Need a new view of what the Big Apple looks like to a statistician, city planner, or donor? Try the New York City Map Portal. This mapping tool allows you to visualize what your neighborhood looks like, find the local after-school programs, day care and Headstart programs, firehouses, libraries, senior centers, and Wi-Fi Hotspots. New York City Map Portal links to a wealth of government data resources, including the NYC Census Fact Finder, Community District Profiles, NYC Health Profiles, and the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.
Savvy proposal writers also use other online resources such as the InfoShare Online database (from Community Studies of New York, Inc.) to study neighborhood profiles and compare social indicators.
NYCStats is the City’s one-stop-shop for data and statistics on City services, and includes the My Neighborhood Statistics database, which allows the public to track how City agencies are performing in each community.
A soon-to-come online tool is NYCStat Stimulus Tracker. This database launches at the end of March and will provide accountability and details on the use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) money in New York City. For economic data, try the economic snapshots from the New York City Economic Development Corporation.
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Susan Shiroma, Senior Librarian, Foundation Center-New York
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