You can remove or add these layers by checking or unchecking the boxes in the legend next to each layer, and then clicking the button. Most of the tax parcels on the map are shaded light yellow and outlined in gray. Streets are darker yellow and are labeled, and water is blue. The table includes the parcel's address, block and lot number, zoning, a general description, assessed value, and ownership. This information was obtained from the NYC Department of Finance's Real Property Assessment Database, from 1999.
Water is blue, and the city's boroughs are light yellow.
Neighborhoods are labeled, and streets are shown if you zoom in closer. You can remove or add these layers by checking or unchecking the boxes in the legend next to each layer, and then clicking the button. The table below the map lists important open space statistics for your Community Board or Borough compared with the city. Remember, if you zoom in too close, the images will lose resolution and become too fuzzy. Also, the map service won't let you zoom out too far, because it will take too long to redraw a photo of an entire borough or more, for example.