New York City Sidewalk Lot Information and Identifiers

New York City's sidewalk management system tracks inspections and violations for city sidewalks, organizing locations by administrative identifiers. The dataset was published by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in April 2026. It provides foundational location data for the city's sidewalk inventory.

Use Cases

• Link sidewalk inspection records to specific property lots using the Borough, Block and Lot (BBL) ID.
• Analyze sidewalk condition or violation density by ZIP Code or Borough for resource allocation.
• Join lot information with other city datasets using the Block and Lot columns as common keys.
• Map sidewalk management areas by combining geographic identifiers like Borough and ZIP Code.

Strengths

• Data is directly sourced from the New York City Department of Transportation's management system.
• Includes a standardized property identifier (BBL ID) for reliable joins with other city datasets.
• Covers all five boroughs of New York City, providing city-wide spatial coverage.

Limitations

• Sample data and total row count are unavailable, making dataset size and record density unknown.
• The dataset contains only administrative identifiers without direct inspection results or violation details.
• License terms are unspecified, requiring verification before commercial or redistribution use.

Provenance

Source

New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) via data.cityofnewyork.us.

Collection Method

Extracted from the operational Sidewalk Management System used for tracking inspections and violations.

Freshness

Last updated April 2026, indicating regular maintenance.

Geography

New York City, covering the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island.