (DOF)

There are 2171 tickets for plate number "PRZ9818" in the dataset. The summons details indicate that this is a white freightliner (Comm vehicle). However, 2119 of the tickets for this vehicle is listed in the database as "PAS" even those instances where the violation code "84" is clearly a commercial code. can you explain why these records are miscoded in the database and how the records can be corrected.
There are 147,023 examples of this error in the database.

Open Parking and Camera Violations

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

Hi ,

If no plate type is specified, it defaults to PAS, or PAS was specified on the ticket. The system must accept the value written on the ticket.



Thank you,
- NYC DOF

Closed

2020-02-20T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6438

Data Question

New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

The "EMS Incident Dispatch Data" dataset now seems to have data only for 2008-2010......where is the more recent data? Thanks, Bernard

EMS Incident Dispatch Data

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

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. You can view up to date information by clicking the link below:

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Bureau-of-Fire-Prevention-Active-Violation-Orders/bi53-yph3/data

Closed

2020-02-19T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6434

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

Do you provide square footage per unit for cooperatives? I see it by building but I'd also like to know if it's available on NYC Open Data for each unit.

Thanks for your help

Alex

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

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

The square footage per unit for cooperatives is not provided in any of the DOF public datasets.


Thank you,
- NYC DOF

Closed

2020-02-19T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6432

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Hello! A few questions:
1. What does the grade "0K" represent?
2. Does the attendance data represent the Average school-year attendance rate? Or does it represent the the total number of days students were present in school divide by the Total number of days all students were absent and present?

Thanks so much for your time!

No URL Submitted.

Hi,

OK - Kindergarten

Based on the numbers in the file it is
Days present / Total Days

Thank you,
- Department of Education

Closed

2020-02-18T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6431

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

In the MEDIAN feature class, OBJECTID 9627 is drawn across an active street (Webster Avenue), connecting two curbs together.

No URL Submitted.

Hi {{respondent_name}},

Thank you for reporting this data error. This data is purchased by the city from a photogrammetric contractor and made available “as-is”. Any errors found, like the one indicated, are expected to be corrected in the next update, scheduled for Fall 2020.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-02-18T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6429

Data Question

New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

I downloaded the EMS dispatch data and Excel file with data descriptions and I have a few questions about the descriptions. 1) For initial and final incident call some of the descriptions of the abbreviations used by EMS are still abbreviations, is there a more detailed list of abbreviations and their descriptions available? 2) For 'severity' (scale of 1-9) I would like to confirm that 1 is least severe and 9 is most severe. Thank you!

EMS Incident Dispatch Data

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

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2020-02-17T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6417

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Hello - I am trying to get lat/long coordinates for all subway stations in the MTA fare dataset. I am aware that the MTA has a list of their stations available on this site, but there is no ID lookup between the fare dataset and the "Subway Station" dataset.

I have tried fuzzy matching between station names across the datasets and using the Google Maps API to try and guess the coordinates based on the fare station name, but I have no way of knowing if that is accurate unless you provide station IDs across MTA datasets. I am sure other developers would benefit from this as well.

Thanks.

No URL Submitted.

Hi,

At this time, we believe that your requested dataset is not maintained by a New York City agency.

This may be due to the fact that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) whom would likely have the information you are looking for, does not fall under the purview of the NYC open data law. You can find further detail on the law here:
http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doitt/initiatives/open-da...

You are encouraged to reach out to the MTA directly here: http://web.mta.info/mta/foil.htm

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-02-14T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6411

Data Question

New York City Police Department (NYPD)

Are the crashes that are geocoded in this dataset geocoded using the NYC Geosupport system or does NYPD validate addresses/intersections in their FORMS system with their own geocoding system? I'm finding a number of crashes with on street names that don't match any of the street names or alt street names in LION or the Geosupport system street names. This leads me to think that NYPD may be using a custom geocoding tool. Any clarity you can provide on how NYPD crashes are geocoded would be appreciated! Thank you.

Motor Vehicle Collisions - Crashes

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

Thank you for your question. The NYPD uses an internal locator based on City data. The Department is in the process of updating the locator to be based on LION and LocateNYC.

- NYC Police Department

Closed

2020-02-13T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6406

Reported Error

Department of Buildings (DOB)

Hi! I'm running analysis on the BBL level but for BORO their are values 1-5 which is expected but there are also characters: B, M, Q, S. I can account for the letters but there is no differentiation between Bronx and Brooklyn just the letter B. Could you all fix this issue? Thanks!

DOB Violations

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/3h2n-5cm9

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2020-02-12T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6405

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

Hi,

For column PERP_SEX, there are entries with value "U". What does "U" mean?

Also, does each shooting incident have multiple perpetrators? Or each incident only has 1 perpetrator?

Thank you,

No URL Submitted.

In answer to the questions you submitted via the Open Data platform...

For column PERP_SEX, there are entries with value "U". What does "U" mean?
U= unknown

Also, does each shooting incident have multiple perpetrators? Or each incident only has 1 perpetrator?
Not necessarily. The data represents victims and incidents. An incident can have multiple victims. However one or more perpetrators can shoot one or more victims. Only the victims are being counted here.

- New York City Police Department

Closed

2020-02-11T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6403

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

Good afternoon,
There appear to be a couple of errors in the Garment District Alliance boundaries on the Business Improvement Districts shapefile.

According to our records, the following addresses are incorrectly included in the Garment District boundaries:
-225 West 34th Street
-50 West 40th Street

Hopefully this is something that can be corrected in the next release. Thanks for your help!

No URL Submitted.

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2020-02-11T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6398

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Good afternoon,

In the course of my work I often refer to the NYCDOE School Quality Snapshots. I see that Frequently Attended Middle Schools were recently added - which has been incredibly useful for us, but since the number rarely add up to 100%, sometimes not even coming close, I wondered how this information is collected and recorded? Any information you could provide would be wonderful.

When will this data set be updated?

No URL Submitted.

Hi,
Looking for more?
Find the full set of survey questions and responses in the School Quality Guide. https://tools.nycenet.edu/guide/2019/#dbn=14K196&report_type=EMS
Also check the Guide for more about school demographics and student achievement.
Read the complete Quality Review Report (PDF) https://www.nycenet.edu/OA/SchoolReports/2015-16/Quality_Review_2016_K196.pdf.
Find kindergarten admissions information https://schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grade-by-grade/kindergarten.
Multi-year performance data is available on the School Performance Dashboard https://tools.nycenet.edu/dashboard/#dbn=14K196&report_type=EMS.
https://tools.nycenet.edu/resources/comp-group.html* The Comparison Group shows how similar students performed at other schools throughout the city. Read about how the Comparison Group is calculated.
Thank you,
- NYC DOE Open Data Team

Closed

2020-02-10T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6395

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

The data set is supposed to include data from 2018, however the dates are all wrong. Years such as 2084 and 2037 are shown. Many thanks and all the best,
Mariza

No URL Submitted.

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out about the 2018 Yellow Taxi Trip Record dataset on NYC Open Data. The TLC publishes trip records from our technology service providers, who record taxi meter information, exactly as they were provided to us. In a small number of cases, malfunctions in metering equipment cause incorrect dates to be recorded. The TLC does not modify or eliminate those records, but they are a small part of the millions of records that are collected. You can see more information about trip records at https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/tlc/downloads/pdf/trip_record_user_guide.pdf

Best,
Elizabeth Major
NYC Open Data + Taxi and Limousine Commission

Closed

2020-02-08T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6394

Reported Error

311

Dear whom it may concern,

Starting in July of 2019, there was a 20% drop vs. the proceeding four years (i.e., 2015-2018) in the number of calls going to 311, as evidenced by the NYC “311 Service Requests from 2010 to Present” data. Was this related to changes in the 311 system? We know that sometime in the last two years, the city began transitioning to a new IBM Watson-based system. We would like to know any dates or milestones from the switchover that might have materially impacted 311 data. If this drop has nothing to do with the change in 311 system, we would like to know whether there was another cause we should know about.

Best Regards,

311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present

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

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2020-02-07T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6392

Reported Error

Department of Sanitation (DSNY)

Hi, I am a graduate student looking to do a spatial analysis on NYC waste data.

Is the DSNY Monthly Tonnage Data available on a finer level? Is the data available by zip code or zipcode tabulation area (ZCTA)?

Thank you,

DSNY Monthly Tonnage Data

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/ebb7-mvp5

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2020-02-07T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6391

Reported Error

Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI)

These questions are regarding the NYC Planimetric data sets – Sidewalk and Roadbed.

1. Please confirm if these data sets cover the entirety of New York City (as stated in the metadata “Based on the stereo models developed from the raw imagery and aerotriangulation, the planimetric features were updated or new features captured for the entire City.”) or if only select regions are included (i.e. only residential land use or only select cities within the county).
2. What methods (i.e. manually digitized or automated methods) were used to create this dataset.
3. Have there been updates to the data sets since the 2014 imagery stated in the metadata?
4. If there have been updates, were they for the entire county or only select regions?
5. Please confirm the imagery - resolution (6”stated in the metadata) and associated map scale (1” = 100’ | 1:1200 stated in the metadata)
6. Please provide the associated horizontal accuracy (RMSE) if it is known. I am attempting to categorize the details of imagery used by cities and counties across the U.S. that have planimetric data based on the ASPRS Positional Accuracy Standards for Digital Geospatial Data.

Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you for your time and assistance.

NYC Planimetric Database: Sidewalk

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/vfx9-tbb6

Hi ,

1. As described in the metadata, the extent of the data is “the entire City.”
2. Data was updated using both automated and manual photogrammetric stereo compilation methodology.
3. No update since 2014. The next update is scheduled for later this year.
4. N/A, as there have been no updates since 2014.
5. The resolution and scale standards are as stated in the metadata.
6. The ASPRS Class 1 RMSE Accuracy standard for 1”=100’ scale mapping is 1-foot.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-02-07T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6389

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

Hello,

This data is quite old and was supposed to be updated quarterly.

No URL Submitted.

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2020-02-07T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6384

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

Hi,
I would like to know of there is a way to link the forestry service request dataset (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/Forestry-Service-Requests/mu46-p9is) with the forestry work order dataset (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/Forestry-Work-Orders/bdjm-n7q4).

No URL Submitted.

Hello,

Thank you for contacting NYC Parks regarding the Forestry datasets. To join Foresty Service Requests to Forestry Work Orders use the following keys:

1. Join Forestry Service Requests "GlobalID" to Forestry Inspections "ServiceRequestGlobalID"
2. Join Forestry Inspections "GlobalID" to Forestry Work Orders "InspectionGlobalID"

Keep in mind that a service request does not always result in a work order. Upon inspection, our staff determines what work is required.

The Forestry Management System user guide and dictionary provides all of the information from the data collection in one place.

Best,
NYC Parks and the NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-02-07T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6380

Reported Error

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

Is there any information/dataset available with the GPS coordinates of the sample sites listed on the location column of this dataset?

Drinking Water Quality Distribution Monitoring Data

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

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2020-02-06T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6372

Data Question

Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS)

I would like to know is there a reason why the NYC Jobs dataset is not updated everyday or when new jobs are added. The current frequency is Biweekly only and as a dataset that provides job information for people who want to get involved with NYC government I believe it should be updated everyday. Please at your earliest convenience provide a response. Thank you very much.

Jobs NYC Postings

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

Hi,
The web address for persons interested in seeking employment with the City of New York is https://www1.nyc.gov/jobs/.
The NYC Jobs dataset is designed for research purposes and is not intended as a resource for job seekers.


Senior Counsel

Closed

2020-02-04T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6371

Data Question

Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)

Complaints data is usually updated by the 2nd of the month, but hasn't yet been updated with January 2020 data–https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Housing-Development/Housing-Maintenance-Code-Complaints/uwyv-629c

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints

Hi,

Apologies for the delay -- there was a technical error that delayed the update to this dataset. Please see the updated AEP file here: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Housing-Development/Buildings-Selected-for-the-Alternative-Enforcement/hcir-3275

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team + NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development

Closed

2020-02-04T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6369

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Hello!
I would like to ask if there is any API that will priovide me data from the portal I mentioned above?

No URL Submitted.

Hello ,

Thank you for your inquiry. The NYC Department of Transportation does not provide API for the https://nycdotsigns.net/. Since this is not a data set on the Open Data Portal, please use the contact NYC DOT website for information and requests.

Contact NYC DOT: https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/contact/contact-form.shtml

Thank you,
NYC DOT Open Data Team

Closed

2020-02-04T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6367

Data Question

Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH)

After logging in, when I try to "Save Draft" of my visualization, I just get the error

"Oh No! Something went wrong. Try saving again"

I have a valid query with only < 100 results and a chart configured with a dimension and a metric. I have worked as a data scientist so I'm pretty sure I'm not doing something wrong; why can't I save my results?

OATH Hearings Division Case Status

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/jz4z-kudi

Hi,

Please contact Socrata support by emailing support@socrata.com for help with your filter.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-02-04T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6366

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

Hello,

When will this data set be updated?

J-51 Exemption and Abatement (Historical)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/y7az-s7wc

The Property Abatement Detail dataset was loaded to the portal on, 9/3/2020.
https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/DOF-Property-Abatement-Detail/rgyu-ii48

Thank you,
- NYC Open DOF

Closed

2020-02-03T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6357

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

I have a question about snowplow data. As the department Sanitation declares in "Snow 101 presentation": "Algorithm enhancements have improved the display of streets serviced and reduced, but did not eliminate “false positive” segments".
I am wondering these false visits exist in the current dataset or they are eliminated.
Thank you for your consideration.

No URL Submitted.

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2020-01-30T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6353

Reported Error

Department of Finance (DOF)

Hello,

Will STAR values be provided in this file, or another?

Thanks,
Sam

Property Exemption Detail

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/muvi-b6kx

The STAR exemption is considered private information and is not available on The Property Exemption Detail or any other file on the portal.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-01-30T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6352

Reported Error

Department of Finance (DOF)

I think these codes are outdated?

Exemption Classification Codes

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/myn9-hwsy

Hi Sam #16,

The exemption classification codes are not outdated. Can you tell us how you came to the conclusion that they are outdated?

DOF Open Data team

Closed

2020-01-30T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6349

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Civil Service List Certification has not been updated since 4/12/19.
Could you please take care of this!

Thank You!

No URL Submitted.

Hi,
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. It appears that this was an internal attempt at updating Neighborhood Tabulation Area Data. This URL has been removed as it is redundant

The actual data set can be found here you've requested can be found here: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Neighborhood-Tabulation-Areas-NTA-/cpf4-rkhq

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2020-01-29T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

6346

Data Question

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Hello

BeNomad is currently developing a mapping service (geocoding, routing, etc.) for the company DDS Wireless which includes support of NYCT DOT traffic data flow.

We have an issue with the decoding of the polyline geometries.
Below are 2 examples of truncated polylines in the NYCT Json traffic file. There are many other cases of truncated geometry.
Can this be solved one way or the other from our side (like a parameter in the request we do not know about)?

,{"id":"382","speed":"0.00","travel_time":"0","status":"-101","data_as_of":"2020-01-23T10:43:12.000","link_points":"40.63089,-74.14569 40.6298,-74.14569 40.62883,-74.14556 40.62805,-74.145451 40.6272105,-74.14546 40.62642,-74.1456 40.6255106,-74.14595 40.6247904,-74.14614 40.6241404,-74.146441 40.6234004,-74.146791 40.6226205,-74.14725 40.6217004,-74.147961 40.61916,-7","encoded_poly_line":"av~vFpqpcMxE?`EYzCUfD@\\\\|CZtDdAnCd@`Cz@rCdAzCzAvDlCzNlNfEfEbChBhD~AjJnBnVzDtA]\\\\|@cBD_Bq@qAaBD"}

,{"id":"259","speed":"13.04","travel_time":"310","status":"0","data_as_of":"2020-01-23T10:43:12.000","link_points":"40.6756,-74.841 40.67643,-74.001241 40.6772405,-74.001741 40.6783605,-74.002531 40.67925,-74.00331 40.6795705,-74.00341 40.68001,-74.00332 40.6805806,-74.003031 40.6814704,-74.0026 40.68522,-74.76 40.6872004,-73.999811 40.6892206,-73.99885 40.68972,-73.99","encoded_poly_line":"omgwFfhtbMeDnAaDbB_F\\\\|CqDzC_ARwAQqBy@qDuAmVoJkK}DsK_EcBc@yBAuBb@yBt@"}

DOT Traffic Speeds

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

Hi,

Thank you for your inquiry. This has been forwarded to the appropriate department for further review and will provide a response.
For additional information on the Real Time Traffic Speed Data, please refer to the metadata_trafficspeeds.pdf document under the Attachments section.

DOT Traffic Speeds NBE: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Transportation/DOT-Traffic-Speeds-NBE/i4gi-tjb9

Thank you,
- NYCDOT Open Data Team

Closed

2020-01-24T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000