Database of street cleaniness inspections
| Submitted | Feb. 3, 2023 |
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From: Ben Welsh
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
* An electronic export from the database of street cleaniness inspections run by the mayor's Office of Operations.
According to a recent news report:
"To calculate street cleanliness, inspectors from the Mayor’s Office of Operations — not the DSNY — do random spot-checks among the city’s 172,499 blocks. Across the five boroughs, there are approximately 19,000 miles of streets and 12,000 miles of sidewalks, according to the report. In November 2021, the office of operations changed its sampling method from surveying the same 6,899 blocks every month to a dynamic rotating model."
https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/2/3/23583740/nyc-streets-getting-filthier-statistics-unclear
I am requesting that the complete database of such inspections be released, including the date, location and outcome of each inspection, as well as any other metadata.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Ben Welsh
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Mayor's Office Of Operations
Dear Mr. Welsh,
Thank you for your FOIL request. We have received your letters dated February 3, 2023 and February 10, 2023, and are currently processing your request. We anticipate providing a response by April 3, 2023. Please feel free to reach out with any questions.
Best Wishes,
Rebecca Lipman
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Rebecca Lipman
General Counsel
Mayor's Office of Operations
253 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10007
t. 917.817.9310
rlipman@cityhall.nyc.gov<mailto:rlipman@cityhall.nyc.gov>
Pronouns: she/her
From: Mayor's Office Of Operations
Dear Mr. Welsh,
I hope you have been well. Our office is still processing your FOIL request and requires more time to fulfill your request. We anticipate providing the relevant records by May 1, 2023. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Best Wishes,
Rebecca Lipman
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Rebecca Lipman
General Counsel
Mayor's Office of Operations
253 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10007
t. 917.817.9310
Pronouns: she/her
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 3, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Mayor's Office Of Operations
Dear Mr. Welsh,
Apologies for the delay, but it has taken longer than we anticipated to fulfill your request. We plan to upload the relevant records to the Muckrock site by May 15, 2023.
Best Wishes,
Rebecca
From: Ben Welsh
Thank you! I look forward to the response.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on May 1, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Mayor's Office Of Operations
Dear Mr. Welsh,
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[https://res-h3.public.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/xlsx_16x16.png]scorecard_2021-11_to_2023-04 2.xlsx<https://nyccityhall-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/rlipman_cityhall_nyc_gov/ETt9hCXRzztAoc2pM4VrkNgBqM5g6hftR2ZkPRk48U7P0A>
Please see attached the two files we located that are responsive to your request. A staff member offers this explanation for how to read the files together:
"The latitude/longitude coordinates in the Excel data file reflect where the device was when the rating was uploaded, which is not always the location of the blockface being rated. The midpoints of the blockfaces are stored separately in the shapefile. The blockface ID in the data file is blockface_title. It is made up of the source_id, blockf_id, district, section columns in the shapefile, separated by underscores (_). A street or sidewalk score of 5 represents a visited blockface segment that could not be rated (often due to obstruction or other challenges)."
The Muckrock form email asked to upload files to their website, however, I do not see a way to do so. Please let me know if you have issues downloading the attached files or other questions.
Best Wishes,
Rebecca Lipman
From: Ben Welsh
Thank you for your help with this request.
![https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/zip_16x16.png]PavementEdge_MIDPOINT](https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/zip_16x16.png]PavementEdge_MIDPOINT){kind=link}
![https://res-h3.public.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/xlsx_16x16.png]scorecard_2021-11_to_2023-04](https://res-h3.public.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/xlsx_16x16.png]scorecard_2021-11_to_2023-04){kind=link}