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Contextualizing Data in NYC

NYC Open Data
Provides free access to public datasets published by New York City agencies and other partners covering city government, education, environment, health, and business.
Open Data NY
Offers free access to government data provided by New York State.

NYC Department of Education InfoHub
Select the Reports section to search for data and reports.
New York State Education Department Data
Data portal for The New York State Education Department (NYSED) statistics.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Primary federal entity collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other countries.

Resources in book format:

► The Newest New Yorkers (1980s-present) is a series of statistical reports about recent immigrants from the Department of City Planning.

Online-only editions:

The Newest New Yorkers : Characteristics of the City’s Foreign-Born Population, 2013 Edition.

Print and/or digital editions:

The Newest New Yorkers, 2000 : Immigrant New York in the New Millenium by Arun Peter Lobo and Joseph J. Salvo
Department of City Planning, 2004.
Call number [RH Reference Area] F128.9.A1 N49 2004
The Newest New Yorkers, 1990-1994 by Arun Peter Lobo, Joseph J. Salvo and Vicky Virgin.
New York, NY: Department of City Planning, 1996.
Call number [RH Reference Area] F128.9.A1 L63 1996
The Newest New Yorkers : An Analysis of Immigration into New York City during the 1980s by Joseph J. Salvo and Ronald J. Ortiz
Department of City Planning, 1992.
Call number [RH Reference Area] F128.9.A1 S34 1992

QuickFacts for the Bronx - U.S. Census Bureau
Table of statistics for Bronx County, NY.
QuickFacts New York City - U.S. Census Bureau
Table of statistics for all (5) boroughs of New York City.

U.S. Census Bureau This link opens in a new window
Official site for data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Contains content previously available from American FactFinder including population, economic, housing, and geographic information and data about the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island areas. Try Data Gems for quick video tutorials about how to search the platform for specific types of data.

Population FactFinder from NYC Department of City Planning
Provides detailed population and housing profiles for user defined areas within New York City using decennial census and American Community Survey data.
Community District Profiles
Find data, maps, and other resources describing New York City’s 59 community districts. Choose a community district profile by clicking on the map, or search by district, neighborhood, or address.
Community Connect: Bronx Information Portal
Developed by Lehman College/CUNY with Socrata, the portal brings together Bronx-related open data on education, health, population, environment and sustainability, and more.

New York City Community Health Profiles
Reports of health indicators for the 59 community districts combining traditional health measures with broader issues including housing conditions, air pollution, and access to supermarkets, etc.
New York City Environment & Health Data Portal
Digital tool for exploring environmental and health data from New York City.
Health Data NY
Open health data portal for NY state.

NYC Crime Map
Customizable views of NYC crime data.
NYPD CompStat 2.0
NYPD crime statistics as recorded in the CompStat book running Monday through Sunday. All figures reflect statistics from the end of the most recent CompStat period. Data is subject to change as complaints are investigated.
Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program - Federal Bureau of Investigation
Consists of four data collections: The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), the Summary Reporting System (SRS), the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) Program, and the Hate Crime Statistics Program.

New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) - Data Transparency Initiative
Data provided by independent agency empowered to receive, investigate, mediate, hear, make findings, and recommend action on complaints against New York City police officers.
Law Enforcement Lookup (LELU)
An extension of the Legal Aid Society’s Cop Accountability Project (CAP), this resource provides access to law enforcement misconduct data in New York City.
The NYPD Files via ProPublica
Database of civilian complaints against the NYPD dating from from September 1985 to January 2020.
NYPD Misconduct Complaint Database via the NYCLU
A repository of complaints made by the public on record at the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB). Does not include pending complaints.

Facts and Figures for Subway and Bus Ridership
Statistics from The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
MTA Performance Metrics
New portal tracking metrics across MTA transportation agencies – Subway, Bus, LIRR, and Metro-North – as well as Access-A-Ride.