NYC Street Construction Permits with Location and Purpose Details

Street construction permits issued by the New York City Department of Transportation from 2013 onward. The dataset includes over 150 permit types for activities like street openings and sidewalk construction. It is published by the City of New York and contains detailed records for utilities, contractors, government agencies, and homeowners.

Use Cases

• Analyzing construction density by street using the `OnStreetName`, `FromStreetName`, and `ToStreetName` columns.
• Tracking permit status and workflow timelines via `PermitStatusShortDesc`, `IssuedWorkStartDate`, and `IssuedWorkEndDate`.
• Mapping permit locations for spatial analysis using the `LocationGeometry` or `WKT` columns.
• Categorizing work types and associated equipment with `PermitTypeDesc`, `PermitPurposeComments`, and `EquipmentTypeDesc`.
• Linking related permit applications through `ApplicationTrackingID`, `PreviousPermitNumber`, and `NextPermitNumber`.

Strengths

• Covers a long time period, with records from at least 2013 to 2021.
• Includes precise geospatial data for location mapping via the `LocationGeometry` column.
• Documents a wide variety of permit types, with over 150 different activities described.

Limitations

• Conflicting temporal coverage: one source title suggests data from '2022 - Present', while descriptions reference '2013-2021'.
• Key metadata like row count, license, and exact size are unknown across all platforms.

Provenance

Source

City of New York Department of Transportation (DOT)

Collection Method

Administrative records from the permit issuance process.

Time Range

2013 to present (conflict between source descriptions and title).

Freshness

2026-04-05 05:49:02.993403

Geography

New York City, specifically streets and sidewalks under DOT jurisdiction.