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Press & Newsroom

NYC Dashboard is an independent civic transparency platform that tracks where New York City's ~$127 billion budget comes from (Revenue), where it goes (Spending), and whether it works (Impact). We connect official data from 16+ city datasets into a single, searchable interface. All data is sourced from NYC Open Data, Checkbook NYC, and public city records.

Key Facts

NYC FY2025 budget: $111.2 billion
Largest municipal budget in the United States.
NYC OMB, FY2025
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DOE budget: $38.1 billion
The Department of Education consumes 34% of the entire city budget.
NYC Expense Budget, FY2025
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NYPD overtime: $1.09 billion
Nearly double the budgeted amount and more than the entire Parks Dept budget.
NYC Payroll, FY2025
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Property tax: $33.8 billion
NYC's largest revenue source. Manhattan generates 51.8% of all assessed value.
NYC Dept of Finance, FY2025
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Federal aid at risk: $535 million
Proposed federal spending reductions could impact Medicaid, education, and housing.
NYC OMB Financial Plan
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Per-pupil spending: $35,200
Among the highest in the nation, yet math proficiency remains below 45%.
NYC DOE & Open Data
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Dashboard Sections

Revenue
Where the money comes from
Property tax, income tax, sales tax, federal/state aid, fines
Spending
Where the money goes
Agency budgets, payroll, overtime, contracts, capital projects
Impact
Whether it works
311 complaints, crime, agency performance (MMR), education

Coverage by Beat

Education

DOE budget ($38.1B), per-pupil spending, test scores by grade and district, graduation rates by borough, teacher payroll data.

Education Spending Page
Policing

NYPD budget ($11.2B), overtime ($1.09B), crime trends by category and borough, contracts and capital projects.

NYPD Overtime Page
Budget & Fiscal

Full revenue breakdown, agency comparison, federal aid tracker, property tax rates and assessment data.

Agency Comparison Page
Housing & Services

HPD, DHS, HRA budgets and performance. 311 complaint data for housing-related issues. Borough and community district breakdowns.

HPD Agency Page

Embeddable Charts

Embeddable chart widgets for use in articles and reports are coming soon. In the meantime, all charts can be screenshotted with source citations visible. Please credit “NYC Dashboard (nycdashboard.com)” when using our visualizations.

Contact & Methodology

Press Inquiries

For press inquiries, data questions, or partnership opportunities, please reach out via the project's GitHub repository or social media channels.

Methodology

Every number is traceable to a public data source. See our full methodology documentation for data sources, update frequencies, and known limitations.

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DATA: NYC OPEN DATA · CHECKBOOK NYC · NYC COMPTROLLER · CENSUS ACS
NYC DASHBOARD · 2025