Library Resources for Journalism Courses: Data
City Planning & Community Districts
NYC Dept. of City Planning (DCP)
Includes community district profiles & needs (with census tract maps), population reports, & more.
New York City Data
Gathers data from various city agencies. It’s a great place to start, but not every agency posts all their data here.
USA Data
A compilation of data & reports from federal (national) government agencies, covering many topics. Browse the dataset catalog.
Census Data
Find social, economic, & other data using products like the Decennial Census & the ACS. Access options include:
- American FactFinder (tables)
- Social Explorer (create tables or maps)
- InfoShare (NYC-specific, great for comparing neighborhoods
Data Help at Columbia Libraries
Get help finding data or performing statistical analyses!
Schedule a data consultation with your librarian or drop by Research Data Services (RDS). We can help you find and use numeric or geospatial data.
Data Workstations (Journalism Library & Lehman Library)
Consultations in Research Data Services (Lehman Library, IAB-215)
New York City Data Maps
NY City Map (from DoITT): Map a neighborhood or intersection, then find nearby subway stops, schools, hospitals, police precincts, and more (user guide here). Also shows municipal boundaries like community districts & census tracts. Other city data maps include:
- NYC FactFinder Map (from Dept. of City Planning)
- NYC Zoning Map
- BYTES of the Big Apple: maps & spatial data (for GIS)
- OASIS NYC: maps, aerial views, time-lapse, & community data