DCWP Inspections: New York City Business Compliance and Licensing Checks

Inspections conducted by the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) for consumer protection, licensing, and workplace law enforcement. The dataset includes columns for Business Name, DBA/Trade Name, Inspection Type, Status, and geospatial identifiers like BIN, BBL, Latitude, and Longitude. Data is hosted by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated on 2026-04-03.

Use Cases

• Mapping inspection density by Borough and Community Board using Latitude and Longitude columns.
• Analyzing compliance rates by Business Category and Inspection Type using Inspection Status.
• Identifying businesses with multiple inspections by joining on Business Unique ID and Date of Occurrence.
• Correlating inspection outcomes with location data using BBL (Borough, Block, Lot) and NTA (Neighborhood Tabulation Area).

Strengths

• Includes precise geospatial identifiers like BIN, BBL, Latitude, and Longitude for location-based analysis.
• Contains detailed inspection metadata such as Inspection Type, Status, and DCWP License Number.
• Covers multiple business types and inspection categories, including educational visits.

Limitations

• Row count is 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

Collected by the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) through routine patrols, licensed vehicle checks, and business education visits.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 20:30:19; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City, with columns for Borough, Community Board, Council District, and NTA.