City, New York Open Data

About City, New York Open Data

NYC Open Data is a public data portal published by New York City agencies and partner organizations, providing free access to municipal datasets through a searchable catalog. Users can browse datasets by city agency or by category, such as business, education, and environment, and can view recently published and popular datasets.

The platform includes a data exploration tool called Scout for discovering related datasets, as well as APIs for programmatic access to the data. It also offers training classes, a mailing list for news and event updates, and a project gallery showcasing work built using the open data.

The site is aimed at developers, researchers, and members of the public interested in working with New York City government data, including both newcomers learning how to get started and experienced users looking for agency-specific or categorized datasets.

Key features

• Free public data catalog published by New York City agencies
• Browse datasets by City agency or by category (Business, Education, Environment, etc.)
• Scout tool for exploring related datasets
• Open Data APIs for programmatic access to datasets
• In-person and online training classes on using open data

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