Summary

NYC 311 open data for 2011_Q4 contain a total of 491,085 service requests, consisting of 101,896 requests from the Bronx, 155,280 requests from Brooklyn, 100,096 requests from Manhattan, 102,330 requests from Queens, and 23,368 requests from Staten Island. The three most common complaint types were: Heating (n=79,528), General Construction (n=36,789), and Plumbing (n=30,782). City agencies with the highest number of service request assignments were: HPD (n=207,060), DOT (n=68,485), and NYPD (n=66,281). Overall, 79.5% of service requests were closed on or before their respective due dates.

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Service Request Volume

Total

2011_Q4 Number of Service Requests
Total 491,085

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Trend

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By Borough

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Borough Number of Service Requests
Bronx 101,896
Brooklyn 155,280
Manhattan 100,096
Queens 102,330
Staten Island 23,368
Unspecified 8,115

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By Month

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Month Number of Service Requests
October 171,915
November 160,820
December 158,350

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By Weekday

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By Weekday

Weekday Number of Service Requests
Sunday 43,850
Monday 80,273
Tuesday 80,803
Wednesday 79,023
Thursday 78,181
Friday 76,627
Saturday 52,328

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By Times

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By Community District

Cumulative

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Trend

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Locations

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Location Number of Service Requests
Residential Building 205,029
(Missing / Not Applicable) 104,614
Street 41,423
Street/Sidewalk 31,585
Residential Building/House 28,965
Sidewalk 24,610
Other 20,123
Senior Address 8,856
Tenant Address 5,768
Property Address 5,144
Club/Bar/Restaurant 3,997
N/A 3,430
Restaurant/Bar/Deli/Bakery 2,026
3+ Family Apt. Building 2,014
Home 1,781
Street Address 1,720

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Channels

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Channel Number of Service Requests
Online 28,017
Other 11,630
Phone 164,294
Unknown 287,144

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Agencies

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Agency Number of Service Requests
HPD 207,060
DOT 68,485
NYPD 66,281
DEP 30,536
DSNY 28,134
DOB 23,180
DOF 17,459
DPR 16,827
DOHMH 9,447
TLC 5,996
DHS 5,784
DCA 4,699
3-1-1 3,065
DFTA 2,883
DOE 427
EDC 414
NYCEM 207
DOITT 199
ACS 1
HRA 1

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Agencies and Acronyms:



  • 311
  • Administration for Children’s Services (ACS)
  • Alliance for Downtown New York
  • Banking Commission
  • Board of Correction (BOC)
  • Board of Elections (BOENY)
  • Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA)
  • Bronx Borough President (BPBX)
  • Brooklyn Borough President (BPBK)
  • Brooklyn Public Library (BPL)
  • Business Integrity Commission (BIC)
  • Campaign Finance Board (CFB)
  • City Clerk & Clerk of the Council (OCC)
  • City Council (NYCC)
  • City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS)
  • City University of New York (CUNY)
  • Civil Service Commission
  • Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB)
  • Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)
  • Commission on Women’s Issues (CWI)
  • Commission to Combat Police Corruption (CCPC)
  • Community Boards
  • Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB)
  • Department for the Aging (DFTA)
  • Department of Buildings (DOB)
  • Department of City Planning (DCP)
  • Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS)
  • Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)
  • Department of Correction (DOC)
  • Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA)
  • Department of Design and Construction (DDC)
  • Department of Education (DOE)
  • Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
  • Department of Finance (DOF)
  • Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)
  • Department of Homeless Services (DHS)
  • Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)


  • Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications (DoITT)
  • Department of Investigation (DOI)
  • Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR)
  • Department of Probation (DOP)
  • Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS)
  • Department of Sanitation (DSNY)
  • Department of Small Business Services (SBS)
  • Department of Transportation (DOT)
  • Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)
  • Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
  • Equal Employment Practices Commission (EEPC)
  • Financial Information Services Agency (FISA)
  • Fire Department Pension Fund & Related Funds
  • Fire Department of New York City (FDNY)
  • Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC)
  • Human Resources Administration (HRA)
  • Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
  • Latin Media & Entertainment Commission (LMEC)
  • Law Department (LAW)
  • Loft Board (LOFT)
  • Manhattan Borough President (MBPO)
  • Mayor’s Office of Adult Education (ADULTED)
  • Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics (MODA)
  • Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability (OLTPS)
  • Mayor’s Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
  • Mayor’s Office of Media And Entertainment (MOME)
  • Mayor’s Office of Operations (OPS)
  • Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence (OCDV)
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)


  • NYC & Company (NYCGO)
  • NYC Independent Budget Office (IBO)
  • NYC Media (MEDIA)
  • NYC Service (NYCSERVICE)
  • New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)
  • New York City Tax Commission (TAXCOMM)
  • New York Public Library (NYPL)
  • Office of Administrative Tax Appeals (OATA)
  • Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH)
  • Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME)
  • Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management (CECM)
  • Office of Collective Bargaining (OCB)
  • Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
  • Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting (FILM)
  • Office of Labor Relations (OLR)
  • Office of Payroll Administration (OPA)
  • Office of the Actuary (ACTUARY)
  • Office of the Comptroller (COMPTROLLER)
  • Office of the Mayor
  • Police Department (NYPD)
  • Police Pension Fund (NYCPPF)
  • Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ)
  • Procurement Policy Board (PPB)
  • Public Design Commission (formerly Art Commission (ARTCOM) and Design Commission)
  • Queens Borough President (QBP)
  • Queens Library (QBPL)
  • Rent Guidelines Board (RGB)
  • School Construction Authority (SCA)
  • Staten Island Borough President (BPSI)
  • Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT)
  • Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC)
  • Teachers Retirement System (TRSNYC)

Timeliness

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Services Requested

By Type

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Type Number of Service Requests
Others 97,696
Heating 79,528
General Construction 36,789
Plumbing 30,782
Noise - Residential 28,326
Paint - Plaster 27,325
Street Light Condition 23,237
Nonconst 17,866
Street Condition 16,720
Blocked Driveway 13,180
Traffic Signal Condition 10,989
Water System 10,076
Electric 10,020
General Construction/Plumbing 8,898
Noise 8,556
Dirty Conditions 8,193
Sewer 8,160
Damaged Tree 7,322
Illegal Parking 7,248
Sidewalk Condition 7,058
Scrie 6,267
Building/Use 5,936
Sanitation Condition 5,585
Noise - Commercial 5,226
Taxi Complaint 5,124
Missed Collection (All Materials) 4,978

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By Borough

Bronx

Borough Community District Rank Complaint Type Number of Service Requests
Bronx Bedford Park, Norwood, Fordham 1 Heating 4,196
2 General Construction 1,574
3 Plumbing 1,328
4 Paint - Plaster 1,175
5 Noise - Residential 1,132
Bronx East Tremont, Belmont 1 Heating 1,700
2 General Construction 971
3 Plumbing 731
4 Paint - Plaster 642
5 Nonconst 489
Bronx Highbridge, Concourse Village 1 Heating 3,457
2 General Construction 1,858
3 Paint - Plaster 1,725
4 Plumbing 1,526
5 Noise - Residential 1,045
Bronx Hunts Point, Longwood 1 Heating 955
2 General Construction 465
3 Paint - Plaster 386
4 Plumbing 357
5 Nonconst 245
Bronx Melrose, Mott Haven, Port Morris 1 Heating 1,193
2 General Construction 527
3 Noise - Residential 474
4 Paint - Plaster 369
5 Plumbing 362
Bronx Morrisania, Crotona Park East 1 Heating 1,167
2 General Construction 584
3 Plumbing 476
4 Paint - Plaster 362
5 Noise - Residential 343
Bronx Pelham Pkwy, Morris Park, Laconia 1 Heating 1,729
2 Noise - Residential 874
3 General Construction 642
4 Paint - Plaster 570
5 Plumbing 545
Bronx Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Marble Hill 1 Heating 1,447
2 Noise - Residential 465
3 General Construction 461
4 Plumbing 406
5 Paint - Plaster 402
Bronx Soundview, Parkchester 1 Heating 1,970
2 General Construction 875
3 Noise - Residential 848
4 Plumbing 750
5 Paint - Plaster 665
Bronx Throgs Nk., Co-op City, Pelham Bay 1 Heating 691
2 Street Light Condition 435
3 General Construction 375
4 Paint - Plaster 293
5 Plumbing 249
Bronx University Hts., Fordham, Mt. Hope 1 Heating 3,178
2 General Construction 1,647
3 Plumbing 1,284
4 Paint - Plaster 1,170
5 Noise - Residential 1,097
Bronx Wakefield, Williamsbridge 1 Heating 1,990
2 General Construction 961
3 Plumbing 804
4 Paint - Plaster 635
5 Noise - Residential 628

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Brooklyn

Borough Community District Rank Complaint Type Number of Service Requests
Brooklyn Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights 1 Heating 1,083
2 General Construction 318
3 Blocked Driveway 317
4 Paint - Plaster 312
5 Plumbing 244
Brooklyn Bedford Stuyvesant 1 Heating 2,331
2 General Construction 1,408
3 Plumbing 1,142
4 Paint - Plaster 1,050
5 Nonconst 866
Brooklyn Bensonhurst, Bath Beach 1 Heating 1,186
2 Blocked Driveway 481
3 General Construction 426
4 Paint - Plaster 385
5 Noise - Residential 368
Brooklyn Borough Park, Ocean Parkway 1 Heating 988
2 General Construction 565
3 Blocked Driveway 508
4 Plumbing 491
5 Paint - Plaster 440
Brooklyn Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene 1 Heating 640
2 Noise - Residential 567
3 Noise 342
4 Street Light Condition 290
5 General Construction 277
Brooklyn Brownsville, Ocean Hill 1 Heating 1,070
2 General Construction 635
3 Plumbing 467
4 Noise - Residential 424
5 Paint - Plaster 362
Brooklyn Bushwick 1 Heating 1,545
2 General Construction 1,209
3 Plumbing 840
4 Nonconst 790
5 Paint - Plaster 759
Brooklyn Canarsie, Flatlands 1 Heating 890
2 General Construction 500
3 Blocked Driveway 467
4 Plumbing 450
5 Paint - Plaster 383
Brooklyn Coney Island, Brighton Beach 1 Heating 479
2 Noise - Residential 302
3 Plumbing 299
4 General Construction 287
5 Paint - Plaster 236
Brooklyn Crown Heights North 1 Heating 2,073
2 General Construction 1,279
3 Plumbing 931
4 Paint - Plaster 869
5 Noise - Residential 599
Brooklyn Crown Heights South, Wingate 1 Heating 2,705
2 General Construction 1,338
3 Plumbing 1,019
4 Paint - Plaster 993
5 Noise - Residential 594
Brooklyn East Flatbush, Rugby, Farragut 1 Heating 3,129
2 General Construction 1,431
3 Plumbing 1,207
4 Paint - Plaster 1,105
5 Nonconst 670
Brooklyn East New York, Starrett City 1 Heating 1,969
2 General Construction 1,140
3 Plumbing 994
4 Paint - Plaster 763
5 Noise - Residential 651
Brooklyn Flatbush, Midwood 1 Heating 2,749
2 General Construction 1,692
3 Plumbing 1,333
4 Paint - Plaster 1,306
5 Noise - Residential 849
Brooklyn Park Slope, Carroll Gardens 1 Heating 515
2 Street Light Condition 278
3 General Construction 269
4 Paint - Plaster 226
5 Noise - Residential 214
Brooklyn Sheepshead Bay, Gerritsen Beach 1 Heating 1,153
2 Sidewalk Condition 453
3 Plumbing 445
4 Blocked Driveway 420
5 Paint - Plaster 406
Brooklyn Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace 1 Heating 796
2 General Construction 398
3 Plumbing 343
4 Street Light Condition 307
5 Paint - Plaster 272
Brooklyn Williamsburg, Greenpoint 1 Heating 829
2 General Construction 626
3 Noise - Residential 576
4 Plumbing 471
5 Noise - Commercial 444

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Manhattan

Borough Community District Rank Complaint Type Number of Service Requests
Manhattan Battery Park City, Tribeca 1 Noise 513
2 Taxi Complaint 218
3 Street Light Condition 208
4 Street Condition 193
5 Traffic Signal Condition 162
Manhattan Central Harlem 1 Heating 2,415
2 Noise - Residential 992
3 General Construction 961
4 Plumbing 832
5 Paint - Plaster 725
Manhattan Chelsea, Clinton 1 Heating 1,014
2 Noise 555
3 Taxi Complaint 474
4 Noise - Residential 398
5 Plumbing 337
Manhattan East Harlem 1 Heating 1,154
2 Noise - Residential 581
3 General Construction 492
4 Plumbing 441
5 Paint - Plaster 338
Manhattan Greenwich Village, Soho 1 Heating 727
2 Noise - Commercial 423
3 Noise 390
4 Noise - Residential 358
5 Taxi Complaint 336
Manhattan Lower East Side, Chinatown 1 Heating 1,332
2 Noise - Residential 718
3 Noise - Commercial 427
4 Noise 395
5 General Construction 326
Manhattan Manhattanville, Hamilton Heights 1 Heating 2,094
2 General Construction 941
3 Plumbing 794
4 Paint - Plaster 770
5 Noise - Residential 722
Manhattan Midtown Business District 1 Broken Muni Meter 1,070
2 Taxi Complaint 752
3 Noise 491
4 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 307
5 Heating 280
Manhattan Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Marble Hill 1 Street Condition 2
Manhattan Stuyvesant Town, Turtle Bay 1 Heating 726
2 Noise 546
3 Broken Muni Meter 409
4 Taxi Complaint 357
5 Street Condition 274
Manhattan Upper East Side 1 Heating 1,106
2 Noise 652
3 Taxi Complaint 479
4 Noise - Residential 447
5 Broken Muni Meter 408
Manhattan Washington Heights, Inwood 1 Heating 5,665
2 General Construction 1,939
3 Plumbing 1,693
4 Noise - Residential 1,543
5 Paint - Plaster 1,506
Manhattan West Side, Upper West Side 1 Heating 1,364
2 Noise - Residential 667
3 Noise 437
4 Paint - Plaster 373
5 Plumbing 362

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Queens

Borough Community District Rank Complaint Type Number of Service Requests
Queens Astoria, Long Island City 1 Heating 1,098
2 Blocked Driveway 592
3 Noise - Residential 554
4 General Construction 371
5 Plumbing 300
Queens Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck 1 Street Light Condition 386
2 Water System 313
3 Sewer 224
4 Damaged Tree 184
5 Heating 179
Queens Elmhurst, South Corona 1 Heating 842
2 Blocked Driveway 469
3 Noise - Residential 446
4 Graffiti 327
5 Plumbing 243
Queens Flushing, Bay Terrace 1 Water System 914
2 Heating 691
3 Blocked Driveway 547
4 Street Light Condition 531
5 Dirty Conditions 430
Queens Forest Hills, Rego Park 1 Heating 637
2 Noise - Residential 297
3 Blocked Driveway 287
4 Scrie 198
5 Plumbing 192
Queens Fresh Meadows, Briarwood 1 Heating 554
2 Water System 437
3 Noise - Residential 382
4 Blocked Driveway 320
5 Street Light Condition 296
Queens Jackson Heights, North Corona 1 Heating 750
2 Noise - Residential 518
3 Blocked Driveway 479
4 General Construction 403
5 Paint - Plaster 360
Queens Jamaica, St. Albans, Hollis 1 Heating 1,540
2 Plumbing 890
3 General Construction 879
4 Sewer 766
5 Dirty Conditions 585
Queens Ozone Park, Howard Beach 1 Heating 485
2 Blocked Driveway 378
3 Building/Use 330
4 Street Light Condition 313
5 Noise - Residential 305
Queens Queens Village, Rosedale 1 Street Light Condition 537
2 Heating 533
3 Sewer 403
4 Water System 373
5 Building/Use 249
Queens Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth 1 Heating 849
2 Blocked Driveway 595
3 General Construction 411
4 Street Light Condition 399
5 Sidewalk Condition 368
Queens Sunnyside, Woodside 1 Heating 760
2 Noise - Residential 328
3 Blocked Driveway 302
4 Street Light Condition 269
5 General Construction 243
Queens The Rockaways, Broad Channel 1 Heating 1,011
2 General Construction 588
3 Plumbing 415
4 Paint - Plaster 398
5 Street Light Condition 332
Queens Woodhaven, Richmond Hill 1 Heating 752
2 Blocked Driveway 544
3 Building/Use 375
4 General Construction 370
5 Plumbing 340

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Staten Island

Borough Community District Rank Complaint Type Number of Service Requests
Staten Island New Springville, South Beach 1 Damaged Tree 675
2 Street Light Condition 377
3 Missed Collection (All Materials) 332
4 Water System 320
5 Sewer 251
Staten Island Stapleton, Port Richmond 1 Damaged Tree 856
2 Heating 726
3 General Construction 703
4 Plumbing 602
5 Water System 476
Staten Island Tottenville, Woodrow, Great Kills 1 Damaged Tree 1,219
2 Water System 503
3 Street Light Condition 434
4 Missed Collection (All Materials) 364
5 Illegal Parking 254

Table Prepared By: Isaac H. Michaels, MPH
Data Source: NYC OpenData