Did you know? 1.1 billion total pounds of pumpkin were grown in the U.S. in 2010 there are an estimated 41 million potential trick-or-treaters in the U.S., ages 5-14 California led the nation in the number of chocolate and cocoa manufacturing establishments, with 135 Find these and other fun holiday statistics at the U.S. Census […]
Category: Government Information
Independent Budget Office of NYC
Looking for non-partisan information about the city’s budget? The Independent Budget Office (IBO) is a great source! Find spending information and fiscal history, budget basics, including Understanding New York City’s Budget, economic forecasts, federal and state aid, and more. […]
Citywide Agency Preformance Reporting
How well are NYC’s agencies performing? Look to Citywide Performance Reporting (CPR) for a collection of performance measures from more than 40 city agencies. Search by agency or citywide theme to get performance measures data tables and pie charts. New data is added once a month. […]
NYC Zoning Handbook
Everything you wanted to know about NYC zoning but were afraid to ask! It’s all here in the Zoning Handbook, 2011 edition from the Department of City Planning – now at your fingertips in the Journalism Library, call number KFX2079 .A2 2011g. What does FAR stand for? What is a restrictive declaration? What is a […]
Labor Day Stats
Did you know: the first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of 10,000 workers on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City? the mean travel time to work for New Yorkers is 39.2 minutes? there are currently 153.2 million people 16 and older in the nation’s labor force? Find these […]
SeeThroughNY – Salary Information for New York City and State Employees
The Empire Center for New York State Policy now provides a database tool through the SeeThroughNY network where you can look up salary information for New York City Government, State Government, and Public Authority payrolls. Click on SeeThroughNY to use the tool; database is searchable by name Title, Branch or Entity, Agency and Subagency. Data […]
Divide (and Conquer) NYC Using the Address Translator
Is it possible for one address to be in Community District 09, Election District 91, Police Precinct 26, AND Congressional District 15??? YES! And to help you make sense of the different city agency-drawn boundaries, use the Address Translator – Geographic Information by Address at the Department of City Planning. Type in the address to […]
Back to School Stats
Did you know: the average number of children participating each month in the National School Lunch Program in 2009 was 31.3 million? the number of classroom computers in the nation’s schools in 2005-2006 was 14.2 million (or one computer for every four students)? the per-pupil expenditure on public elementary and secondary education nationally in 2009 […]