New York City Business License Registry With Geospatial Coordinates

Over 20 columns detail licenses issued by the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, including Business Name, License Type, and Status. The data provides geographic context with Latitude, Longitude, and Census Tract fields. It represents a snapshot of active and historical licenses as recorded by the city government in October 2013.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial clustering of licensed businesses by Borough Code and Neighborhood Tabulation Area (NTA).
• Track license lifecycle events by correlating License Creation Date, License Status Date, and License Expiration Date.
• Profile business types operating in specific Community Board or Council District zones using Business Code Description.
• Validate property-based business data by joining on BBL (Borough-Block-Lot) or BIN (Building Identification Number).

Strengths

• Contains precise geospatial coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) for mapping.
• Includes multiple administrative geography fields (Census Tract, Community Board, Council District).
• Offers detailed license status timeline with three separate date columns.

Limitations

• Data is a static snapshot from October 2013, lacking recent records.
• Unknown row count prevents assessment of sample size and coverage.
• Contains numerous address parsing columns (Address Building, Address Street Name, Secondary Address Street Name) which may have consistency issues.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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Time Range

Snapshot as of October 2013.

Freshness

Snapshot from October 2013; last metadata update was July 2024.

Geography

New York City, USA, with fields for Borough, Community Board, and Council District.