Social Explorer for Historical Maps

Looking for historical U.S. Census maps?  Try Social Explorer – a database product that helps to visually analyze and understand the demographics of the United States through the use of interactive maps and data reports.  Explore thousands of historical data maps, from the first US Census in 1790 to the present. Census – Population Density, […]

Read More…

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.  […]

Read More…

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 […]

Read More…

Radical Cartography

Radical Cartography is a really cool website put together by Bill Rankin, a graduate student at Harvard University. He’s created some very interesting maps that present new ways of looking at transportation, commerce, income distribution and other topics in a variety of cities, including New York. Additionally, all of the maps, text and images on […]

Read More…

Database Spotlight: Social Explorer

New to Columbia University Libraries is Social Explorer – a database product that helps to visually analyze and understand the demographics of the United States through the use of interactive maps and data reports. Try it now! Bookmark it at this link: https://resolver.library.columbia.edu/clio7334603 […]

Read More…

My Neighborhood Statistics from NYC.gov

How clean are the streets in your beat neighborhood?  How many water main breaks were reported in FY08?  What is the average response time to all critical crimes in progress in your beat?  How many 311 calls have come in to complain about illegal parking???  Answer these questions and many more with My Neighborhood Statistics, […]

Read More…