Local Law 175 of 2016 mandates the City of New York to publish capital and programmatic commitments from six neighborhood-scale rezonings: East New York, Greater East Midtown, Downtown Far Rockaway, East Harlem, Jerome Avenue, and Inwood. The dataset tracks commitments across five policy domains: Housing, Open Space, Community Resources, Transportation, and Economic and Workforce Development. It is published by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in February 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze the distribution of commitments across Rezoning Policy Domain categories like Housing or Transportation.
- Track project timelines by comparing Original schedule against Commitment Stage and Year fields.
- Assess agency performance by aggregating commitments by Lead Agency.
- Map specific initiatives, such as public space improvements, using Commitment Title and Rezoning Area.
- Monitor annual progress by filtering the Year column to assess status changes reported in the Narrative.
Strengths
- Covers six distinct Rezoning Areas, providing neighborhood-specific detail.
- Tracks commitments across five defined Rezoning Policy Domains.
- Data is updated annually as required by Local Law 175, with a last update in 2026.
Limitations
- Specific row count and total number of tracked commitments are unknown.
- Sample data is unavailable, preventing assessment of data granularity and completeness.
- License terms are unspecified, which may restrict certain uses.
Provenance
- Source
- data.cityofnewyork.us
- Collection Method
- Published pursuant to Local Law 175 of 2016, compiling commitments from community-driven planning processes.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Updated annually; last update was February 2026.
- Geography
- New York City, specifically the neighborhoods of East New York, Greater East Midtown, Downtown Far Rockaway, East Harlem, Jerome Avenue, and Inwood.