New York City Environmental Quality Review Projects

CEQR Open Data contains information on projects undergoing or having completed the City Environmental Quality Review process, filed with the Mayor's Office. The dataset includes project names, descriptions, lead agencies, boroughs, and geographical locations for filings from January 1, 2005 to the present. It is published by data.cityofnewyork.us.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of projects by Lead Agency and Borough to identify key governing bodies and geographic focus areas.
• Classify Project Description text to categorize common project types undergoing environmental review.
• Map project locations using the provided geographical locations data to visualize spatial clusters of development activity.
• Track project timelines by analyzing the CEQR Number and associated milestones for temporal trends in review filings.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans from January 1, 2005 to the present, providing a long-term view.
• Includes multiple key data fields per record: Project Name, Description, Lead Agency, Borough, and geographical location.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, making scale assessment difficult.
• Data completeness for historical records prior to the platform's launch is uncertain.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us, the official open data portal for New York City.

Collection Method

Projects filed with the Mayor's Office through the mandated CEQR process.

Time Range

January 1, 2005 to present.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-02, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

New York City, specifically projects within its five boroughs.