NYC Open Data Help Desk: Data Questions and Reported Errors

1333

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

The benchmarking data for NYC municipal buildings should include the floor area (gross square foot), address, year built, City, etc. When I try to download the data this information is missing. When I actually query the data using the socrata web site it is clear that the data fields are incorrectly listed. Somehow the data did not get posted correctly. I am trying to study energy use*** and this dataset is key to that.

No URL Submitted.

Greetings,

The dataset with identifier 6j39-y8ri is no longer available on the NYC Open Data. It is replaced by NYC Municipal Building Energy Benchmarking Results dataset - https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/NYC-Municipal-Building-Energy-Benchmarking-Results/vvj6-d5qx Unfortunately, this dataset no longer provides the data for the floor area, year build and address information. Your request to include this information is being taken under consideration and will be forwarded to the appropriate agency.

For a detailed address information for a specific building, you are encouraged to utilize Geographic Online Address Translator at http://a030-goat.nyc.gov/goat/bn.aspx
As an input data for this function, please use "BIN" column values.

You may also refer to the Building Footprints dataset, which contains additional information, including the year of construction. Each building in this dataset is identified by the BIN number as well.

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Housing-Development/Building-Footprints/nqwf-w8eh


Hope this helps.
-NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-05-30T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

1330

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

I am looking for reference maps for the following places,
Lincoln Square Manhattan, New York
Upper West Side, New York City
In addition, do you have census tract for the two locations above.
If you have data even better because I can upload it on ArcGIS and create the reference map and make use of the census tract. Thank you!

No URL Submitted.

Greetings,

Please refer to the 2010 Census Tracts dataset - https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/2010-Census-Tracts/fxpq-c8ku
You can select "View as a table" option and identify census tract for various New York City neighborhoods. Please refer to the New York City Population By Census Tracts dataset - https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/New-York-City-Population-By-Census-Tracts/37cg-gxjd to review the population statistics per census tract.


Hope this helps.
-NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-05-29T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

1328

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

Regarding the referenced dataset URL, can you include a column of the date the violation fee was paid? I'm doing a study to quantify default and recovery rates per violation and need to know the length of time between when a violation was issued and, if satisfied - the date it was paid. As this dataset is regularly updated, I can extrapolate the data I need if I have access to historical database snapshots so I can compare them by update and derive the dates paid. Can I have access to historical snapshots of this dataset? or can you include a column with the date the ticket was paid?

Open Parking and Camera Violations

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

Greetings,

The data elements available for this data set is defined as public information that is available from the Agency based on NYC Open Data Portal policy. Historical snapshots of this data set are not available at this time.

- NYC Department of Finance
- NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-05-27T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

1323

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

How does our hospital obtain a permit#/ID# for one of our newly acquired head-start school programs?

No URL Submitted.

Greetings,

The NYC Open Data cannot provide you this information. We encourage you to contact the appropriate agency.
Best,
-NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-05-24T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

1319

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Do you have a listing for a For Hire Vehicle Driver named ***** in your NYC TLC Licensed FHV drivers data base? Is there any information in your database to more particularly identify this individual? I assume there is more than one *** out there. Thank you

No URL Submitted.

Below you can find listing of active FHV Drivers. You can search for a particular driver by typing the name in the search bar. https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Transportation/For-Hire-Vehicles-FHV-Active-Drivers/xjfq-wh2d/data Best,
-NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2017-05-23T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

1305

Data Question

Department of Correction (DOC)

Hello:
I noticed that the dataset is missing the discharge dates. Can you confirm that this is because those inmates are presently in jail? Also, would it be possible to add the charge description, and class (nonviolent felony, violent felony, misdemeanor)?
Thank you,

Daily Inmates In Custody

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

Greetings,

Discharge dates are null as this dataset reflects inmates currently in custody at the time of file generation. The department will plan to include charges descriptions and classes.

- NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-05-21T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

1302

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Hi, we are interested in getting an exportable (excel) database of all active NYC restaurants (as well as schools if possible) but i see no way to create an export file that doesn't have multiple listings of each restaurant. Is there any way to just isolate the singular name & address of each? Please and thanks in advance...

No URL Submitted.

You would likely need to export the data into a spreadsheet where a function for removing duplicates in possible. Each restaurant has a unique CAMIS ID, so that should be the column the function is applied to.

Best,
-NYC OpenData Team

Closed

2017-05-17T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

1301

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Hello, I'm trying to open these files but am having trouble figuring out which software application to use. Could you please advise?

No URL Submitted.

you should be able to use tools like ArcGIS Explorer desktop or Google Earth to view the files.

Best,
-NYC OpenData Team

Closed

2017-05-17T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

1288

Reported Error

Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS)

API access has been returing 500 error for the last few weeks.

Recent Contract Awards

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/qyyg-4tf5

Hello, and thank you for reaching out. An HTTP 500 error indicates a "Server Error," but after inspecting our logs for March and April, we don't see a weeks-long outage. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we will reach out separately to help troubleshoot this issue.

- NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-05-15T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

1286

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

I note that your data for parking garages and lots lists 700 plus
entrees for the five boroughs.

I think that there are about 1,000
garages and lots in just Manhattan
alone.

Can you please explains the apparent discrepancy.

Thanks

No URL Submitted.

Greetings,

The official public dataset that contains this information can be found at https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Business/Legally-Operating-Businesses/w7w3-xahh/data
Filtering this dataset for "License Category is Garage" returns 1,227 records. There are also additional records with License Category of "Garage and Parking Lot", and "Parking Lot".

Hope this helps.
-NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-05-15T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

1276

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

In April, we exported this data and when we exported again in May, there were significantly less records for the same query. Since we use this data to report on aggregate violation outcomes, we will need access to the full dataset. Additionally, if you could explain the reasoning behind removing records from the open data platform, that would be helpful (e.g. what are the conditions that cause you to remove a record from open data).

Your response is greatly appreciated.

No URL Submitted.

Greetings,

DOHMH is currently working on a separate dataset Cooling Tower which will contain the registry information. This dataset is expected to be released this fall.

Best,
- NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-05-11T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

1269

Data Question

Department of Buildings (DOB)

How can I obtain permit information for the most recent week, the week ended May 6, 2017?

DOB Permit Issuance

Greetings,

The DOB Permit Issuance dataset is now updated to reflect the latest information. You can use a "Filter" feature to obtain permit information for a specific date or a date range of your choice.
Hope this helps.
-NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-05-09T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

1266

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Is it possible to get a list of data sets that includes some of the meta-data for each dataset that is listed on the detail pages. Things like when it was created or last updated, views, automation, update frequency, tags, rows, columns, etc.

I am a software developer and I would like to do a detailed analysis of the data sources for app development purposes.

No URL Submitted.

Greetings,

Unfortunately, you will need special permissions from Socrata to have access to this functionality. We are encourage you to contact Socrata support for more information:

https://socrata.com/contact-us/

Hope this helps.
-NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-05-09T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

1221

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Middle School Directory Data Set - Hello! As a graduate student at *** and a *** teacher I am interested in the applicant to seat ratios for each NYC DoE middle school program and the overall distribution of applicants to seats per district and how these may change over time due to the enactment of policy. In researching this topic, I have taken the 2013-2016 NYC Middle School Directories for districts 1-32 into a spreadsheet - similar to the available NYC DoE HS Directory data set. I would be grateful if I could share this spreadsheet with the NYC Open Data team to allow further use and possibly another check to the entered data. Thanks for your time!

No URL Submitted.

Greetings,
Thank you for your offer. At this time we only publish data from NYC agencies, but it would be a great idea to facilitate user data sharing.

Best,
-NYC OpenData Team

Closed

2016-11-03T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

836

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Is there a more updated version of this file? This file is from 9/5/2014.
Thanks

No URL Submitted.

Greetings,

Please refer to the Violation Codes, Fines, Rules & Regulations page on the Department of Finance website: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/vehicles/services-violation-codes.page

Hope this helps.
-NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-05-08T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

834

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

I am doing research on air rights deals in New York City. I just started using ACRIS and can't find any data on the transactions themselves - e.g. square footage sold, total sales price, etc. and was interested in some guidance as to how to access this data. I was also interested in narrowing my searches down to transactions above a particular size. Thanks very much!

No URL Submitted.

Greetings,
Data on air rights can be found in the “PLUTO” Dept. of City Planning dataset: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Primary-Land-Use-Tax-Lot-Output-PLUTO-/xuk2-nczf. Please refer to pages 3 and 4 of the data dictionary for air rights.

For additional data analysis done on air rights using “PLUTO” and “MapPLUTO” please refer to: https://www.mas.org/ourwork/accidentalskyline/interactive-maps/

Best,
- NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-05-06T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

832

Reported Error

Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI)

It appears in the latest update to the building footprints dataset, the data have been replaced with a smaller dataset covering historic buildings only. I'm not sure where to find the data for the whole city now.

Building Footprints (Deprecated)

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

Greetings,

The Building Footprints dataset should now reflect the latest data:
https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Housing-Development/Building-Footprints/nqwf-w8eh

The historical data can be found here: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Housing-Development/Building-Footprints-Historical-Shape/s5zg-yzea

Hope this helps,

NYC OpenData Team

Closed

2017-05-05T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

823

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

I clicked on the link for NYC crime locations from the NYC Crime map and get this error: The current user doesn't have access to this view. Is this an error or do I need special permission to view?

No URL Submitted.

Greetings,

Please refer to the NYC Crime Map for relevant information - https://maps.nyc.gov/crime/

Best,

- NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-05-03T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

821

Reported Error

Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH)

Data has not been updated since 4/27. Metadata indicates it is being updated daily.

OATH Hearings Division Case Status

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

Greetings,

The OATH Hearings Division Case Status dataset is now updated to reflect the latest information.
https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/OATH-Hearings-Division-Case-Status/jz4z-kudi

Best,
-NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2017-05-03T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

820

Reported Error

The NYC Open Data Team

New election districts were released by BOE in March 2017. Same goes for the water included version:

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Election-Districts-water-areas-included-/wue3-68ab

Election Districts

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/h2n3-98hq

Greetings,

Both datasets are now updated.

Best,
NYC OpenData Team

Closed

2017-05-03T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

811

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

I have found times when I am standing directly in front of a LinkNYC Kiosk, but then see no map annotation on the map. Is there a way I, as a resident of NYC, can annotate the map and keep the service up to date.

No URL Submitted.

Hello, and thank you for reaching out. This dataset is a superset of the LinkNYC Locations dataset: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Social-Services/LinkNYC-Locations/s4kf-3yrfwhich is updated weekly with each new kiosk location. In contrast, this dataset is updated on an "as needed" basis, and thus may not be as up-to-date as the LinkNYC Locations dataset. There is currently no way for DoITT to incorporate annotations from the public into official datasets.

Best,
- NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-05-01T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

803

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

I get an error message when calling the api in a browser using a url: "There was an error parsing the JSON document. The document may not be well-formed / unexpected end of data at line 1 column 1" I don't get any results or error message in Chrome. Pretty sure it's on the data side, not how I'm calling it. When I add a token and a parameter, I get a single empty object returned. thanks for looking into it!

No URL Submitted.

Greetings,

The API appears to be broken when trying to request the JSON data due to the fact that this dataset consists of 453 columns. If the API is requesting only some of the columns, it appears to work fine. We will contact the Department of Education with a request to reconsider the structure of this dataset.

Hope this helps.
-NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-28T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

802

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Dear Sir or Madam,

I hope this message finds you well. I am a graduate student in statistics at Bentley University (MA), and I am very interested in this NYC tree census (2015) dataset. For the purpose of coursework, I am trying to construct a model to predict trees' health status in NYC using various variables presented in your dataset. However, the descriptions for some variables, such as Sidewalk, root_other and trnk_other are only included in the training PDF mentioned in the DataDictionary. This training PDF should have been available at https://treescount.nycgovparks.org/static/training/TreesCount2015Training.pdf, but right now the URL is invalid. I was wondering if you still have a backup document for this training PDF. If so, is it possible for me to request this document from you?

I really appreciate your help.

Best regards,

No URL Submitted.

Hi,

Thanks for sharing your project! Please submit another request here under the 'Report an error in the data' drop down and we'll take a look.

Thanks!
NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-28T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

795

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

Invalid Cert on API

No URL Submitted.

Thank you for notifying us that you received an Invalid Cert error on the Geoclient API. The certificate on the server had expired; it was replaced on April 27th, according to our records.

Thank you,
- NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-26T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

791

Data Question

New York City Police Department (NYPD)

Which department of the NYPD uploads this data and is there a way to include more information on this data such as type of accident (rear end, right turn, etc) and severity (fatality, personal damage, or injury)? The MV-104A form has all of this info and it would still stay anonymous and could help traffic engineers tremendously when designing new streets/highways

Motor Vehicle Collisions - Crashes

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

There are no plans at this time to release additional fields. However we are reviewing this internally with our Legal Bureau for possible release in the future.

Closed

2017-04-26T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

780

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

I am using Open data(Restaurant Inspection Report) to create an*** App which will be live estimated ***.

workflow: Get data from NYC Open data to my Own DB and sync weekly.
here are few questions I have:

1. Is there any disclaimer I will have to put behalf of Open DATA Team?
2. Is there any list of things I may have to do before pushing the App to app store?

No URL Submitted.

Congratulations on the app!

1. Is there any disclaimer I will have to put behalf of Open DATA Team? No Disclaimer needed at this time!
2. Is there any list of things I may have to do before pushing the App to app store? Nothing from us!

Thanks!
NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-24T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

775

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

API Docs: https://dev.socrata.com/foundry/data.cityofnewyork.us/ujkp-2x99

Two issues (the first is small, the second is big):

1) Please consider sending the data results without any HTML formatting. I'd love to be able to use the JSON file to make links to the appropriate forms for specific programs, but I will have to use JS to "deformat" the content before I use it in the page. If the JSON file came with no formatting, I could use it as I wish and apply my own formatting to the result.

2) I'm getting multiple versions of all of the data in the set. If I view the complete dataset (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/ujkp-2x99.json) and then search "if you have a disability that makes it hard to use" it is clear that I'm getting the Access-A-Ride data multiple times. (All other data are repeated three times throughout the JSON file). I can regularly download an updated version of the data and host it myself, but that sort of misses of the point of having canonical, up-to-date info from the city. Can you provide a set of data that avoids duplicates?

No URL Submitted.

Greetings,

The API has HTML in a couple of fields to support hyperlinks embedded in the exposition and
minor formatting to support of front end applications.
You may notice multiple rows of the same program. When we update programs, we
maintain older versions. You will always know which is the most recent by looking at the date it
was updated.

Best,
- NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-21T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

767

Data Question

Department of Social Services (DSS)

The count of CA recipients look incorrect prior to Jan 2003. Can you explain what the data from 1996-Jan 2003 represent?

Cash Assistance Recipients in NYC (Historical)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/qtrj-g3nm

Thanks for flagging this- we've worked with HRA to update the dataset.

Thanks!
NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-19T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

755

Data Question

Department of Buildings (DOB)

How can I see the description of the violation without cross references BISweb at http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/bispi00.jsp#compviol? Ultimately, I'd like to do this programmatically via an API or something similar

DOB Complaints Received

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/eabe-havv

For now, you can see the translations for the violation codes here-
https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/buildings/pdf/bis_complaint_disposition_codes.pdf

Thanks,
NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-14T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

754

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

When trying to "Browse the data catalog "
Error "Page Not Found"

No URL Submitted.

Hi,

For the list of the official NYC Open Data datasets, please use the following URL:

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/browse?provenance=official


Hope this helps.
-NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-13T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

745

Reported Error

Department of Buildings (DOB)

EBC NUMBER: *** is listed on bisweb website, but I couldn't find entry for the ECB NUMBER in the dataset.

DOB Violations

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

Greetings,

The DOB ECB Violations dataset was updated to reflect the latest information. https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Housing-Development/DOB-ECB-Violations/6bgk-3dad/data

To find the record in question, please use the following filter: "ECB_VIOLATION_NUMBER is ***."

Hope this helps.
-NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-10T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

743

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

The dataset linked above is the NYC DOT real time traffic data, however I was wondering if there is some sort of log over time of these speeds -- if anyone is keeping track? I would love to be able to use historical data.

No URL Submitted.

Greetings,

Please refer to the Real-Time Traffic Speed Data dataset at
https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Transportation/Real-Time-Traffic-Speed-Data/qkm5-nuaq
This dataset is updated every 5 minutes and contains a historical data.

Best,
- NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-10T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

736

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

When you access the links within the link above, the JSON object is of all the parks in NYC, not the tennis courts.

No URL Submitted.

Greetings,

The information on the https://www.nycgovparks.org/bigapps/ was updated on 07/31/2017.

Best,
-NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-08T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

735

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

When you go to the link on this page and the JSON downloads, it gives an API of all the parks in NYC, not the tennis courts. Do you have the link for the correct API?

No URL Submitted.

Greetings,

Directory of Tennis Courts dataset was updated to reflect the latest information.

Best,
-NYC Open Data Team

Closed

2017-04-08T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

729

Data Question

Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI)

I am trying to download the DEM I foot dataset. However I am unable to unzip the file. Please help me download this data into a readable GIS format

1 foot Digital Elevation Model (DEM)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/dpc8-z3jc

please describe the error.

https://nyc-moda.forms.fm/nyc-open-data-team-help-desk/responses/eXjVXPpwlQEt

Closed

2017-04-06T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

725

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

There are discrepancies in the "balance due". This appears to be due to payments that show up in the OATH ECB Ticket Finder that are not being reflected in the Open Data. Some examples are:
***

OATH Ticket Finder is here: a820-ecbticketfinder.nyc.gov/

No URL Submitted.

greetings,

The OATH Hearings Division Case Status dataset was updated with latest information -
https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/OATH-Hearings-Division-Case-Status/jz4z-kudi/data

Best,
- NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-05T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

723

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

is it possible to add a date in the database that represents when the record was added to the database? The issue date field is not always correct and can not be relied on. I am trying to calculate the amount of time (on average) it takes for a violation to reach its final resolution. 

Open Parking and Camera Violations

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

Greetings,

The data elements available for this data set is defined as public information that is available from the Agency based on NYC Open Data Portal policy.

Best,
- NYC Department of Finance
- NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-05T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

722

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

i am analyzing the Parking Violations data set and would like to know how you link violations across plates. when i type summons number "***" in the NYCSERV website to check status , the system returns 21 violations with different plate numbers. Are there additional data fields that you use to link these together? 

Open Parking and Camera Violations

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

Greetings,

The NYCServ web site will return multiple summonses when it is found that multiple plates are registered to the same name and address.
The Open Data Portal provides the ability for a User to filter on various data elements for uploaded data set including the ability to filter by summons number and license plate number.

Best,
-NYC Department of Finance
- NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-05T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

718

Data Question

Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)

We provide a work order management solution to *** in new york to better mange their maintenance.

We are integrating open data apis to help landlords address issues more quickly

I have identified 2 APIs that show HPD data but neither of them are complete.

1) 311 Service Requests
(https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Social-Services/311-Service-Requests-from-2010-to-Present/erm2-nwe9/data)
This data set has the complaint details but does not identify the apartment

2) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Housing-Development/Housing-Maintenance-Code-Complaints/uwyv-629c/data)
This data set has the apartment but does not provide details of the complaint.

We need both to be able to tie the issue back to an apartment and help the landlord address the issues.

311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present

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

#1- we do not include apartment number in order to protect the privacy of the tenant.
#2- Can you provide additional detail on what data points you're referring to?

Thanks!
NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-04T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

717

Data Question

311

We provide work order solutions to ***. We have recently integrated 311 HPD complaint service requests in to our solution so that the land lord can quickly get the data in to the field for workmen to address.

However there is no appartment # in the data set for them to identify which apartment the complaint is about.

Where and how can we get the apartment number?

311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present

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

Greetings,

Unfortunately, the apartment numbers are not included in this data in order to protect the privacy of the tenants.

Best
-NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-04T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

716

Data Question

Department of Sanitation (DSNY)

I am conducting research on the determinants of recycling rates in NYC. I was looking at the dataset on NYC OpenData, and compared it to the data posted on the DSNY website (http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/about/inside-dsny/annual-and-monthly-statistics.shtml). I am wondering why the numbers differ so much. Is there a difference in what the data in each source capture?

DSNY Monthly Tonnage Data

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

Can you please provide additional information on the gaps you identified?

Thanks! Please use this link to update your submission-

https://nyc-moda.forms.fm/nyc-open-data-team-help-desk/responses/8JgTbNrglqFy
NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-03T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

704

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

Is there a meaningful data dictionary? The dataset has a number of numeric codes that don't seem to have a meaning. The Excel seems to just describe what the column is but not what is in it.

Parking Violations Issued - Fiscal Year 2027

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

Greetings,

There is a downloadable data definition dictionary on the “About this Dataset” page that contains a description for each data element in the data set. Do you have a question regarding a specific column(s)?

- NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-02T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

703

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

The current '2015 Street Tree Census' dataset is a partial release or final product. Some description says that data collection in June of 2016 is still in the middle of processing. If so, when will the final product be released?

No URL Submitted.

This dataset is the final product.

Thanks!
NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-04-01T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

700

Reported Error

Department of Buildings (DOB)

Key fields that are available on the DOB NOW Public Portal are not available in the Open Data set. There are also fields that are incorrectly labeled:

Missing Dates
'Created Date' and 'Modified Date' are missing from Socrata

Missing Job Description
'Job Description' is missing from Socrata

Missing Owner Information
The columns that are labeled as owner information have contractor information.

In the “Applicant Information” section of the Open Data 'Data Dictionary' the column names ‘Business Name’ and ‘Business Address’ have, respectively, the the 'Ready-to-Publish' descriptions of ‘Owner’s Business Name’ and ‘Owner’s House Number, Owner’s Street Name’.

DOB NOW: Build – Job Application Filings

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

Greetings,

Thank you for your input. Department of Buildings is working on improvements to the DOB NOW datasets.


- NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-03-31T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

691

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

My application number is not coming up in the system anymore. I am trying to find the status currently.

My application number is ***
Thank you

No URL Submitted.

Can you please provide additional information on what dataset you're referring to?

https://nyc-moda.forms.fm/nyc-open-data-team-help-desk/responses/ohAUDKLRRiaQ

Closed

2018-03-29T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

687

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

Are these addresses the business location of the permit holder or the locations of the carts when they are on the street and doing business?

No URL Submitted.

This community view contains all permits and not just food carts (there are no filters applied to the data, so the full dataset is being displayed). When it comes to permits for food cards, the address is an address where the permit is registered, not the physical location of the food cart.

Thanks!
NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-03-28T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

675

Reported Error

Agency not assigned yet.

Is not working, not even opening the data set for participatory budgeting

No URL Submitted.

Looks like this dataset is a view on our Motor Vehicle Collisions dataset created by a user and saved with the name 'participatory budgeting' that includes several filters for information that does not exist within the data, which is why it's blank.

If this is not the data you're looking for, please use the search or browse for more data on this page- http://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/data/

Closed

2017-03-26T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

668

Data Question

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

I have a few questions in regards to the City Wide Payroll Data as well as other Data Sets. I would like an opportunity to speak with some one that can discuss further. My phone number is ***.
Thank you,

Citywide Payroll Data (Fiscal Year)

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

Can you please share the questions you have about this dataset?

Please edit your submission using this link- https://nyc-moda.forms.fm/nyc-open-data-team-help-desk/responses/0KwQovSWVNEB

Closed

2017-03-23T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

666

Data Question

311

Hi, I would like to clarify about the information provided in this database (311 Service Requests from 2010 to Present). I can see that there are two datababases with the same name (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Social-Services/311-Service-Requests-from-2010-to-Present/erm2-nwe9 and https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Social-Services/311-Service-Requests-from-2010-to-Present/7ahn-ypff). Which on is more reliable? Is this the right database to see all complains received by the City of New York? Thanks.

311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present

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

Hi *****,

Please use this link for the most up-to-date list of 311 complaints -https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Social-Services/311-Service-Requests-from-2010-to-Present/erm2-nwe9

Thanks!
NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-03-23T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

662

Data Question

New York City Police Department (NYPD)

Hello!
I have a question for the collisions with ride sharing cars.
Where the ride sharing cars like Uber and Lyft are included in the vehicle type code?
I want to know the exact definition of the codes, especially 'livery vehicle', 'small com veh', 'passenger vehicle' and the differences among them.

Thank you in advance.

Motor Vehicle Collisions - Crashes

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

Uber/Lyft drivers who have a TLC license would be included in the Livery category, but certain ride types licensed in surrounding states would not need a TLC license to operate, therefore they would fall into the regular categories depending on the vehicle type if involved in a crash.

a) SEDN – Passenger Vehicle
b) SUBN – Sport utility vehicle/station wagon
c) VAN – Van
d) PICK – Pick-up Truck
e) SCOM – Small commercial vehicle (four tires) (e.g., box truck, etc)
f) LCOM – Large commercial vehicle (six or more tires) (e.g., semi, tractor-trailer, etc.)
g) TAXI – Taxi vehicle
h) LIV – Livery vehicle
i) BUS – Bus
j) AMBU – Ambulance
k) FIRE – Fire truck
l) MCY – Motorcycle
m) SCOOT – Scooter
n) BIKE – Bicycle
o) PCAB – Pedicab
p) UNK – Unknown
q) OTH – Other

Thanks,
NYC Open Data

Closed

2017-03-23T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000