Summary

NYC 311 open data for 2017_Q4 contain a total of 639,525 service requests, consisting of 119,431 requests from the Bronx, 202,875 requests from Brooklyn, 123,697 requests from Manhattan, 154,545 requests from Queens, and 28,626 requests from Staten Island. The three most common complaint types were: Heat/Hot Water (n=93,212), Noise - Residential (n=53,708), and Blocked Driveway (n=37,308). City agencies with the highest number of service request assignments were: HPD (n=182,401), NYPD (n=175,459), and DSNY (n=85,113). Overall, 71.7% of service requests were closed on or before their respective due dates.

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Service Request Volume

Total

2017_Q4 Number of Service Requests
Total 639,525

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Trend

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By Borough

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Borough Number of Service Requests
Bronx 119,431
Brooklyn 202,875
Manhattan 123,697
Queens 154,545
Staten Island 28,626
Unspecified 10,351

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By Month

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Month Number of Service Requests
October 215,827
November 213,517
December 210,181

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By Weekday

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By Weekday

Weekday Number of Service Requests
Sunday 70,184
Monday 94,849
Tuesday 101,605
Wednesday 100,042
Thursday 98,019
Friday 96,531
Saturday 78,295

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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 182,056
(Missing / Not Applicable) 115,611
Street/Sidewalk 107,133
Sidewalk 69,810
Residential Building/House 57,020
Street 46,326
Other 23,540
Store/Commercial 8,046
Property Address 6,490
Club/Bar/Restaurant 5,358
Senior Address 3,434
3+ Family Apt. Building 3,392
Park 2,996
Restaurant/Bar/Deli/Bakery 2,906
Mixed Use 2,838
Nyc Street Address 2,569

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Channels

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Channel Number of Service Requests
Mobile 68,656
Online 132,935
Other 5,414
Phone 358,916
Unknown 73,604

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Agencies

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Agency Number of Service Requests
HPD 182,401
NYPD 175,459
DSNY 85,113
DOT 60,602
DEP 39,822
DOB 25,996
DPR 19,241
DOHMH 14,497
DOF 13,333
TLC 7,599
DHS 5,013
DCA 4,096
HRA 2,917
DFTA 2,113
DOE 447
EDC 263
DCAS 221
DOITT 143
NYCEM 109
ACS 97
TAX 31
COIB 6
DCP 5
TAT 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 154,603
Heat/Hot Water 93,212
Noise - Residential 53,708
Blocked Driveway 37,308
Illegal Parking 36,298
Request Large Bulky Item Collection 35,079
Street Light Condition 20,440
Unsanitary Condition 19,601
Street Condition 15,604
Plumbing 15,143
Noise 14,843
Paint/Plaster 13,844
Water System 13,543
Noise - Street/Sidewalk 11,780
Noise - Commercial 11,656
Missed Collection (All Materials) 10,054
General Construction/Plumbing 9,985
Door/Window 9,250
Sanitation Condition 8,828
Traffic Signal Condition 8,701
Derelict Vehicle 8,294
Derelict Vehicles 8,123
Water Leak 7,659
Dirty Conditions 7,571
Sidewalk Condition 7,295
Rodent 7,103

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By Borough

Bronx

Borough Community District Rank Complaint Type Number of Service Requests
Bronx Bedford Park, Norwood, Fordham 1 Heat/Hot Water 4,724
2 Noise - Residential 2,545
3 Unsanitary Condition 805
4 Paint/Plaster 726
5 Blocked Driveway 570
Bronx East Tremont, Belmont 1 Heat/Hot Water 2,387
2 Noise - Residential 819
3 Unsanitary Condition 603
4 Plumbing 427
5 Paint/Plaster 388
Bronx Highbridge, Concourse Village 1 Heat/Hot Water 4,298
2 Noise - Residential 1,917
3 Unsanitary Condition 1,022
4 Plumbing 797
5 Paint/Plaster 756
Bronx Hunts Point, Longwood 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,079
2 Noise - Residential 512
3 Unsanitary Condition 292
4 Plumbing 229
5 Paint/Plaster 222
Bronx Melrose, Mott Haven, Port Morris 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,224
2 Noise - Residential 885
3 Unsanitary Condition 340
4 Paint/Plaster 317
5 Blocked Driveway 270
Bronx Morrisania, Crotona Park East 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,703
2 Noise - Residential 1,020
3 Unsanitary Condition 525
4 Blocked Driveway 413
5 Plumbing 389
Bronx Pelham Pkwy, Morris Park, Laconia 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,834
2 Noise - Residential 1,501
3 Blocked Driveway 745
4 Illegal Parking 382
5 Unsanitary Condition 294
Bronx Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Marble Hill 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,861
2 Noise - Residential 888
3 Blocked Driveway 456
4 Illegal Parking 413
5 Unsanitary Condition 241
Bronx Soundview, Parkchester 1 Heat/Hot Water 3,096
2 Noise - Residential 1,252
3 Blocked Driveway 983
4 Unsanitary Condition 453
5 Illegal Parking 415
Bronx Throgs Nk., Co-op City, Pelham Bay 1 Heat/Hot Water 632
2 Illegal Parking 603
3 Blocked Driveway 550
4 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 477
5 Noise - Residential 476
Bronx University Hts., Fordham, Mt. Hope 1 Heat/Hot Water 3,679
2 Noise - Residential 1,571
3 Unsanitary Condition 873
4 Paint/Plaster 756
5 Plumbing 641
Bronx Wakefield, Williamsbridge 1 Heat/Hot Water 2,338
2 Blocked Driveway 1,309
3 Noise - Residential 866
4 Unsanitary Condition 577
5 Illegal Parking 564

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Brooklyn

Borough Community District Rank Complaint Type Number of Service Requests
Brooklyn Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights 1 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 3,755
2 Illegal Parking 1,433
3 Heat/Hot Water 1,258
4 Blocked Driveway 841
5 Noise - Residential 569
Brooklyn Bedford Stuyvesant 1 Heat/Hot Water 2,866
2 Noise - Residential 1,558
3 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 645
4 Blocked Driveway 577
5 Plumbing 556
Brooklyn Bensonhurst, Bath Beach 1 Illegal Parking 2,108
2 Heat/Hot Water 1,466
3 Blocked Driveway 1,318
4 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 497
5 Noise - Residential 455
Brooklyn Borough Park, Ocean Parkway 1 Illegal Parking 1,142
2 Heat/Hot Water 1,000
3 Blocked Driveway 985
4 Noise - Residential 622
5 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 589
Brooklyn Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene 1 Noise - Residential 1,193
2 Heat/Hot Water 650
3 Illegal Parking 637
4 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 519
5 Noise 432
Brooklyn Brownsville, Ocean Hill 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,202
2 Noise - Residential 532
3 Unsanitary Condition 393
4 Blocked Driveway 360
5 Plumbing 276
Brooklyn Bushwick 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,484
2 Noise - Residential 1,285
3 Blocked Driveway 654
4 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 431
5 Noise - Commercial 416
Brooklyn Canarsie, Flatlands 1 Blocked Driveway 1,478
2 Illegal Parking 1,064
3 Heat/Hot Water 909
4 Derelict Vehicles 699
5 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 688
Brooklyn Coney Island, Brighton Beach 1 Heat/Hot Water 551
2 Noise - Residential 424
3 Illegal Parking 379
4 Blocked Driveway 287
5 Plumbing 195
Brooklyn Crown Heights North 1 Heat/Hot Water 2,095
2 Noise - Residential 932
3 Illegal Parking 629
4 Unsanitary Condition 469
5 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 389
Brooklyn Crown Heights South, Wingate 1 Heat/Hot Water 3,176
2 Noise - Residential 1,148
3 Unsanitary Condition 534
4 Paint/Plaster 489
5 Plumbing 423
Brooklyn East Flatbush, Rugby, Farragut 1 Heat/Hot Water 3,860
2 Blocked Driveway 1,359
3 Noise - Residential 980
4 Unsanitary Condition 841
5 Plumbing 660
Brooklyn East New York, Starrett City 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,891
2 Blocked Driveway 1,262
3 Noise - Residential 974
4 Illegal Parking 821
5 Unsanitary Condition 658
Brooklyn Flatbush, Midwood 1 Heat/Hot Water 3,222
2 Noise - Residential 1,261
3 Blocked Driveway 930
4 Illegal Parking 830
5 Unsanitary Condition 630
Brooklyn Park Slope, Carroll Gardens 1 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 2,044
2 Heat/Hot Water 684
3 Illegal Parking 678
4 Noise - Residential 603
5 Noise - Commercial 384
Brooklyn Sheepshead Bay, Gerritsen Beach 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,433
2 Illegal Parking 1,092
3 Blocked Driveway 899
4 Noise - Residential 532
5 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 421
Brooklyn Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace 1 Heat/Hot Water 891
2 Illegal Parking 633
3 Blocked Driveway 480
4 Noise - Residential 407
5 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 377
Brooklyn Williamsburg, Greenpoint 1 Noise - Residential 1,353
2 Heat/Hot Water 1,232
3 Noise - Commercial 1,017
4 Illegal Parking 795
5 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 746

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Manhattan

Borough Community District Rank Complaint Type Number of Service Requests
Manhattan Battery Park City, Tribeca 1 Noise 471
2 Illegal Parking 269
3 Homeless Person Assistance 228
4 Noise - Residential 206
5 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 123
Manhattan Central Harlem 1 Heat/Hot Water 2,989
2 Noise - Residential 1,603
3 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 717
4 Unsanitary Condition 678
5 Illegal Parking 442
Manhattan Chelsea, Clinton 1 Heat/Hot Water 924
2 Noise 825
3 Noise - Residential 669
4 Illegal Parking 464
5 Noise - Commercial 364
Manhattan East Harlem 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,590
2 Noise - Residential 1,488
3 Illegal Parking 347
4 Unsanitary Condition 341
5 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 251
Manhattan Greenwich Village, Soho 1 Heat/Hot Water 672
2 Noise - Commercial 579
3 Noise - Residential 555
4 Noise 459
5 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 347
Manhattan Lower East Side, Chinatown 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,554
2 Noise - Residential 1,522
3 Noise - Commercial 955
4 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 617
5 For Hire Vehicle Complaint 556
Manhattan Manhattanville, Hamilton Heights 1 Heat/Hot Water 2,946
2 Noise - Residential 1,374
3 Unsanitary Condition 482
4 Paint/Plaster 435
5 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 414
Manhattan Midtown Business District 1 Homeless Person Assistance 963
2 Noise 566
3 Taxi Complaint 548
4 Noise - Commercial 432
5 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 395
Manhattan Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Marble Hill 1 Heat/Hot Water 167
2 Noise - Residential 79
3 Paint/Plaster 46
4 Illegal Parking 39
5 Unsanitary Condition 36
Manhattan Stuyvesant Town, Turtle Bay 1 Heat/Hot Water 844
2 Noise - Residential 634
3 Noise 624
4 Homeless Person Assistance 310
5 Noise - Commercial 282
Manhattan Upper East Side 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,246
2 Noise 724
3 Noise - Residential 582
4 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 383
5 Illegal Parking 382
Manhattan Washington Heights, Inwood 1 Heat/Hot Water 5,014
2 Noise - Residential 3,168
3 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 1,423
4 Paint/Plaster 824
5 Unsanitary Condition 799
Manhattan West Side, Upper West Side 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,857
2 Noise - Residential 1,055
3 Noise 902
4 Homeless Person Assistance 677
5 Illegal Parking 618

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Queens

Borough Community District Rank Complaint Type Number of Service Requests
Queens Astoria, Long Island City 1 Blocked Driveway 1,487
2 Heat/Hot Water 1,363
3 Illegal Parking 1,276
4 Noise - Residential 941
5 Noise - Commercial 911
Queens Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck 1 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 2,495
2 Illegal Parking 435
3 Blocked Driveway 406
4 Street Condition 338
5 Damaged Tree 333
Queens Elmhurst, South Corona 1 Heat/Hot Water 2,344
2 Blocked Driveway 1,375
3 Noise - Residential 766
4 Illegal Parking 511
5 Unsanitary Condition 230
Queens Flushing, Bay Terrace 1 Blocked Driveway 1,514
2 Heat/Hot Water 1,186
3 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 1,059
4 Illegal Parking 945
5 Noise - Residential 884
Queens Forest Hills, Rego Park 1 Heat/Hot Water 803
2 Blocked Driveway 595
3 Illegal Parking 447
4 Noise - Residential 427
5 Taxi Complaint 360
Queens Fresh Meadows, Briarwood 1 Noise - Residential 808
2 Illegal Parking 783
3 Blocked Driveway 708
4 Heat/Hot Water 655
5 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 548
Queens Jackson Heights, North Corona 1 Blocked Driveway 1,415
2 Heat/Hot Water 921
3 Noise - Residential 703
4 Illegal Parking 681
5 Sidewalk Condition 232
Queens Jamaica, St. Albans, Hollis 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,539
2 Blocked Driveway 1,201
3 Noise - Residential 832
4 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 824
5 Illegal Parking 626
Queens Ozone Park, Howard Beach 1 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 3,325
2 Blocked Driveway 1,097
3 Illegal Parking 733
4 Noise - Residential 640
5 Heat/Hot Water 552
Queens Queens Village, Rosedale 1 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 736
2 Illegal Parking 585
3 Blocked Driveway 581
4 Derelict Vehicle 498
5 Heat/Hot Water 446
Queens Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth 1 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 4,450
2 Illegal Parking 2,074
3 Blocked Driveway 1,440
4 Noise - Residential 918
5 Heat/Hot Water 893
Queens Sunnyside, Woodside 1 Heat/Hot Water 872
2 Blocked Driveway 789
3 Illegal Parking 726
4 Noise - Residential 489
5 Street Condition 312
Queens The Rockaways, Broad Channel 1 Heat/Hot Water 926
2 Noise - Residential 502
3 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 366
4 Unsanitary Condition 353
5 Illegal Parking 254
Queens Woodhaven, Richmond Hill 1 Blocked Driveway 1,854
2 Illegal Parking 1,078
3 Noise - Residential 1,034
4 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 722
5 Heat/Hot Water 689

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


Staten Island

Borough Community District Rank Complaint Type Number of Service Requests
Staten Island New Springville, South Beach 1 Electronics Waste 758
2 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 621
3 Missed Collection (All Materials) 516
4 Street Condition 464
5 Illegal Parking 458
Staten Island Stapleton, Port Richmond 1 Electronics Waste 999
2 Missed Collection (All Materials) 753
3 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 709
4 Noise - Residential 652
5 Heat/Hot Water 620
Staten Island Tottenville, Woodrow, Great Kills 1 Electronics Waste 1,085
2 Request Large Bulky Item Collection 786
3 Missed Collection (All Materials) 587
4 Illegal Parking 562
5 Water System 536

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