New York City Disability Parking Permit Applications and Status

Parking Permits for People with Disabilities (PPPD) are issued by the City of New York to individuals with severe and permanent mobility impairments. The dataset tracks application and permit statuses, including PERMIT_NUM, APPL_STATUS, and PERMIT_STATUS, along with key dates like APPL_DATE and Permit EXPIRATION_DATE. It was last updated by data.cityofnewyork.us in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Predict PERMIT_STATUS (e.g., issued, expired) based on APPL_DATE, Permit ISSUED_DATE, and Permit EXPIRATION_DATE using time-series classification.
• Analyze seasonal trends in APPL_DATE and Permit ISSUED_DATE to forecast application processing workload.
• Identify patterns in APPL_STATUS (e.g., approved, denied) relative to other permit attributes.
• Model the risk of permit-related incidents using the VEHICLE_STOLEN and Lost App fields.

Strengths

• Contains multiple temporal fields (APPL_DATE, Permit ISSUED_DATE, Permit EXPIRATION_DATE, PERMIT EFFECTIVE_DATE) enabling longitudinal analysis.
• Includes status tracking columns (APPL_STATUS, PERMIT_STATUS) for outcome-based modeling.

Limitations

• Unknown row count and sample size prevent assessment of statistical significance.
• Geographic coverage is limited to New York City, limiting generalizability.
• Data freshness is uncertain as the 'last updated' date is in the future (2026-03-17), indicating potential metadata error.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Administrative records from permit issuance agency.

Freshness

Metadata indicates last update was 2026-03-17, which is implausible; actual recency is null.

Geography

New York City, New York, USA