Looking for research on NYC elections and campaign finance information? Try these sites! New York City Board of Elections website provides: election calendars of upcoming elections Commissioners of Elections meeting minutes district maps for all five counties election results and statistics for primary, special, and general election results going back to 1999 New York City Campaign […]
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Statistical Treats for a Happy Halloween!
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 […]
NYC’s Rat Information Portal
Looking for NYC Department of Health findings on inspections for rats? The Rat Information Portal, commonly known as RIP, has information searchable by property address, tax block and lot, or by selecting an area or property from a map. Information about inspections, violations, compliance, exterminations, and cleanups are available as far back as January 1, 2006. […]
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. […]
Library Study Spaces
We’ve all been there. You’ve got a huge exam in the morning, but you can’t tear yourself away from all those DVRed episodes of "The Bachelor," right? You need to find a place to study, free of all the distractions of home, but you’d also like it to stay open late, and be in close […]
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 […]
NYT & WNYC to Launch SchoolBook
A new project – SchoolBook – will launch on September 7th, 2011 – a collaboration of the New York Times and WNYC, which will be a site offering daily news, data, and discussion about New York City schools, including customized pages for each of the 1,700 pubic schools and 800 private schools in the city. […]
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 […]