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Spatial features representing city map alterations in New York City from the Digital City Map (DCM). These alterations document changes to the city map approved by the City Planning Commission.

Usage

nyc_dcm_alteration_sf

Format

A simple feature collection with 5,105 features and 19 fields:

boro_code

Borough code (single letter: M, X, K, Q, R)

app_num

Application number for the map alteration

project_nm

Project name associated with the alteration

filed_stat

Filed status code

status

Current status code of the alteration

effect_dt

Effective date of the alteration

bp_num

Borough President number

cc_res_num

City Council resolution number

zr_update

Zoning resolution update indicator (0/1)

cert_date

Certification date

chg_type

Type of change

altmappdf

Filename of the alteration map PDF

altmaplink

URL link to the alteration map PDF

sec_sheet

Section sheet number

app_rectyp

Application record type

map_num

Map number

boro_name

Full borough name

hyperlnk

Alternative hyperlink to documentation

cptype

City Planning type code

geometry

Multipolygon geometry (NAD83 / New York Long Island ftUS)

Source

NYC Department of City Planning Digital City Map, October 31, 2025

https://www.nyc.gov/site/planning/data-maps/open-data/dwn-digital-city-map.page