City of New York's Open Data Portal

New York City's Open Data Portal has a mission of providing open data for all -- an opportunity to engage New Yorkers in the information that is produced and used by City government. The portal is created by the City's Open Data team, which is a partnership between the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics (MODA) and the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT). The portal serves as the analytics hub for New York City government. DoITT manages the technical operations of the portal, working with City agencies to develop content to post on the Socrata platform. Agencies own the datasets, and each has its own Open Data Coordinators that serve as the primary points of contact with the Open Data team. NYC's open data program proudly asserts its six elements of "Open Data Values": Start with Users: The first step in opening data is focusing on demand. We support creative analytic thinking to enable users to answer the questions most important to them and also make efforts to spur demand in communities less familiar to Open Data. Treat the publication of the dataset as its debut: Though a lot of work goes into making a dataset ready to go live, our work isn’t done once that dataset is published. Opening data requires that it is updated, errors are identified, and users are able to engage and provide feedback. Encourage purposeful and easy engagement: Open Data is a platform that should be used as a tool for feedback. Substantive engagement is more than an obligation: it must be default for Open Data. Empower agencies: By empowering Open Data Coordinators and champions in every agency and office, we can narrow the gap between agency experts and Open Data users. Integrate Open Data into citywide processes: As Open Data becomes routine across NYC government, we will look for opportunities to make small changes in existing processes. Learn, test, standardize – and learn again: We must test our assumptions and try new ideas, collect information on our efforts, and analyze our performance for points of improvement. Related Resources: Learn more about the NYC's plan for Open Data For All Reference the data program's Open Data Policy and Technical Standards Manual Engage with the NYC open data team