Summary

NYC 311 open data for 2020_Q4 contain a total of 643,525 service requests, consisting of 142,616 requests from the Bronx, 186,053 requests from Brooklyn, 135,580 requests from Manhattan, 147,509 requests from Queens, and 25,905 requests from Staten Island. The three most common complaint types were: Noise - Residential (n=96,505), Heat/Hot Water (n=74,297), and Illegal Parking (n=58,624). City agencies with the highest number of service request assignments were: NYPD (n=281,379), HPD (n=156,051), and DOT (n=48,141).

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Service Request Volume

Total

2020_Q4 Number of Service Requests
Total 643,525

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Trend

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By Borough

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Borough Number of Service Requests
Bronx 142,616
Brooklyn 186,053
Manhattan 135,580
Queens 147,509
Staten Island 25,905
Unspecified 5,862

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By Month

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Month Number of Service Requests
October 238,267
November 205,973
December 199,285

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By Weekday

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By Weekday

Weekday Number of Service Requests
Sunday 89,463
Monday 94,482
Tuesday 90,806
Wednesday 90,425
Thursday 90,164
Friday 94,337
Saturday 93,848

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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 156,755
Street/Sidewalk 153,403
(Missing / Not Applicable) 105,424
Residential Building/House 95,367
Street 37,028
Store/Commercial 29,548
Sidewalk 25,856
Other 11,465
N/A 6,622
Park 5,156
Above Address 4,410
Club/Bar/Restaurant 4,232
3+ Family Apt. Building 3,188
Commercial Building 1,743
Restaurant/Bar/Deli/Bakery 1,679
1-2 Family Dwelling 1,649

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Data Source: NYC OpenData


Channels

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Channel Number of Service Requests
Mobile 125,916
Online 231,812
Other 2
Phone 232,890
Unknown 52,905

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Agencies

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Agency Number of Service Requests
NYPD 281,379
HPD 156,051
DOT 48,141
DEP 32,826
DSNY 30,888
MAYOR’S OFFICE OF SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT 23,774
DPR 20,428
DOB 18,970
DOHMH 12,454
DHS 6,677
EDC 4,627
DCA 3,946
TLC 3,007
DOE 184
DOITT 114
DFTA 59

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


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)

Services Requested

By Type

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Type Number of Service Requests
Others 121,393
Noise - Residential 96,505
Heat/Hot Water 74,297
Illegal Parking 58,624
Blocked Driveway 37,365
Noise - Street/Sidewalk 34,555
Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 21,384
Unsanitary Condition 19,431
Noise - Vehicle 18,546
Street Light Condition 14,494
Plumbing 12,672
Noise 11,830
Noise - Commercial 11,487
Paint/Plaster 11,217
Missed Collection (All Materials) 11,059
Street Condition 10,665
Water System 9,887
Abandoned Vehicle 8,909
Derelict Vehicles 8,736
Door/Window 8,566
Traffic Signal Condition 7,997
General Construction/Plumbing 7,661
Water Leak 7,494
Homeless Person Assistance 6,677
Rodent 6,160
Sidewalk Condition 5,914

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Data Source: NYC OpenData


By Borough

Bronx

Borough Community District Rank Complaint Type Number of Service Requests
Bronx Astoria, Long Island City 1 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 3
2 Mass Gathering Complaint 2
Bronx Bedford Park, Norwood, Fordham 1 Heat/Hot Water 4,200
2 Noise - Residential 3,276
3 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 1,235
4 Unsanitary Condition 865
5 Paint/Plaster 684
Bronx East Tremont, Belmont 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,792
2 Noise - Residential 1,368
3 Unsanitary Condition 607
4 Plumbing 382
5 Blocked Driveway 369
Bronx Highbridge, Concourse Village 1 Heat/Hot Water 3,330
2 Noise - Residential 1,974
3 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 1,195
4 Unsanitary Condition 1,095
5 Paint/Plaster 638
Bronx Hunts Point, Longwood 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,096
2 Noise - Residential 673
3 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 371
4 Unsanitary Condition 332
5 Blocked Driveway 267
Bronx Melrose, Mott Haven, Port Morris 1 Noise - Residential 1,388
2 Heat/Hot Water 1,122
3 Illegal Parking 509
4 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 457
5 Unsanitary Condition 394
Bronx Morrisania, Crotona Park East 1 Noise - Residential 1,900
2 Heat/Hot Water 1,361
3 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 1,353
4 Blocked Driveway 499
5 Illegal Parking 433
Bronx Pelham Pkwy, Morris Park, Laconia 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,944
2 Noise - Residential 1,401
3 Illegal Parking 969
4 Blocked Driveway 824
5 Street Light Condition 324
Bronx Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Marble Hill 1 Noise - Residential 1,631
2 Heat/Hot Water 1,271
3 Illegal Parking 1,266
4 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 441
5 Blocked Driveway 329
Bronx Soundview, Parkchester 1 Heat/Hot Water 2,827
2 Noise - Residential 2,192
3 Illegal Parking 997
4 Blocked Driveway 953
5 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 865
Bronx Throgs Nk., Co-op City, Pelham Bay 1 Illegal Parking 1,055
2 Noise - Residential 1,014
3 Heat/Hot Water 681
4 Blocked Driveway 541
5 Street Light Condition 380
Bronx University Hts., Fordham, Mt. Hope 1 Heat/Hot Water 3,801
2 Noise - Residential 2,177
3 Unsanitary Condition 915
4 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 795
5 Paint/Plaster 671
Bronx Wakefield, Williamsbridge 1 Noise - Residential 12,679
2 Heat/Hot Water 2,048
3 Noise - Vehicle 1,764
4 Blocked Driveway 1,470
5 Illegal Parking 1,018

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Data Source: NYC OpenData


Brooklyn

Borough Community District Rank Complaint Type Number of Service Requests
Brooklyn Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights 1 Illegal Parking 1,388
2 Heat/Hot Water 1,072
3 Blocked Driveway 657
4 Noise - Residential 611
5 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 387
Brooklyn Bedford Stuyvesant 1 Noise - Residential 2,048
2 Heat/Hot Water 1,702
3 Illegal Parking 1,359
4 Blocked Driveway 926
5 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 607
Brooklyn Bensonhurst, Bath Beach 1 Illegal Parking 2,241
2 Heat/Hot Water 1,116
3 Noise - Residential 1,104
4 Blocked Driveway 1,092
5 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 367
Brooklyn Borough Park, Ocean Parkway 1 Illegal Parking 1,394
2 Blocked Driveway 1,010
3 Heat/Hot Water 910
4 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 747
5 Noise - Residential 657
Brooklyn Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene 1 Noise - Residential 1,252
2 Illegal Parking 1,021
3 Heat/Hot Water 463
4 Noise 462
5 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 389
Brooklyn Brownsville, Ocean Hill 1 Noise - Residential 877
2 Heat/Hot Water 799
3 Illegal Parking 565
4 Blocked Driveway 480
5 Unsanitary Condition 330
Brooklyn Bushwick 1 Noise - Residential 1,851
2 Heat/Hot Water 933
3 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 857
4 Blocked Driveway 819
5 Illegal Parking 817
Brooklyn Canarsie, Flatlands 1 Illegal Parking 1,455
2 Blocked Driveway 1,342
3 Noise - Residential 1,115
4 Heat/Hot Water 600
5 Abandoned Vehicle 471
Brooklyn Coney Island, Brighton Beach 1 Noise - Residential 665
2 Illegal Parking 549
3 Heat/Hot Water 386
4 Blocked Driveway 279
5 Maintenance Or Facility 218
Brooklyn Crown Heights North 1 Heat/Hot Water 1,432
2 Noise - Residential 1,420
3 Illegal Parking 1,155
4 Blocked Driveway 584
5 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 458
Brooklyn Crown Heights South, Wingate 1 Heat/Hot Water 2,044
2 Noise - Residential 1,256
3 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 823
4 Illegal Parking 800
5 Blocked Driveway 591
Brooklyn East Flatbush, Rugby, Farragut 1 Heat/Hot Water 2,600
2 Noise - Residential 1,510
3 Blocked Driveway 1,387
4 Illegal Parking 828
5 Unsanitary Condition 656
Brooklyn East New York, Starrett City 1 Noise - Residential 1,928
2 Illegal Parking 1,774
3 Blocked Driveway 1,652
4 Heat/Hot Water 1,425
5 Unsanitary Condition 635
Brooklyn Flatbush, Midwood 1 Heat/Hot Water 2,732
2 Noise - Residential 1,747
3 Illegal Parking 1,119
4 Blocked Driveway 781
5 Unsanitary Condition 634
Brooklyn Park Slope, Carroll Gardens 1 Illegal Parking 1,393
2 Noise - Residential 777
3 Water System 607
4 Heat/Hot Water 388
5 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 358
Brooklyn Sheepshead Bay, Gerritsen Beach 1 Noise - Residential 978
2 Illegal Parking 959
3 Heat/Hot Water 927
4 Blocked Driveway 767
5 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 711
Brooklyn Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace 1 Heat/Hot Water 818
2 Illegal Parking 790
3 Noise - Residential 669
4 Blocked Driveway 497
5 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 320
Brooklyn Williamsburg, Greenpoint 1 Noise - Residential 2,733
2 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 1,272
3 Illegal Parking 1,101
4 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 920
5 Heat/Hot Water 752

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Data Source: NYC OpenData


Manhattan

Borough Community District Rank Complaint Type Number of Service Requests
Manhattan Battery Park City, Tribeca 1 Noise - Residential 417
2 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 347
3 Illegal Parking 306
4 Noise 291
5 Homeless Person Assistance 283
Manhattan Central Harlem 1 Heat/Hot Water 2,534
2 Noise - Residential 2,514
3 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 2,025
4 Illegal Parking 903
5 Unsanitary Condition 637
Manhattan Chelsea, Clinton 1 Noise - Residential 1,436
2 Noise - Helicopter 1,360
3 Heat/Hot Water 757
4 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 720
5 Noise 690
Manhattan East Harlem 1 Noise - Residential 1,908
2 Heat/Hot Water 1,354
3 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 798
4 Illegal Parking 567
5 Unsanitary Condition 316
Manhattan Greenwich Village, Soho 1 Noise - Residential 1,324
2 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 803
3 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 699
4 Noise - Commercial 527
5 Heat/Hot Water 484
Manhattan Lower East Side, Chinatown 1 Noise - Residential 2,963
2 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 1,375
3 Heat/Hot Water 1,351
4 Illegal Parking 846
5 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 709
Manhattan Manhattanville, Hamilton Heights 1 Heat/Hot Water 2,016
2 Noise - Residential 1,967
3 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 1,841
4 Illegal Parking 594
5 Noise - Vehicle 575
Manhattan Midtown Business District 1 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 976
2 Homeless Person Assistance 948
3 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 603
4 Noise - Residential 495
5 Illegal Parking 458
Manhattan Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Marble Hill 1 Heat/Hot Water 85
2 Paint/Plaster 38
3 Plumbing 38
4 Noise - Residential 34
5 Unsanitary Condition 31
Manhattan Stuyvesant Town, Turtle Bay 1 Noise - Residential 1,114
2 Noise - Helicopter 882
3 Illegal Parking 614
4 Heat/Hot Water 599
5 Noise 483
Manhattan Upper East Side 1 Noise - Residential 1,060
2 Noise 732
3 Heat/Hot Water 709
4 Illegal Parking 704
5 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 587
Manhattan Washington Heights, Inwood 1 Heat/Hot Water 4,854
2 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 4,400
3 Noise - Residential 3,814
4 Noise - Vehicle 1,304
5 Illegal Parking 1,178
Manhattan West Side, Upper West Side 1 Noise - Residential 1,859
2 Heat/Hot Water 1,245
3 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 1,078
4 Noise - Helicopter 835
5 Noise 722

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


Queens

Borough Community District Rank Complaint Type Number of Service Requests
Queens Astoria, Long Island City 1 Illegal Parking 1,844
2 Noise - Residential 1,780
3 Blocked Driveway 1,395
4 Heat/Hot Water 1,040
5 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 890
Queens Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck 1 Illegal Parking 530
2 Water System 365
3 Noise - Residential 352
4 Damaged Tree 349
5 Missed Collection (All Materials) 278
Queens Elmhurst, South Corona 1 Blocked Driveway 1,296
2 Noise - Residential 1,238
3 Heat/Hot Water 1,163
4 Illegal Parking 675
5 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 293
Queens Flushing, Bay Terrace 1 Noise - Residential 1,564
2 Illegal Parking 1,321
3 Blocked Driveway 1,311
4 Heat/Hot Water 1,205
5 Noise - Helicopter 490
Queens Forest Hills, Rego Park 1 Illegal Parking 1,288
2 Noise - Residential 975
3 Heat/Hot Water 701
4 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 565
5 Blocked Driveway 405
Queens Fresh Meadows, Briarwood 1 Noise - Vehicle 2,377
2 Illegal Parking 1,523
3 Noise - Residential 1,201
4 Noise 960
5 Blocked Driveway 539
Queens Jackson Heights, North Corona 1 Noise - Residential 1,517
2 Blocked Driveway 1,449
3 Illegal Parking 1,150
4 Heat/Hot Water 724
5 Noise - Vehicle 710
Queens Jamaica, St. Albans, Hollis 1 Noise - Residential 2,189
2 Blocked Driveway 1,610
3 Heat/Hot Water 1,398
4 Illegal Parking 1,327
5 Abandoned Vehicle 591
Queens Ozone Park, Howard Beach 1 Noise - Residential 1,394
2 Illegal Parking 1,259
3 Blocked Driveway 1,087
4 Abandoned Vehicle 485
5 Heat/Hot Water 356
Queens Queens Village, Rosedale 1 Illegal Parking 855
2 Noise - Residential 667
3 Blocked Driveway 573
4 Abandoned Vehicle 490
5 Missed Collection (All Materials) 373
Queens Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth 1 Illegal Parking 3,521
2 Noise - Residential 1,675
3 Blocked Driveway 1,448
4 Heat/Hot Water 762
5 Abandoned Vehicle 597
Queens Sunnyside, Woodside 1 Noise - Residential 1,236
2 Illegal Parking 956
3 Noise - Street/Sidewalk 766
4 Blocked Driveway 750
5 Heat/Hot Water 654
Queens The Rockaways, Broad Channel 1 Noise - Residential 833
2 Heat/Hot Water 767
3 Illegal Parking 658
4 Unsanitary Condition 407
5 Blocked Driveway 287
Queens Woodhaven, Richmond Hill 1 Illegal Parking 2,547
2 Blocked Driveway 1,878
3 Noise - Residential 1,565
4 Heat/Hot Water 680
5 Abandoned Vehicle 448

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 Missed Collection (All Materials) 643
2 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 537
3 Noise - Residential 497
4 Illegal Parking 477
5 Street Light Condition 348
Staten Island Stapleton, Port Richmond 1 Noise - Residential 1,422
2 Illegal Parking 870
3 Missed Collection (All Materials) 786
4 Heat/Hot Water 651
5 Blocked Driveway 496
Staten Island Tottenville, Woodrow, Great Kills 1 Missed Collection (All Materials) 1,129
2 Illegal Parking 573
3 Noncompliance With Phased Reopening 478
4 Street Condition 470
5 Noise - Residential 460

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