Over 150 different types of sidewalk and roadway construction permits issued by the New York City Department of Transportation. The dataset covers activities such as street openings, sidewalk construction, and installing canopies over sidewalks, and lists additional organizations associated with each permit. The data is provided by the City of New York and was last updated in March 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze permit coordination patterns based on the listing of related agencies.
- Model the distribution of street construction activities based on permit types mentioned in the description.
- Track sidewalk infrastructure development based on permits for sidewalk construction and canopy installation.
- Assess utility and contractor work density based on the issuance of street opening permits.
Strengths
- Covers over 150 distinct permit types, indicating detailed categorization.
- Explicitly includes data on related agencies, which may facilitate network analysis.
- Last updated in March 2026, suggesting a commitment to maintenance.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- City of New York
- Collection Method
- Issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT).
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-22 03:51:50.101982; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- New York City