New York City Government Agencies and Governance Organizations

New York City agencies, offices, and organizations with governance functions, including advisory, regulatory, public benefit, and elected bodies. The dataset includes details such as operational status, organization type, and leadership. It is maintained by the NYC Office of Data Analytics and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of `organization_type` (e.g., mayoral agencies, nonprofit organizations) across the city's governance landscape.
• Map reporting hierarchies by linking entities via the `reports_to` and `in_org_chart` columns to visualize organizational structure.
• Identify leadership contacts for outreach or accountability studies using `principal_officer_title`, `principal_officer_full_name`, and `principal_officer_contact_url`.
• Track name changes or consolidations of entities over time using the `alternate_or_former_names` and `alternate_or_former_acronyms` fields.
• Verify the official status of an organization for regulatory or compliance checks using the `operational_status` and `listed_in_nyc_gov_agency_directory` flags.

Strengths

• Contains 17 detailed columns per record, including names, acronyms, leadership, and hierarchical relationships.
• Dataset is actively maintained, with a last update timestamp of April 2026 indicating recent review.

Limitations

• Total row count and historical coverage are unknown, limiting analysis of dataset scale and temporal trends.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing assessment of data completeness and value distribution before download.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us, the official NYC open data portal.

Collection Method

Likely compiled and maintained by NYC government staff, with a public feedback mechanism for corrections.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-03.

Geography

New York City, New York, USA.