NYC Condom Distribution Locations Across Five Boroughs

Over 325 venues across New York City's five boroughs actively distribute free safer sex products. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene maintains this list, which is updated monthly by contracted agencies and in real-time by portal users. The dataset is refreshed daily on OpenData and supports the NYC HealthMap.

Use Cases

• Mapping public health resource accessibility based on venue locations across boroughs
• Analyzing distribution network coverage based on the list of over 325 active venues
• Building real-time locator applications based on data updated by portal users
• Monitoring program activity based on subsets updated monthly by contracted agencies

Strengths

• List of over 325 active distribution venues provides a substantial network
• Daily refresh on OpenData ensures regular updates
• Updates occur through multiple mechanisms, including monthly agency updates and real-time user updates

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the NYC DOHMH program's scope

Provenance

Source

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH)

Collection Method

List maintained and updated by DOHMH contracted agencies and NYC Safer Sex Portal users.

Freshness

Updated daily on OpenData; last recorded update was 2026-03-22.

Geography

New York City, covering all five boroughs.