NYC Sidewalk Management Database: Reinspection Records

8 columns track the process for property owners to contest sidewalk violation assessments in New York City. The dataset includes identifiers for reinspection requests, damage reports, and associated dates for the secondary review. It is part of the city's Sidewalk Management System used by the Department of Transportation.

Use Cases

• Tracking reinspection request timelines using RequestReinspectionDate, ActualReinspectDate, and ResponseDate
• Analyzing the scale of contested violations using ReinspectSqFT and DamageTypeCode
• Linking reinspection outcomes to original damage reports using ReinspectionID and DamageID
• Monitoring property owner dispute rates using RequestReinspection flags

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov signals official importance and reliability
• Provides specific identifiers (ReinspectionID, DamageID) for linking related records
• Includes concrete date fields for tracking the administrative appeal process

Limitations

• Critical metadata conflicts: last updated date differs between sources (2026-05-29 vs 2026-04-12)
• Key metadata missing: row count, file size, license, and author information are unknown
• Column list is incomplete on the Data.gov platform, hindering full understanding

Provenance

Source

City of New York, Department of Transportation

Collection Method

Administrative records from the Sidewalk Management System

Freshness

2026-05-29 12:08:52

Geography

New York City