Intercity Bus Stop Permits: On-Street Authorizations in New York City

Permit records from at least April 2026 detail where and when intercity bus operators are authorized to make on-street stops in New York City. The dataset tracks permit applications, issuances, statuses, and specific stipulations for each location. Columns such as PermitIssueDate, IssuedWorkStartDate, and BoroughName allow for temporal and spatial analysis of bus stop permitting activity.

Use Cases

• Map active bus stop locations using OnStreetName, FromStreetName, and ToStreetName.
• Track permit application timelines using ApplicationTrackingID, CreatedOn, and PermitIssueDate.
• Audit permit compliance by cross-referencing IssuedWorkStartDate, IssuedWorkEndDate, and PermitStatusShortDesc.
• Analyze permit distribution and density across boroughs using BoroughName and PermitNumber.
• Review operational stipulations for specific stops using SpecificStipulations and PermitteeName.

Strengths

• Provides a detailed schema with 21 columns describing permit lifecycle and location.
• Maintained by the City of New York, indicating an authoritative municipal source.
• Available in multiple open formats (CSV, JSON, XML, RDF) across platforms.

Limitations

• Key metadata is incomplete: row count, file size, and license are unknown across all sources.
• There is a conflict in reported last-updated dates between platforms (May 2026 vs. April 2026).
• The Data.gov platform listing provides no column information, limiting cross-platform understanding.

Provenance

Source

City of New York

Collection Method

Permit applications submitted to and issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT).

Freshness

2026-05-01 05:30:12

Geography

New York City, specifically by borough and street intersection.