TLC Authorized Wheelchair Passenger Assistance Training Providers is a list of organizations certified to offer mandatory passenger assistance and wheelchair accessible vehicle training for new taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers in New York City. The dataset is maintained by the City of New York's open data portal, data.cityofnewyork.us. It was last updated on March 27, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze the spatial distribution of providers across NYC using Borough, Neighborhood Tabulation Area (NTA), and Community District columns.
- Identify provider contact details for regulatory audits or public information using columns like Contact, Telephone, Email, and Web.
- Join provider locations with other NYC geospatial datasets using key identifiers like BBL (Borough-Block-Lot), BIN, Latitude, and Longitude.
- Assess training accessibility by zip code or council district using Zip Codes and City Council Districts columns.
- Track dataset updates and versioning using the Data As of Date field for temporal analysis.
Strengths
- Dataset contains 27 distinct columns providing detailed organizational and geospatial attributes.
- Includes multiple geographic identifiers (BBL, BIN, Latitude, Longitude) enabling precise spatial joins.
Limitations
- Sample data and total row count are unavailable, preventing assessment of dataset size and completeness.
- Key metrics like provider count, update frequency, and license information are not provided.
Provenance
- Source
- data.cityofnewyork.us, the official open data portal for New York City.
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled and maintained by the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) for regulatory purposes.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated on March 27, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
- Geography
- New York City, with granular location data down to the census tract and community district level.