Finding New York City Information

Govistics is a web-based tool for tracking state and local government and school district spending.

Gateway/Portal to 2010 US Census data, including population, housing, economic, and geographic data. Also includes American Community Survey, Population Estimates, Economic Census and Annual Economic Surveys.

Contains over 31,000 reports generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries, and metropolitan and regional planning agencies from more than 500 major cities in the United States and Canada. The core of the collection are fiscal (budgets and financial reports) and architecture & planning documents (city, county and regional plans). The Index also provides information for all urban-related issues, from hazardous waste disposal to arts in the community.

This profile uses the latest available data to illustrate the status of New York’s small
businesses.

Statistics, economic data and analyses on New York City.

Publications on Economic, Demographic, Policy, Housing, etc. information on New York City.

2000 Census data

The Economic Census is the U.S. Government's official five-year measure of American business and the economy. It is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, and response is required by law.

This website includes data on a variety of subjects that impact and influence New York City's economy.

Information on pedestrian activity in all five boroughs.

Established by the City Charter in the 1970's in response to the fiscal and management crisis of that period, the Office of Operations works to make a government of over 40 agencies and 300,000 employees more cost-effective and coordinated in carrying out its day-to-day business, and more accessible to the 8 million residents the City serves.

Publications on Annual Budget, Taxes & Other Revenues, Education, Environment, Infrastructure
& Capital Budget, Social & Community Service, and Budget Process.

Founded in 1981, The Public Policy Institute is a research and educational organization whose purpose is to formulate and promote public policies that will restore New York's economic competitiveness. The Institute accomplishes this mission by conducting timely, in-depth research addressing key state policy issues.

The Center for an Urban Future is a NYC-based think tank dedicated to highlighting the critical opportunities and challenges facing New York and other cities, and providing fresh ideas and workable solutions to policymakers. The Center’s primary focus is on growing and diversifying the local economy, expanding economic opportunity and targeting problems facing low-income and working-class neighborhoods. We consistently elevate important, but long overlooked, issues onto the radar of public officials—and we push policymakers to think differently about economic and workforce development.

The Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) fights the cycle of poverty in New York City through innovative programs that build human capital and improve financial security. Launched by Mayor Bloomberg in 2006, CEO works with both City agencies and the federal government to implement successful anti-poverty initiatives in New York and partner cities across the United States.