New York City Street Construction Permits With Crane Details

Over 150 types of sidewalk and roadway construction permits are issued by the NYC Department of Transportation. This dataset specifically lists crane details when they are associated with a permit, though most permits do not include cranes. The data is maintained by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the frequency of crane-associated permits using the `PermitNumber` and `CraneSerialNumber` fields.
• Track the creation and modification timelines of crane-related construction activities using the `CreatedOn` and `ModifiedOn` timestamps.
• Categorize crane usage in construction projects by type using the `CraneTypeShortDesc` column.

Strengths

• Data is sourced directly from the NYC Department of Transportation's permitting system.
• Includes timestamps (`CreatedOn`, `ModifiedOn`) for tracking permit lifecycle.

Limitations

• The dataset only includes permits with associated cranes, which represent a subset of all construction permits.
• Sample data and total row count are unavailable, preventing assessment of dataset scale.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Extracted from the NYC Department of Transportation's permit issuance system.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

New York City, USA