New York City Sidewalk Violation Records

The dataset tracks sidewalk defect violations and related inspections in New York City, managed by the City of New York's Department of Transportation. It includes records for violations, inspections, and repinspections, with data last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the frequency and distribution of Violations across different city areas to prioritize repair resources.
• Model the relationship between Inspection and Repinspection records to predict defect recurrence.
• Identify patterns in Sidewalk defect types and their association with Tree-related incidents.

Strengths

• Data is managed by the authoritative City of New York organization.
• Includes multiple data facets such as Violations, Inspections, and Repinspections.
• Data was updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• The total number of rows and specific column definitions are unknown, limiting analytical scope.
• Data coverage is restricted to New York City, limiting geographic generalizability.
• The license is unspecified, creating potential uncertainty for commercial use.

Provenance

Source

City of New York

Collection Method

Collected via the Sidewalk Management System for tracking inspections and violations.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22.

Geography

New York City