New York City Major Capital Project Budgets and Schedules

Capital projects tracks all active major infrastructure and information technology projects in New York City with budgets of $25 million or more. The dataset includes project phases, budgets, schedules, managing agencies, and boroughs. It is published by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated on June 4, 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze budget variance by comparing Budget Forecast and Total Budget Changes across different Managing Agencies.
• Model project delays by correlating Total Schedule Changes with Forecast Completion dates and Current Phase.
• Assess geographic distribution of capital spending by aggregating Total Budget Changes per Borough.
• Monitor procurement and construction pipeline status by filtering projects based on Current Phase and Design Start date.

Strengths

• Includes projects with a minimum budget threshold of $25 million, focusing on significant investments.
• Tracks multiple project lifecycle metrics including Current Phase, Budget Forecast, and schedule changes.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count and sample size for statistical analysis.
• Limited to projects currently active, excluding completed or cancelled projects for historical analysis.
• Potential for missing data on older projects as Date Reported As Of may not reflect original timelines.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Time Range

Covers projects currently active (in design, procurement, or construction phase).

Freshness

Updated on June 4, 2025.

Geography

New York City, specific to Boroughs.