On November 15, 2024, Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Dan Garodnick released new data showing the city’s storefront vacancy rate is down to 11.1 percent. This marks the fourth straight quarter of declining vacancy.
In comparison, a survey of 24 corridors across the city during summer 2020 showed inactivity rates of over 30 percent. Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island all have borough-wide vacancy rates below nine percent, although some higher vacancy rates persist, … <Read More>
On September 16, 2024, Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Dan Garodnick in collaboration with other critical stakeholders announced the launch of the NYC Industrial Plan, The New York City Plan was sponsored by City Council Majority Leader Amanda Farias as outlined in Local Law 172-2023.
On March 4, 2024, the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Dan Garodnick announced the release of the ‘Principles of Good Urban Design’, an illustrated guidebook that strives to make New York City’s urban design principles clear and understandable to the public. The goal of the guidebook is to inspire all New Yorkers to put the principles of good urban design into action in their own communities.
On November 14, 2023, Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Dan Garodnick announced that DCP’s online census data tools Population FactFinder and Population MapViewer have been updated. Both programs have been refreshed to include new demographic information as well as features that make exploring New York City through the tools easier.
On October 12, 2023, Department of City Planning Director Dan Garodnick announced that the NYC Street Map will now include access to the original street mapping of the City. Users can see the width, angles, and other dimensions of the City’s over 32,000 streets when utilizing the interactive map for requests to change their street, personal property interests, and to explore the history of the City.