01/30/2024
.city has several features that enable users to tap into a city’s Open Data; that is data sources that a government agency makes accessible to the public. One of these features will send an email alerting you about new records created in an area of interest you define on the map.
Using your Ginkgo account you can draw a custom shape on the map, choose which data source you’d like to subscribe to, and Ginkgo will email you whenever new records are created within that area you defined (see images in the blog post linked in bio).
For New York City, these alerts are available for the following data sources, with more being added regularly.
- 311 complaints
- Certificates of Occupancy
- Rodent Inspections 🐀
- Housing Code Violations
Let’s take a look at how one of these sources of data might be useful. Take Housing code violations, for example. Housing code violations likely aren’t the most exciting topic, but they can be useful indicators and clues about the dynamics of the city around us. In some cases, professionals can use these violations as indicators that inform their decisions about a specific market that they track.
