New York City Street Closures for Construction Permits

Data from the New York City Department of Transportation identifies street segments subject to full closures for construction activities. It includes permit details such as purpose, start and end dates, and street names. The dataset is published by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in early April 2026.

Use Cases

• Traffic flow analysis using WORK_START_DATE and WORK_END_DATE to model construction duration impacts.
• Construction permit tracking and compliance monitoring via UNIQUEID and PURPOSE fields.
• Geospatial mapping of closure locations for public notification using the_geom and ONSTREETNAME.
• Borough-level infrastructure planning and resource allocation using BOROUGH_CODE.
• Analyzing street segment impacts for adjacent property access using FROMSTREETNAME and TOSTREETNAME.

Strengths

• Includes precise geospatial coordinates (the_geom) for mapping closures.
• Provides detailed temporal data with specific WORK_START_DATE and WORK_END_DATE columns.
• Contains unique identifiers (UNIQUEID, SEGMENTID) for reliable record tracking.

Limitations

• Key metadata conflicts exist: row count, size, and license information are unknown or listed as 'None' across all sources.
• The dataset's temporal coverage is unspecified, with only a last updated date provided.
• Data completeness is uncertain as some platform entries list no tags or column information.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Collected from DOT construction permits for full street closures.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-05 according to the most recent platform entry.

Geography

New York City, specifically street segments within the five boroughs.