NYC Authorized Taxi Dispatch Service Providers and Locations

NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission authorized Dispatch Service Providers (DSP) lists companies legally permitted to dispatch trips for For-Hire Vehicles. The dataset contains licensee names, numbers, addresses, and geographic coordinates for each provider. It was published by data.cityofnewyork.us and last updated in February 2020.

Use Cases

• Map DSP service density per borough using the Borough and Latitude/Longitude columns.
• Analyze the relationship between DSP locations and community demographics by joining on Census Tract or Community Board.
• Verify business license validity for a given address using Licensee Name, Licensee Number, and Street Address.
• Track updates to the official provider list over time using Last Updated Date and Last Updated Time fields.

Strengths

• Contains 21 distinct columns including business, geographic, and temporal identifiers.
• Includes precise geolocation data via Latitude and Longitude columns for spatial analysis.

Limitations

• Data recency is low, with a last update date of February 2020.
• Unknown row count prevents assessment of sample size and completeness.
• No information on the number of active vs. inactive licensees.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us / NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission

Collection Method

Official licensing and registration records.

Time Range

Snapshot as of last update; temporal coverage unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2020-02-08.

Geography

New York City, USA, with breakdowns by Borough, Community Board, and NTA.