Research

Case studies and analysis write-ups built on NYC civic-data toolkits.

Rat Containerization and Complaint Volume: Did NYC's Mandatory Bin Rollout Causally Reduce Rodent Sightings?

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The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) rolled out mandatory bin containerization in two phases. The **pilot** (July 2023) required nine lower-Manhattan community districts (MN 01–09) to store commercial and residential waste in hard-sided receptacles rather than expose

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Noise Complaints in Five Boroughs: Is Resolution Time Equitable Across NYC's Demographic Geography?

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New York City's 311 system receives roughly 750,000 noise-related complaints each year, and delegates resolution to DEP, NYPD, DSNY, DOT, and HPD under service-level agreements whose text promises agency-neutral response. Whether that promise is kept across demographic geography

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