New York City Street Construction Permits with Crane Information

New York City's Department of Transportation issues over 150 different types of sidewalk and roadway construction permits. This dataset specifically lists permits that are associated with cranes, though most permits do not include them. The data was last updated on March 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze crane deployment patterns for street and sidewalk construction projects.
• Assess the frequency of heavy equipment usage in public infrastructure work.
• Identify permit types and activities, such as street openings or canopy installations, that involve cranes.

Strengths

• Over 150 different permit types are documented, indicating a detailed classification system.
• Data is sourced from the authoritative City of New York Department of Transportation.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes most permits do not have cranes, so relevant records may be sparse.

Provenance

Source

City of New York Department of Transportation

Collection Method

Permit issuance records.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:54:37.020177; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City