New York City FOIL Request Logs from OpenRecords Portal

OpenRecords FOIL Requests provides a log of Freedom of Information Law requests submitted to New York City agencies. The dataset includes details such as agency name, request creation and closure dates, due dates, and status. Data is published by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze agency performance by calculating the time delta between `Request Submitted Date` and `Request Close Date` to measure response times.
• Model `Request Status` outcomes using features like `Agency Name`, `Submission Method`, and request age.
• Forecast monthly request volumes for an `Agency Name` using the `Request Created Date` time series.
• Identify recurring request topics or high-volume agencies by clustering text from the `Request ID` or `Agency Name` fields.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 8 distinct columns tracking the FOIL request lifecycle from creation to closure.
• Data is updated regularly, with a last updated date recorded as April 2026.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical significance.
• Key metadata such as the request's subject or content description is absent from the provided columns.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us via the OpenRecords portal.

Collection Method

Log of administrative records from the NYC OpenRecords FOIL request system.

Freshness

Updated regularly; last update was 2026-04-03.

Geography

New York City, New York, USA.