The Walk to a Park initiative focuses on increasing access to parks and open spaces, concentrating on areas of the city that are under-resourced and where residents are living further than a walk to a park. NYC Parks calculates the number of New Yorkers within walking distance of a park and reports on this as part of the Mayor’s Management Report. “Walking distance” is defined as a 1/4-mile or less for sites such as small playgrounds and sitting areas; or a 1/2-mile or less for larger parks that serve a wider region, typically over 8 acres or situated on the waterfront. Certain properties in NYC Parks' portfolio, such as cemeteries, community gardens, or sites with no recreational equipment were not included in this analysis. Similarly, some parks and open-space amenities not under the jurisdiction of NYC Parks were included in this analysis, as they provide recreational value.

This dataset includes two ESRI shapefiles of access points, one for sites that get a 1/4-mile buffer and one for sites that get a 1/2-mile buffer. It also includes an ESRI shapefile of the combined polygon that is the output of this analysis. This polygon represents the total area within walking distance of a park. To generate the number of New Yorkers within that distance, the polygon is compared with data from the U.S. Census.

This information is only current as of the publication date. For more information about this analysis and the Walk to a Park Initiative, visit: https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/planning/walk-to-a-park

Directory of Toilets in Public Parks

NYC and Co. museums and galleries

Planimetric basemap line layer containing shoreline features. Please see the following link for additional documentation- https://github.com/CityOfNewYork/nyc-planimetrics/blob/master/Capture_Rules.md.

Basketball Courts in New York City Department of Parks & Recreation properties.

This dataset identifies property managed partially or solely by NYC Parks. This data has been produced in whole or part using secondary data. Data accuracy is limited by the scale and accuracy of the original sources. Site-specific conditions should be field-verified.

Records are added as more land is designated under NYC Parks’ jurisdiction. Each record represents an acquisition.

User Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NExNJF5YKID04oOopi0fHainRuGG3Pz_jKSrMujPsPk/edit?usp=sharing

Data Dictionary: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q4DBWu7riNFxWvy1vnTJHoOI3r2L9oW6eCN56jCNyCw/edit?usp=sharing

This data set is the Programs funding award amount by fiscal year

Locations of New York City Museums

Planimetric basemap layer containing open spaces (excluding parks).
Please see the following link for additional documentation- https://github.com/CityOfNewYork/nyc-planimetrics/blob/master/Capture_Rules.md.

This data is table of monuments that is maintained by NYC Parks. Prior to being stored electronically the original data was stored on index cards dating back to the 1940s. The database is updated periodically to include new monuments, and information updated for existing monuments. For questions about the dataset please contact Parks’ Art & Antiquities division at (212) 360-8143.

For the data dictionary, please follow this link.

Listing of all Cultural Organizations in the Department of Cultural Affairs directory

● One line of data represents a single geographic area for which an event permit can be requested in the Citywide Event Management System (CEMS).
● Data was digitized in desktop GIS in consultation with borough permit offices.
● Data is updated when changes are requested by the borough permit offices.
● Along with this dataset, the Athetlic Facilities dataset are sent to CEMS
● Spaces not outlined in this dataset are not available for permitting

Listing of Latin cultural organizations

Dog runs in New York City Department of Parks & Recreation properties and properties with off-leash hours for dogs.

Waterfront Public Access Areas (WPAAs) are privately owned waterfront zoning lots where publicly accessible open space is provided to and along the shoreline for public enjoyment, as shown on the Waterfront Access Map (WAM).

New York Public Library (NYPL) branch services from July 2010 to June 2011, by borough, network, program, attendance, and more.

This dataset contains information about Parks' Special Events, including fitness, sports, dancing, movies, and concerts facilitated by NYC Parks' Public Programs division.

These are one-off events that occur a single time - these events are not part of a regularly occurring programming series.

Explore the Data Dictionary

● One line of data represents a single geographic area for which an event permit can be requested in the Citywide Event Management System (CEMS).
● Data was digitized in desktop GIS in consultation with borough permit offices.
● Data is updated when changes are requested by the borough permit offices.
● Along with this dataset, the Athetlic Facilities dataset are sent to CEMS
● Spaces not outlined in this dataset are not available for permitting

Recreational facilities in New York City Department of Parks & Recreation properties that are accessible to the disabled.

A list of Brooklyn Public Library Branches, with branch name, locations, directions to, hours of services, name of contact person, and a brief description of the neighborhood the branch services.

A listing of the next two weeks of events taking place on NYC Parks properties that are open to the public.

New York Public Library (NYPL) branch services from July 2010 to June 2011(Manhattan)

Broadway Events

Dog runs are large, fenced-in areas for dogs to exercise unleashed during park hours. Each record in this dataset is an individual dog run. Planimetrics have ensured good GIS quality of the data.

User guide: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_LB-hb9eJ9Bph7K2Yf06_KOtra8qKppbPnfSyH1lRUg
Data Dictionary: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1a3vdtIHUTUl2wokZ1r3fot8wm-lrnKGXYL-6xU5Fj2A

This data set contains the current listing of Department of Cultural Affairs completed Percent for Art projects.