Maps and Data Sources for Community Planning

Neighborhoods, Land Use, and Housing

ESRI Zip Tapestry: A map that condenses demographic and consumer spending information into profiles at the zip code level.

FloodHelpNY.org: Flood plain maps of New York City. Search by your address to find the level of flood risk where you are.

Accidental Skyline (Municipal Arts Society): this map depicts the amount of unused air rights in every neighborhood - the amount that developers can legally build without having to go through a public approval process.

CoreData.nyc Housing and Neighborhoods Data Hub (NYU Furman Center): Interactive map with land use and real estate data breakdowns by geography as well as housing subsidy information.

State of New York City’s Housing & Neighborhoods (NYU Furman Center): This annual report provides a compendium of data and analysis about New York City’s housing, land use, demographics, and quality of life indicators for each borough and the city’s 59 community districts. The single-page summaries for each community district are a great source of information about who lives in your neighborhood and what housing challenges people face.

Fair Housing Act Portal: This is the HUD AFFH Data and Mapping Tool that will assist program participants in completing an Assessment of Fair Housing. A user guide is available here.

How Many Units Has NYCHA Privatized To Date?: This page lists the NYCHA properties that have converted from Section 9 traditional public housing to the RAD/PACT program (Section 8 projected-based assistance) across time. 

Demographics and Census

NYC Population Factfinder: Census data for New York City from the 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS) data and with Detailed Race/Ethnicity Responses from the 2020 Census.

Social Explorer: Census data for the entire US, 1790 – present

DCP’s American Community Survey page groups Census data from the American Community Survey according to NYC-specific geographies

NYC Equitable Development Data Explorer: This is an interactive tool and map that enables users to explore various demographic, social, economic, and housing conditions by race and assess displacement risks across neighborhoods.