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Department of City Planning


Open DataMaps & Geography

Administrative and Political Boundaries
Archived Data Sets
Capital Projects Database
Census
City Facilities
Digital City Map
Geocoding Application
Housing Development
Other City Planning Datasets
PLUTO & MapPLUTO
Single Line Street Base Map Dataset
Waterfront, Climate & Sustainability Datasets
Zoning Application Portal (ZAP)
Zoning Related Datasets
3D Data

Administrative and Political Boundaries

Archived Data Sets

Capital Projects Database

Census

City Facilities

Digital City Map

Geocoding Application

Housing Development

Other City Planning Datasets

PLUTO & MapPLUTO

Single Line Street Base Map Dataset

Waterfront, Climate & Sustainability Datasets

Zoning Application Portal (ZAP)

Zoning Related Datasets

3D Data


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Administrative and Political Boundaries

Administrative and Political Districts

A note about new political redistricting geographies:

Release 24D2 contains revised Congressional District line for 2025 that were signed into law on February 28, 2024, and went into effect on January 1, 2025.

A note about new administrative geographies:

The rollout of NYPD Precinct 116 took effect December 19, 2024. The 24D1 release of NYPP features contains newly created Precinct 116 and the adjustment of surrounding precincts in Queens. If there are questions, concerns, or feedback please reach out to gss_feedback@planning.nyc.gov.

Borough & Community Districts:

- Borough Boundaries (with and without Water Area), and Community Districts.

School, Fire, Health & Police:

- School Districts, Fire Companies, Fire Battalions, Fire Divisions, Health Areas, Health Center Districts and Police Precincts.

Political Districts:

- Election and Assembly District, Congressional Districts, State Senate Districts, City Council Districts, Municipal Court Districts (with and without Water Area).

Release........... 24D2

Date of Data.......January 2025

Capital Projects Database

Capital Projects Database

DCP’s Capital Projects Database (CPDB) provides data users with information on current and future capital projects taking place in NYC that are reported in the Capital Commitment Plan. A “capital project” involves the construction, reconstruction, acquisition, or installation of a physical public improvement with a value of $50,000 or more and a “useful life” of at least five years (three years for Information Technology projects). This encompasses spending on physical public works projects, such as roads, sewers, and bridges, as well as investments in core information and technology infrastructure, and critical equipment, like fire trucks. It does not include spending on programs, such as after school funding or community engagement projects.

Release...........24adopt

Date of Data.......January 2025

Census

Census

Census statistical geographies (blocks & tracts) and Department of City Planning's related geographies (NTAs & CDTAs), used to report decennial census and American Community Survey (ACS) data.

Census Blocks & Tracts

Neighborhood Tabulation Areas (NTAs)

Community District Tabulation Areas (CDTAs)

Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs)

Release........... 24D

Date of Data.......November 2024

City Facilities

NYC City Owned and Leased Properties (COLP)

The City Owned and Leased Properties (COLP) is available as a file geodatabase, shapefile, csv and an excel spreadsheet. datasets include a file geodatabase and a spreadsheet. COLP is a list of uses on city owned and leased properties that includes geographic information as well as the type of use, agency and other related information. The datasets are updated biannually.

Questions or feedback on errors within the City Owned and Leased Properties can be directed to DCAS Land Use Planning at (212) 386-0622 or RESPlanning311@dcas.nyc.gov.

Release................ July 2024

Date of Data.......June 2024

Facilities Database

The Department of City Planning aggregates information about 30,000+ facilities and program sites that are owned, operated, funded, licensed, or certified by a City, State, or Federal agency in the City of New York into a central database called the City Planning Facilities Database (FacDB). These facilities generally help to shape quality of life in the city’s neighborhoods, and this dataset is the basis for a series of planning activities. This public data resource allows all New Yorkers to understand the breadth of government resources in their neighborhoods. The data is also complemented with a new interactive web map that enables users to easily filter the data for their needs. Users are strongly encouraged to read the database documentation, particularly with regard to analytical limitations.

Questions about this database can be directed to dcpopendata@planning.nyc.gov'.

Release........... 24v2

Date of Data....... October 2024

Digital City Map (DCM)

City Map

The Digital City Map (DCM) data represents street lines and other features shown on the City Map, which is the official street map of the City of New York. The City Map consists of 5 different sets of maps, one for each borough, totaling over 8000 individual paper maps. The DCM datasets were created in an ongoing effort to digitize official street records and bring them together with other street information to make them easily accessible to the public.

All of the Digital City Map (DCM) datasets are featured on the Streets App.

Release.............December 2024

Date of Data......December 2024

Geocoding Application

Geosupport System User Bulletin

Geosupport System User Bulletins provide users with information about
each quarterly release - like release dates, notable data modifications,
and technical information on software enhancements.

Each bulletin contains the following:

Date of promotion to OTI mainframe, Geoservice, and City Planning’s website

Instructions for accessing a release in a test region of the OTI mainframe

Data and Software Version Information

Street Name/Code Deletions, Changes and Additions

Tax Block, Tax Lot, & BIN Counts

Appendix: Table of Geosupport Functions

Appendix: Table of Geosupport System Return Codes, Reason Codes, and Messages

Release............... 24D

Date of Data........November 2024

Geosupport Desktop Edition™

Geosupport Users! Help us get to know you and your needs by taking a short survey.

Geosupport Desktop EditionTM (GDE) is a geocoding package that allows for the standardization, validation and processing of geographic locations throughout New York City. GDE is available for Windows® and Linux. The Windows version is available in both a legacy 32-bit version (standard) as well as a 64-bit version.

Release 24D2 contains rollout of NYPD Precinct 116 which took effect December 19, 2024, as well as revised Congressional District lines for 2025 that were signed into law on February 28, 2024, and went into effect on January 1, 2025.

Release............... 24D2

Software Version...24.42

Date of Data........January 2025

Geosupport Web Service: Geoservice

Geoservice is NYC Department of City Planning’s web service interface to the core Geosupport system. It exposes all Geosupport functions through simple and easy to use REST representations. Please note: To ensure equitable sharing among all users, we have limited Geoservice to 10,000 records a user per 24 hours. Once this number is exceeded, the user will be blocked from accessing Geoservice for 24 hours.

Users can request an access key as well as see sample queries at: https://geoservice.planning.nyc.gov/

Housing Development

DCP Housing Database: Project-Level Files

The NYC Department of City Planning’s (DCP) Housing Database Project-Level Files contain all NYC Department of Buildings (DOB)-approved housing construction and demolition jobs filed or completed in NYC since January 1, 2010. It includes the three primary construction job types that add or remove residential units:new buildings, major alterations, and demolitions, and can be used to determine the change in legal housing units across time and space. Records in the Housing Database Project-Level Files are geocoded to the greatest level of precision possible, subject to numerous quality assurance and control checks, recoded for usability, and joined to other housing data sources relevant to city planners and analysts.

Data are updated semiannually, at the end of the second and fourth quarters of each year.

Please see DCP’s annual Housing Production Snapshot summarizing findings from the 22Q4 data release here. Additional Housing and Economic analyses are also available.

Additional documentation is available on GitHub.

Release............. 24Q2

Date of Data......November 2024

DCP Housing Database: Unit Change Summary Files

The NYC Department of City Planning’s (DCP) Housing Database Unit Change Summary Files provide the net change in Class A housing units since the 2010 and the count of units pending completion for commonly used political and statistical boundaries. These tables are aggregated from the DCP Housing Database Project-Level Files, which is derived from Department of Buildings (DOB)-approved housing construction and demolition jobs filed or completed in NYC since January 1, 2010. Net housing unit change is calculated as the sum of the three primary construction job types that add or remove residential units: new buildings, major alterations, and demolitions. These files can be used to determine the change in legal housing units across time and space.

Data are updated semiannually, at the end of the second and fourth quarters of each year.

Please see DCP’s annual Housing Production Snapshot summarizing findings from the 22Q4 data release here. Additional Housing and Economic analyses are also available.

Additional documentation is available on GitHub.

Release............. 24Q2

Date of Data...... November 2024

Other City Planning Datasets

A note about census geographies:

All 2020 and 2010 Census and related statistical geographies, including Neighborhood Tabulation Areas (NTAs), Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs), and a new statistical geography, called Community District Tabulation Areas (CDTAs), which closely approximate NYC’s 59 Community Districts, can be found in the new Census section. All previously released versions of this data are available in the BYTES Archive.

NYCDCP Manhattan Bike Counts

The Transportation Division of the New York City Department of City Planning (NYCDCP) has performed annual bike counts in Manhattan since 1999. The counts have been conducted along designated bicycle routes at 10 on-street and 5 off-street locations during the fall season. These locations have remained generally consistent. The data collected includes cyclist/user volumes, helmet usage, use of bike lane, gender, etc. The bike counts data can offer insights into the overall trends in user demographics and travel patterns over time.

Notice to users: The Department of City Planning no longer collects Manhattan bike counts. For more current bike count data please go to NYC DOT’s website for bike counts on East River Bridges and Midtown Manhattan.

Release............. 2016

Date of Data..... 2005 - 2015

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Eligibility by Census Tract

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) eligible and ineligible census tracts. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires local municipalities that receive CDBG formula entitlement funds to use the 2011-2015 ACS LMISD data file to determine where CDBG funds may be used for activities that are available to all the residents in a particular area. A CD-eligible census tract refers to 2010 census tracts where the area is primarily residential and at least 51.0% of the residents are low- and moderate-income as per the LMISD data file. For New York City, a primarily residential area is defined as one where at least 50.0% of the total built floor area is residential as determined by PLUTO 18v2.1. Low- and moderate-income persons are defined as persons living in households with incomes below 80 percent of the area median household income (AMI). The New York Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area's AMI was $70,300 for a 4-person family at the release of the 2011-2015 American Community Survey.

Release............. June 2019

Date of Data..... June 2019

Hurricane Evacuation Zones

Hurricane Evacuation Zones are determined by New York City Emergency Management and represent varying threat levels of coastal flooding resulting from storm surge. Hurricane evacuation zones should not be confused with flood insurance risk zones, which are designated by FEMA and available in the form of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs).

Note to Users:

For earlier versions see Hurricane Evacuation Zones releases on the BYTES of the BIG APPLE archive page.

Release........... 24D

Date of Data.......November 2024

Atomic Polygons

Formerly known as a dynamic block, an Atomic Polygon is a minimal polygon formed by most LION file segments (exceptions include ‘paper street’ and ‘alley’ segments). ‘Minimal’ means the polygon is not subdivided by LION segments (other than the noted exceptions) into smaller polygons. An Atomic Polygon can contain segments of various types in its interior: paper street segments (FEATURE TYPE = ‘5’), dead end segments (SEGMENT LOCATIONAL STATUS = ‘I’), ‘land-hooked’ segments (SEGMENT LOCATIONAL STATUS = ‘H’), and alley segments (FEATURE TYPE = ‘A’). Atomic Polygon numbers are unique within 2010 Census tracts.

Note to Users:

For earlier versions see Atomic Polygon releases on the BYTES of the BIG APPLE archive page.

Release........... 24D

Date of Data.......November 2024

Places (Formerly "Areas of Interest")

The New York City Places point file was created as a guide to New York City’s non-neighborhood place locations that appear in “New York: A City of Neighborhoods.” These place locations include parks, cemeteries, and airports. Best estimates of label centroids were established at a 1:1,000 scale, but are ideally viewed at a 1:50,000 scale.

Geographic files of areas of interest labels as depicted in New York: A City of Neighborhoods.

Release............. 2014.8

Date of Data..... August 2014

Neighborhood Names

The New York City Neighborhood Names point file was created as a guide to New York City’s neighborhoods that appear in “New York: A City of Neighborhoods.” Best estimates of label centroids were established at a 1:1,000 scale, but are ideally viewed at a 1:50,000 scale.

Geographic files of areas of interest labels as depicted in New York: A City of Neighborhoods.

Release............. 2014.8

Date of Data..... August 2014

PAD™

The PAD (Property Address Directory) file contains additional geographic information at the tax lot level not found in the PLUTO files. This data includes alias addresses and Building Identification Numbers (BINs). It consists of two ASCII, comma delimited files: tax lot file and an address file.

Note to Users:

A new field (ZIP Code) has been added to the bobaadrx (Address) file. Please check your procedures to make sure this does not cause any problems.

Release........... 24D

Date of Data.......November 2024

Pseudo Lots

The Pseudo Lots dataset contains polygons of locations that have an address and/or a structure with a building identification number (BIN), but for which there is no tax lot. Pseudo lots may exist for locations with open space, subway or train stations, skyways, tunnels, or other miscellaneous features. Note that this is not a comprehensive dataset of locations with these types of features.

Release........... 24D

Date of Data.......November 18, 2024

SND™

The SND (Street Name Dictionary) file contains a set of geographic feature type names for New York City. Despite its name, the SND contains not only street names, but also a wide variety of other geographic feature names, including the names of tunnels, bridges, rail lines, shorelines, and geographic place names of various kinds. It is in ASCII fixed-field format with three different record layouts (see metadata for details).

Release........... 24D

Date of Data.......November 2024

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PLUTO and MapPLUTO

PLUTO™

Extensive land use and geographic data at the tax lot level in comma–separated values (CSV) file format. The PLUTO files contain more than seventy fields derived from data maintained by city agencies.

Release.............24v4

Date of Data.....November 2024

MapPLUTO™

MapPLUTO merges PLUTO tax lot data with tax lot features from the Department of Finance’s Digital Tax Map (DTM) and is available as shoreline clipped and water included. It contains extensive land use and geographic data at the tax lot level in ESRI shapefile and File Geodatabase formats.

Release.............24v4

Date of Data.....November 2024

Single Line Street Base Map Dataset

LION

LION: A single line street base map representing the city's streets and other linear geographic features such as shorelines, surface rail lines and boardwalks, along with feature names and address ranges for each addressable street segment.

Nodes: Points that represent the locations of any combination or intersection of linear features in LION. A node occurs wherever two or more linear features cross regardless of whether a physical intersections occurs at that point.

Node Street Name Table: The Table lists the Node Id and the Street names of segments that intersect at the node. Usually a node has more than one segment that converges at the node location, therefore a Node Id will have one to many street names associated with the node.

Alternate Names Table: Some streets may have multiple street names, valid for the full length or a portion of the street. The LION file accounts for most of these cases through the use of Street Codes and Local Group Codes (LGCs) which establish the valid names for each particular segment. The Alternate Names Table (altnames) is built using all the street names that correspond to the street code and lgc values.

This is released as a File Geodatabase. In addition to the data, the download includes several layer files for viewing the data.

Note to Users:

As of release 12C, the LION geodatabase no longer includes built-in Address Locator files for geocoding.

Release........... 24D

Date of Data.......November 2024

Roadbed Pointer List (RPL)

The Roadbed Pointer List (RPL) is a file representing the relationships between generic and roadbed segments (or roadbed terminators – segments that represent the merging of divided roadbeds back into each other as a single roadbed or undivided street). Users can use the RPL to transfer data tied to Segment IDs of generic segments to the Segment IDs of the corresponding roadbeds (or vice versa). The file does not contain Generic IDs or Physical IDs, only Segment IDs.

Release........... 24D

Date of Data.......November 2024

LION Differences File (LDF)

LION Differences File (LDF) is a sequential file containing records documenting certain types of changes that have occurred between a particular release of LION and the immediately previous LION release. A new LDF ‘edition’ is ‘published’ in conjunction with each new production release of LION.

Release........... 24D

Date of Data.......November 2024

Waterfront, Climate & Sustainability Datasets

Building Elevation and Subgrade

The Building Elevation and Subgrade data contains New York City building centroids derived from the Department of Building's (DOB) February 26th, 2022 building footprint dataset. Each record contains a grade and first floor measurement for each building (recorded as feet above sea-level in the NADV88 vertical datum) and indicates if subgrade space exists. DCP contracted with an external data vendor to generate a single point, or centroid, that represented the location of the center of every building recorded in the DOB dataset. The dataset excluded the footprints of small accessory buildings such as sheds. Each row within the dataset represents one building centroid, and records the X and Y coordinates of that centroid in the NAD 1983 coordinate system.

Release............. September 2023

Date of Data...... March 2023

NYC Future High Tide With Sea Level Rise

This geodatabase includes GIS layers showing the projected extent of future mean higher high water (MHHW) with sea level rise. Extents are based on local sea level rise projections released by the New York City Panel on Climate Change in 2015. The data include the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentile projections for the 2020s, 2050s, 2080s, and 2100. For more information on the method used to create these projections see: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nyas.12593/epdf. The data illustrate the scale of potential flooding, not the exact location, and do not account for erosion, rapid subsidence, or future construction.

Release............. May 2017

Date of Data...... January 2015

NYC Waterfront Access Map (WAM)

The NYC Waterfront Access Map (WAM) data contains information about the diverse mix of publicly-accessible waterfront space available throughout the City. The Waterfront Public Access Areas (WPAAs) data contains privately owned waterfront lots where publicly accessible open space is provided to and along the shoreline for public enjoyment. The Publicly Owned Waterfront data contains city, state, and federally owned public parks and facilities that provide waterfront parkland and open space for public enjoyment. Data for WPAA footprints (the portion of the privately owned waterfront lot that contains the publicly accessible area) and access points, human powered boat launches and saltwater fishing access are also included.

All NYC Waterfront Access Map (WAM) datasets are featured on the NYC DCP Waterfront Access Map

Release............. September 2023

Date of Data...... September 2023

Waterfront Access Plan

A Waterfront Access Plan is a detailed framework set forth in the Zoning Resolution, that tailors waterfront bulk regulations and public access requirements to the specific conditions of a particular waterfront. Development of individual waterfront parcels governed by the plan triggers a requirement to build and maintain public access areas in accordance with the WAP. This downloadable data is the representation of all existing WAP areas.

Note to Users:

These features are provided for reference only and are not intended for determining WAP applicability at the tax lot level. Please refer to Section 62-90 of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York.

Release............. November 2021

Date of Data..... November 2021

WRP Coastal Zone Boundary

The Coastal Zone Boundary defines the geographic scope of New York City's Waterfront Revitalization Program (WRP). Pursuant to federal statute, the boundary encompasses all land and water of direct and significant impact on coastal waters. Federal lands and facilities are excluded from the coastal zone and consistency review in accordance with federal legislation.

Special area designations of the NYC WRP’s Coastal Zone Boundary include Special Natural Waterfront Areas (SNWA), Priority Marine Activity Zones (PMAZ), Significant Maritime and Industrial Areas (SMIA), Recognized Ecological Complexes (REC) and the Arthur Kill Ecologically Sensitive Maritime and Industrial Area (ESMIA). Information on each is included in the shapefiles.

Note to Users:

These features are provided for reference only and are not intended for determining the Coastal Boundary at the tax lot level. Please refer to the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York. Please refer to the Coastal Boundary maps adopted in 1982.-->

Release............. 2016.1

Date of Data..... May 2016

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Zoning Application Portal (ZAP)

Zoning Application Portal (ZAP)

The Department of City Planning (DCP) processes land use applications submitted by City or other public agencies and other (private) applicants. This data set provides information on land use applications, including project tracking, description and tax lot data related to approximately 30,000 projects since the late 1970’s.

Zoning Application Portal (ZAP) data is featured on the ZAP Search App.

Release........January 2024

Date of Data.......February 3, 2025

Zoning Related Datasets

NYC Zoning Tax Lot Database

The Zoning Tax Lot Database is a comma–separated values (CSV) file format that contains up-to-date zoning by parcel. The Database includes the zoning designations and zoning map associated with a specific tax block and lot. The Database is updated on a monthly basis to reflect rezoning and corrections to the file.

The downloadable zoning data will be updated on a monthly basis or as needed.. Updates will include recent zoning changes adopted by the City Council.

Release........January 2025

Date of Data.......January 23, 2025 (date of most recent City Council adoptions included in data)

NYC GIS Zoning Features

The GIS Zoning Features data set is provided as a free download in ESRI Shapefile and file geodatabase formats. These are industry-standard GIS data formats, compatible with most GIS and CAD software, and also viewable using free GIS viewers like ESRI’s ArcGIS Explorer or Google Earth. This data set is continuous (seamless) city-wide and consists of 6 classes of zoning features: zoning districts, special purpose districts, special purpose district subdistricts, limited height districts, commercial overlay zones, and zoning map amendments.

While representative of the information contained in DCP’s printed zoning maps, this GIS data set is not intended to replace those maps, but to provide an additional source of zoning information for the general public’s use in digital mapping and analysis applications.

The downloadable zoning data will be updated on a monthly basis or as needed. Updates will include recent zoning changes adopted by the City Council.

Note to Users:

1. Zoning data changes frequently and will be updated as needed! Updates will include recent zoning changes adopted by the City Council.

2. These features are not intended for determining zoning at the individual tax lot level.

Release........January 2025

Date of Data.......January 23, 2025 (date of most recent City Council adoptions included in data)

Georeferenced NYC Zoning Maps

The Georeferenced NYC Zoning Maps raster dataset is intended to be a spatial representation of the entire zoning map catalog for the City of New York as one seamless citywide raster zoning map sans title blocks. These maps are normally maintained as 126 individual quarter sections and printed periodically for inclusion in Vol III of the City’s Zoning Resolution. This dataset encompasses recent changes to mapped zoning districts or zoning text amendments as they are adopted by the City Council as well as filed City Map changes.

Release........January 2025

Date of Data.......January 23, 2025 (date of most recent City Council adoptions included in data)

NYC Zoning Map Index

The NYC Zoning Map index is used to determine which zoning map is related to a specific geographic area in New York City. Zoning maps show the boundaries of zoning districts throughout the city. The maps are regularly updated after the City Planning Commission and the City Council have approved proposed zoning changes. The set of 126 maps, which are part of the Zoning Resolution, are displayed in 35 sections. Each section is identified by a number from 1 to 35 and is further divided into one to four quarters, each identified by a letter a, b, c or d (map 8d or 33c for example). Each map covers an area of approximately 8,000 feet (north/south) by 12,500 feet (east/west) or 100 million SF.

Release............July 2019

Date of Data......July 2019

Privately Owned Public Spaces (POPS)

Privately owned public spaces, also known by the acronym POPS, are outdoor and indoor spaces provided for public enjoyment by private owners in exchange for bonus floor area or waivers, an incentive first introduced into New York City’s zoning regulations in 1961. To find out more about POPS, visit the Department of City Planning's website at http://nyc.gov/pops. This database contains detailed information about each privately owned public space in New York City.

Data Source: Privately Owned Public Space Database (2018), owned and maintained by the New York City Department of City Planning and created in collaboration with Jerold S. Kayden and The Municipal Art Society of New York.

Release............24v2

Date of Data....October 2024

Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH)

The Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program was adopted in 2016 to encourage the creation of housing for families at a range of incomes in areas planned for housing growth. When actions of the Commission significantly increase residential density, the City Planning Commission and the City Council will apply one or more options to require affordable housing as part of new residential construction.

Note to Users:

These features are provided for reference only and are not intended for determining Mandatory Inclusionary Housing eligibility at the tax lot level. Please refer to APPENDIX F the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York.

Release........Novem,ber 2024

Date of Data.......November 21, 2024 (date of most recent City Council adoptions included in data)

Inclusionary Housing Designated Areas

The Inclusionary Housing Designated Areas Program was created in 2005 to encourage the creation and preservation of affordable housing in medium and high-density neighborhoods being rezoned to create new housing opportunities. The program modifies the base floor area ratio (FAR) available for developments and offers a floor area bonus for developments that provide affordable housing either on-site or within the surrounding community.

Note to Users:

These features are provided for reference only and are not intended for determining Inclusionary Housing Bonus eligibility at the tax lot level. Please refer to APPENDIX F of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York.

Release............. June 2024

Date of Data..... June 2024 (date of most recent City Council adoptions included in data: 12/1/2014)

(E) Designations

The (E) Designations data set is provided as a free download in ESRI Shapefile and CSV formats. This dataset contains (E) Designations, including CEQR Environment Requirements (Table 1) and CEQR Restrictive Declarations (Table 2), in Appendix C of the Zoning Resolution. An (E) Designation provides notice of the presence of an environmental requirement pertaining to potential hazardous materials contamination, high ambient noise levels or air emission concerns on a particular tax lot. For more information see E-FAQ.

While representative of the information contained in the Zoning Resolution, this data set is not intended to replace or supersede the information in the Zoning Resolution, but to provide an additional source of zoning information for the general public’s use in digital mapping and analysis applications.

Note to Users:

(E) Designations change frequently and will be updated as needed! Updates will include recent changes adopted by the City Council, City Planning Commission and any other entities.

These features are not intended for determining (E) Designations at the individual tax lot level.

Tax lot (BBL) info is recorded at the time an (E) Designation is established and is not updated with future changes, splits and merges of DOF tax lots.

The shapefile version of data set is not comprehensive due to the changes, splits and merges of DOF tax lots.

Release........January 2025

Date of Data.......February 5, 2025 (date of most recent (E) Designation established)

FRESH Food Stores Zoning Boundaries

The FRESH boundaries show where zoning and discretionary tax incentives are available for the development, expansion and renovation of full line grocery stores and supermarkets. This is a geographic file created by the New York City Department of City Planning, showing eligible areas for zoning incentives and eligible areas for tax incentives through the NYC Industrial Development Agency.

For more information on the FRESH program and other incentives targeting grocery stores, please see www.nyc.gov/FRESH.

Release............. January 2024

Date of Data..... January 2024

Designated Areas in Manufacturing Districts (Appendix J)

Designated Areas in M districts (shown in the maps of Appendix J in the Zoning Resolution) are areas where the development of new self-storage facilities are subject to restrictions. Designated areas in which self-storage facilities are subject to the as-of-right provisions of Section 42-121 are shown as Subarea 1, and those in which such use is subject to special permit of the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 74-932 are shown as Subarea 2.

Release............. July 2018

Date of Data..... July 2018

Transit Zones

Transit Zone boundaries are mapped to encompass neighborhoods that are dense, proximate to public transportation options, and where car ownership rates are lowest. Within the Transit Zone, no off-street parking spaces are required to be built for Income Restricted Housing Units (also referred to as IRHU) and Affordable Independent Residences for Seniors (also referred to as AIRS), and discretionary actions allow for the removal of parking spaces that were previously required, or the reduction of spaces that would normally need to be built for certain other housing types.

Release.............November 2024

Date of Data.....November 21, 2024

Lower Density Growth Management Area

A Lower Density Growth Management Area is an area designated in the Zoning Resolution where new developments must provide more off-street parking, larger yards and more open space than would otherwise be required in the applicable zoning districts In Staten Island and Bronx Community District 10.

This downloadable data is the approximate area in these sections of the City where new development are required to comply to the rules and regulations of Lower Density Growth Management Area.

Note to Users:

These features are provided for reference only and are not intended for determining whether new development must comply to rules and regulations at the tax lot level. Please refer to the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York.

Release.............August 2024

Date of Data.....August 2024

Sidewalk Cafes

A note about Sidewalk Café Regulations:

The Sidewalk Café Regulations dataset has been removed from this section. Effective 3/2/2024, DOT has adopted new rules for the outdoor dining program. The Citywide Open Restaurants text amendment is now official. As a result, DCP has eliminated all sidewalk cafe zoning from the Zoning Resolution (mainly Article 1, Chapter 4). All previously released versions of this data are available in the BYTES Archive.

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3D Data

NYC 3D Model by Community District

The NYC 3D Model by Community District is a publicly available model consisting of every building in New York City present in 2014. The model is based on DOITT’s 2014 aerial survey, which provides roof structure details, including a high-level of detail for certain iconic buildings. The Department of City Planning imported and enhanced the DOITT files by converting the entire model into .3dm format, which is compatible with Rhinoceros 3D modeling software. DCP also divided the model into the City’s 59 Community Districts and enriched each CD with base layers, including lots, streets, parks, and rail lines.

Release............... October 2018

Date of Data........ August 2018

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