Record of Forestry tree points for NYC Parks & Recreation.

Tree Points and Planting Spaces form the basis of ForMS 2.0’s data inventory and are the core entities that all Service Requests, Inspections, and Work Orders are associated to. The system has built-in rules to ensure that every Tree Point has a Planting Space and each Planting Space can have no more than one active Tree Point at a given time. Locations that have had one tree removed and another tree replanted will appear in ForMS 2.0 as a single Planting Space associated with one retired Tree Point (that has a removal Work Order) and one active Tree Point.

This dataset can be joined to the Forestry Planting Spaces dataset by joining PlantingSpaceGlobalID from Forestry Tree Points to GLOBALID from Forestry Planting Spaces.

User guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PVPWFi-WExkG3rvnagQDoBbqfsGzxCKNmR6n678nUeU/edit?usp=sharing

Data dictionary: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yMfZgcsrvx9M0b3-ZdEQ3WCk2dFxgitCWytTrJSwEAs/edit?usp=sharing

Citywide Outfalls

The Forever Wild layer delineates the location of ecologically important natural resources within NYC Parks property.

Map: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/dataset/Forever-Wild-Map/br7w-st33

Data Dictionary and User Guide: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BGfs3SaRlh0p2itOIimg1OQMvfkVuT0NQE6xDitZDQM/edit?usp=sharing

Locations and types of refuse litter baskets tracked by DSNY. This data is collected through periodic surveys by DSNY field personnel. Each record represents the approximate location, ownership, and physical type of a single refuse litter basket. Litter basket locations are subject to frequent change, for reasons that include but are not limited to: litter basket damage, nearby construction, graffiti, or regular illegal use of basket for household or commercial waste. There is often a lag time between a change in basket type or location and the reflection of that change in this dataset. This dataset includes information on BID-owned and Privately-owned litter baskets. Non-profit and private entities wishing to place a litter basket on a public street must receive permission from the Department of Sanitation. Location data for these baskets may be less accurate than for baskets that are owned by DSNY. This dataset does not track public litter baskets placed by other City, State, or Federal agencies, notably the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. Recycling baskets are also not tracked in this dataset.

The data tables provides a monthly roll up of key parameters at Wastewater treatment plants including SPEDES permit requirements

Locations where NYC residents can drop off their food scraps to be composted. For more information, visit https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/collection/residents/food-scrap-drop-off.page.

The DEP Application and Permit data will contain information about the different types of applications approved and permits issued on a regular basis. For the latest information, please refer to the Water and Sewer Permits dataset.

Properties remediated under OER's oversight, both in the E-Designation program and the NYC Voluntary Cleanup Program. Includes sites completed and in progress.

Playgrounds under NYC Parks jurisdiction

The Squirrel Census (https://www.thesquirrelcensus.com/) is a multimedia science, design, and storytelling project focusing on the Eastern gray (Sciurus carolinensis). They count squirrels and present their findings to the public. This table contains environmental data related to each of the 350 “countable” hectares of Central Park. Examples include weather, litter, animals sighted, and human density.

The Forever Wild layer delineates the location of ecologically important natural resources within NYC Parks property.

Map: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/dataset/Forever-Wild-Map/br7w-st33

Data Dictionary and User Guide: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BGfs3SaRlh0p2itOIimg1OQMvfkVuT0NQE6xDitZDQM/edit#gid=1692110788

Cryptosporidium and Giardia Analytical Results for Source Waters

This table is the primary table for information about work orders, and contains general information - including a description of the work, assigned title, request date and completion date - about each work order. Each row represents a single work order. The primary key field is EVT_CODE. The EVT_OBJECT field can be joined to the Assets table on OBJ_CODE to know which asset the work order was for.

For the User Guide, please follow this link
For the Data Dictionary, please follow this link

Record of Forestry work orders for NYC Parks & Recreation.

Work Orders are used to record activities performed by Parks staff, contractors, other Agencies, or private entities in the case of permitted work. ForMS 2.0 requires that WOs can only be created from an Inspection, with the exception of a Debris Removal – Misc. Wood WO where the associated tree cannot always be determined.

This dataset can be joined to the Forestry Planting Spaces dataset by joining PlantingSpaceGlobalID from Forestry Work Orders to GLOBALID from Forestry Planting Spaces.

User guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PVPWFi-WExkG3rvnagQDoBbqfsGzxCKNmR6n678nUeU/edit?usp=sharing

Data dictionary: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yMfZgcsrvx9M0b3-ZdEQ3WCk2dFxgitCWytTrJSwEAs/edit?usp=sharing

A list of locations where NYC residents can drop off unwanted electronics. It’s illegal in New York State to include electronic devices with trash or recycling. For more information on how to handle unwanted electronics in NYC, see: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/electronics

Location of paths or trails in designated Forever Wild areas of NYC Parks.

At-the-tap samples tested for lead and copper

Historic land uses on lots that were vacant, privately owned, and zoned for manufacturing in 2009.  Information came from a review of several years of historical Sanborn maps over the past 100 years. 

When the SPEED 1.0 mapping application was created in 2009, OER had its vendor examine historic land use maps on vacant, privately-owned, industrially-zoned tax lots. Up to seven years of maps for each lot were examined, and information was recorded that indicated industrial uses or potential environmental contamination such as historic fill. Data for an additional 139 lots requested by community-based organizations was added in 2014. Each record represents the information from a map from a particular year on a particular tax lot at that time. Limitations of funding determined the number of lots included and entailed that not all years were examined for each lot.

Annual tons of food scraps dropped off at Green Markets and nonprofit partners. Also includes deliveries of organics such as leaf and wood wastes to nonprofit partners. In FY 2021, DSNY suspended its collection of food scraps from Green Markets due to COVID and COVID-related budget cuts. In FY 2021, nonprofit partners started to haul their own organic material.

• For DSNY monthly tonnages collected curbside by DSNY vehicles, see: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/DSNY-Monthly-Tonnage-Data/ebb7-mvp5.


• Visit https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/food-scraps-and-yard-waste-page/nyc-food-scrap-drop-off-locations for drop-off composting updates.


• For more information about NYC's organics collection programs, see: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/resources/reports/organics-reports.

This dataset captures all water features within NYC Parks. It combines the State’s hydrography layer with known water fountains. Made for cartographic purposes, the attribute data isn’t as maintained as the geometry.

User guide: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1A7KhVk3LW_IKPHYfYUNAHSPgsVAJb1Chk3ZICtVwDsI
Data Dictionary: https://drive.google.com/open?id=124PsGwqsgf1cW2eWnEEjdO3cojoRtloAh3r37eTAXAM

The Squirrel Census (https://www.thesquirrelcensus.com/) is a multimedia science, design, and storytelling project focusing on the Eastern gray (Sciurus carolinensis). They count squirrels and present their findings to the public.

This table contains stories, observations, and notes written on tally sheets by Squirrel Sighters during the Census. Individual stories have been tagged with common story themes, such as “squirrel experience,” “park experience,” “dogs,” “other animals,” “accidental poems,” and “squirrels acting odd.”

Current number of times a given tree has been marked as a favorite by registered users of the NYC Street Tree Map (nyc.gov/parks/treemap).

This dataset can be joined to the Forestry Tree Points dataset (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/Forestry-Tree-Points/k5ta-2trh) by joining the TreeId to OBJECTID from Forestry Tree Points.

Live data feed: https://www.nycgovparks.org/tree-map-feeds/favorite-trees.json

This data set has been archived. This data set is now updated here: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/dataset/Greenstreets/vzj6-pcjy

Archived description: A comprehensive shapefile of all small planted areas defined and maintained as Greenstreets. These are separate and discreet from standard parks, whether on parks property or not. Retired sites are not included.

Botanical Gardens

The sustainability indicators are used by the Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability to track the progress of the PlaNYC program.