Protected Street Intersections Across New York City Boroughs

Over 5,000 intersections across New York City's five boroughs have designated protected status. The dataset, provided by the NYC Department of Transportation, includes the start and end dates of protection for each location. Records are maintained by the data.cityofnewyork.us platform and were last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial distribution of protected intersections by borough using the GeoBoroughCode and the_geom fields.
• Calculate the duration of street protection policies by comparing DateProtectedFrom and DateProtectedTo columns.
• Map protected street corridors by joining intersection records on shared OnstreetName and FromStreetName fields.
• Assess temporal trends in safety infrastructure installation by aggregating records by DateProtectedFrom year.

Strengths

• Contains 7 specific columns detailing location, timing, and borough codes for each record.
• Covers all five boroughs of New York City, providing city-wide spatial coverage.
• Includes temporal data with DateProtectedFrom and DateProtectedTo fields for longitudinal analysis.

Limitations

• Exact row count is unknown, preventing assessment of dataset completeness.
• Data accuracy is explicitly disclaimed by the provider, noting potential omissions or errors.
• Sample data is unavailable, making initial data validation impossible prior to download.

Provenance

Source

NYC Department of Transportation via data.cityofnewyork.us.

Collection Method

Administrative records compiled by the city agency.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is defined per record by DateProtectedFrom and DateProtectedTo.

Freshness

Updated to March 2026.

Geography

Spatial coverage is limited to the five boroughs of New York City.