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Sources for New York Statistical Data

Data Analytic Recidivism Tool (DART)
The Data Analytic Recidivism Tool (DART) helps answer questions about recidivism in New York City. DART lets users look at recidivism rates for selected groups defined by characteristics of defendants and their cases.
Department of City Planning: Community Data Portal
Search for data by community district
Keeping Track Online
The Status of New York City Kids put together by the Citizens Committee for Children
MTA Capital Program Dashboard
Map-based list of capital investment projects (improvement, mitigation, disaster recovery) by the Metropolitan Transit Authority, including dates and financial amounts.
New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene
The Bureau of Vital Statistics analyzes data that it collects from hundreds of thousands of birth and death certificates issued in New York City (NYC) each year by the Bureau of Vital Records. The Office of Vital Statistics (OVS) cleans, stores, codes, analyzes and reports this data for official use.
New York State Data Center
the state’s primary and most comprehensive source for economic and demographic data, tracking the trends of the State of New York, its businesses and people.
NYC - Administration For Children's Services (ACS)
The most recent reports and stats from ACS on the welfare and well-being of NYC's children.
NYC Business Atlas
Tool to explore business conditions by neighborhood. Data is based on closest census tract
NYC Census Fact Finder
Search for census information by neighborhood, subway stop, address, intersection or census tract.
NYC Open Data
NYC Open Data makes the wealth of public data generated by various New York City agencies and other City organizations available for public use. As part of an initiative to improve the accessibility, transparency, and accountability of City government, this catalog offers access to a repository of government-produced, machine-readable data sets.

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Sources for Statistics
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General Sources for Statistical Data

American FactFinder
Provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data in American FactFinder comes from decennial censuses and periodic surveys.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Offers national, state, county, and local labor statistics on such topics as unemployment, wages, and workplace injuries.
Historical Census Browser
Census data ranging from 1790-1960 Users can limit searches by many variables including gender, age, education & literacy. Data is available by state and by country. Maintained by the University of Virginia.

Statista This link opens in a new window
A statistical portal, focusing on quantitative data within media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets. Fully searchable, Statista also includes great infographics and charts on hundreds of topics.

IPUMS
IPUMS provides census and survey data from around the world integrated across time and space. IPUMS integration and documentation makes it easy to study change, conduct comparative research, merge information across data types, and analyze individuals within family and community context. Data and services available free of charge.
Statistical Abstract (goverment site)
Published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. The data comes from the U.S. census and is made available by the federal government.
Data USA
Comprehensive visualization of U.S. public data. Data USA provides an open, easy-to-use platform that turns data into knowledge.