The NYC Street Centerline (CSCL) is a road-bed representation of New York City streets containing address ranges and other information such as traffic directions, road types, and segment types. It is hosted by data.cityofnewyork.us on the Socrata platform and was last updated on 2026-03-28 12:03:25. The dataset includes columns for physical IDs, street names, borough indicators, ZIP codes, lane counts, and geometry.
Use Cases
- Geocoding addresses using L_HIGH_HN, R_HIGH_HN, Street Name Label, and L_ZIP, R_ZIP columns.
- Analyzing traffic patterns and road types using NOMINALDIR, TRUCK ROUTE TYPE, RW_TYPE, and SEGMENT_TYPE columns.
- Mapping street networks and calculating distances using the_geom geometry data and Street Width.
- Assessing bike infrastructure and lane availability using BIKE TRAFFIC DIRECTION and Number Park Lanes columns.
Strengths
- Includes a detailed geometry column (the_geom) for spatial analysis.
- Contains over 30 columns covering address ranges, traffic direction, road types, and administrative data.
- Last updated date is explicitly provided (2026-03-28 12:03:25).
Limitations
- Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- data.cityofnewyork.us
- Collection Method
- Likely an official city GIS data product.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-28 12:03:25.
- Geography
- New York City streets.