Lobbyist filings for client registrations and periodic reports from the New York City Clerk's office. The data includes columns for financial totals like COMPENSATION_TOTAL and LOBBYING_EXPENSES_TOTAL, as well as details on lobbyist activities and targets. It is hosted by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated on April 1, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyzing lobbying expenditure trends using COMPENSATION_TOTAL, LOBBYING_EXPENSES_TOTAL, and REPORT_YEAR.
- Mapping relationships between lobbyists and clients using LOBBYIST_NAME, CLIENT_NAME, and CLIENT_INDUSTRY.
- Tracking lobbying activities and targets over time using LOBBYIST_ACTIVITIES, LOBBYIST_TARGETS, START_DATE, and END_DATE.
- Assessing financial disclosure completeness by comparing ITEMIZED_EXPENSE_TOTAL with SALARY_EXPENSE_TOTAL and REIMBURSED_EXPENSES_TOTAL.
Strengths
- Data is structured with 28 distinct columns covering financial, temporal, and entity relationship details.
- Provides multiple data formats (CSV, JSON, XML, RDF) for accessibility.
- Last updated on 2026-04-01 14:30:05, indicating recent maintenance.
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
- Filings submitted to the New York City Clerk's office via an eLobbyist system.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-01 14:30:05; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- New York City, New York, USA