Boundaries of Municipal Court districts for New York City, maintained by the Department of City Planning. The current version is 26a, with all previous versions available on the DCP website. The data was last updated on March 15, 2026.
Use Cases
- Map judicial service areas based on the described district boundaries.
- Analyze the spatial distribution of court resources based on the boundary data.
- Integrate court district polygons with other city planning datasets based on the geospatial nature of the data.
Strengths
- Current version 26a is specified, providing a specific reference point.
- All previously released versions are available, allowing for historical analysis.
- Data is provided in multiple formats (XML, RDF, JSON, CSV), offering flexibility for different tools.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- City of New York, Department of City Planning (DCP)
- Collection Method
- Administrative boundary definition by the city government.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-15 02:53:37.216028; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- New York City