Greater Transit Zone: Zoning Boundaries for Qualifying Residential Sites in New York City

Greater Transit Zone boundaries are used for zoning rules governing Qualifying Residential Sites and non-residential parking calculations in New York City. The dataset, last updated on 2025-12-16, is provided by data.cityofnewyork.us and includes geospatial geometry and area attributes. It defines areas like the Manhattan Core and Inner Transit Zone where special development and parking rules apply.

Use Cases

• Map zoning rule applicability using Greater Transit Zone (For Qualifying Sites) and the_geom columns.
• Calculate spatial statistics for planning using Shape_Area and Shape_Length columns.
• Analyze overlaps with other districts by joining on the_geom geometry from this dataset.

Strengths

• Geospatial data includes geometry (the_geom) and calculated area/length (Shape_Area, Shape_Length) columns.
• Dataset is actively maintained, with a last update timestamp of 2025-12-16 16:58:33.
• Data is available in multiple formats (CSV, JSON, XML, RDF) for interoperability.

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

Freshness

Last updated 2025-12-16 16:58:33; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City, specifically areas within the Greater Transit Zone like Manhattan Core and Long Island City.