New York City's 59 community districts within its 5 boroughs show the incredible diversity of our city. Each district profile contains summary data on population characteristics and land area and use. Using 2010 Census information, these profiles are a great way to know your communities (age, ethnicity, household, income support, population changes), and each community […]
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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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
NYC’s Org Chart
Looking for an organization chart for NYC? Click on the following link from NYC.gov – http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/pdf/citywide_org_chart.pdf […]
General Statistical Sources: New York City and State
Looking for a guide on finding statistical sources for New York City and State? Check out the General Statistical Sources: New York City and State research guide brought to you by Columbia’s Government Information Librarian! […]
CU Event: THINKING BIG
THINKING BIG New York and London: Heading Back to the Top This event, featuring a conversation between Mayors Michael Bloomberg of New York and Boris Johnson of London, is the kickoff for continuing discussion between these two cities. Participants will focus on major issues facing New York and London: the future of their financial sectors, […]