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For Immediate Release
March 17, 2014

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Rachaele Raynoff - (212) 720-3471

CITY PLANNING UNVEILS GEOGRAPHIC ONLINE ADDRESS TRANSLATOR

Tool Provides Geographic Information for the Public and Critical City Services Like 311

March 17, 2014 – The Department of City Planning (DCP) today released the Geographic Online Address Translator (GOAT), a new web application that enables users to quickly and easily acquire a trove of useful location-specific information. GOAT allows one to enter a New York City geographic location, like an address or an intersection, and in return receive related data such as cross streets, census tract, police precinct, sanitation pickup, community district, and city council district as well as even more granular information. It also links to other city agency resources about a particular property including DCP’s Zoning and Land Use Application known as ZoLa, the Department of Finance’s (DOF) Digital Tax Map and Property Records, and the Department of Building’s (DOB) building profiles and violations. GOAT also will be accessible from the DCP web page, nyc.gov/planning.

GOAT will consolidate and expand the functionality of two older applications, and will replace outdated technology with a DCP-created utility that will be quickly and easily updated to include new features of DCP’s Geosupport System as they are developed.

GOAT has been used throughout city government, most heavily by 311, the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) and DOB. It will now be a resource for community boards, elected officials, researchers and the public at large.

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The Department of City Planning (DCP) plans for the strategic growth and development of the City through ground-up planning with communities, the development of land use policies and zoning regulations applicable citywide, and its contribution to the preparation of the City’s 10-year Capital Strategy. DCP promotes housing production and affordability, fosters economic development and coordinated investments in infrastructure and services, and supports resilient, sustainable communities across the five boroughs for a more equitable New York City.

In addition, DCP supports the City Planning Commission in its annual review of approximately 450 land use applications for a variety of discretionary approvals. The Department also assists both government agencies and the public by advising on strategic and capital planning and providing policy analysis, technical assistance and data relating to housing, transportation, community facilities, demography, zoning, urban design, waterfront areas and public open space.