Food Scrap Drop-Off Locations in NYC

data.cityofnewyork.us | Last Updated 31 May 2024

Locations where NYC residents can drop off their food scraps to be composted. For more information, visit https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/collection/residents/food-scrap-drop-off.page.

Tags: sanitation, dsny, organics, compost, food scrap

This dataset has the following 27 columns:

Column NameAPI Column NameData TypeDescriptionSample Values
BoroughboroughtextNYC Borough where vendor is located. New York City’s boroughs are five county-level administrative divisions, with each one also being a state county.
NTANamentanametextNeighborhood Tabulation Area Name. Neighborhood Tabulation Areas are small area boundaries that were initially created by the Department of City Planning for small area population projections. However, NTAs are now being used to present data from the Decennial Census and American Community Survey.
SiteNamefood_scrap_drop_off_sitetextName of food scrap drop-off location
SiteAddrlocationtextStreet address or cross streets associated with food scrap drop-off location
Hosted_Byhosted_bytextName of the organization that services the food scraps that are dropped off.
Open_Monthopen_monthstextMonths when food scraps can be dropped off at the location.
Day_Hoursoperation_day_hourstextDays and hours when food scraps can be dropped off.
NotesnotestextAdditional site notes
WebsitewebsitetextWebsite associated with food scrap drop-off location.
BoroCDborocdnumberBorough and Community District which is represented by a single-digit borough number followed by two-digit borough community district number.
CouncilDiscouncildistnumberNYC Council District Number. There are 51 Council districts throughout the five boroughs and each one is represented by an elected Council Member.
ct2010ct2010textCensus Tract (CT2010). The 2010 census tract in which the tax lot is located.
BBLbbltextTen digit Borough-Block-Lot (BBL) or parcel numbers that identify the location of buildings or properties.
BINbintextBuilding Identification Number (BIN). A seven-digit numerical identifier unique to each building in the City of New York.
LatitudelatitudenumberLatitude of food scrap drop-off location for mapping purposes.
LongitudelongitudenumberLongitude of food scrap drop-off location for mapping purposes.
PolicePrecprecinctnumberPolice precinct in which the site is located.
Object IDobject_idtextAn ObjectID is a unique, not null integer field used to uniquely identify rows in tables in a geodatabase.
Location Pointlocation_pointpointLongitude and Latitude formatted for map "pin"
App Androidapp_androidtextURL to download the application on Android.
App iOSapp_iosurlURL to download the application on iOS
Assembly District_assembly_districttextNew York City area Assembly District name.
Congress District_congress_districttextNew York City area Congressional District name.
DSNY Districtdsny_districttextDistrict abbreviation as defined by DSNY
DSNY Section_dsny_sectiontextSections are subdivisions of DSNY Districts
DSNY Zonedsny_zonetextZone abbreviation as defined by DSNY
Senate Districtsenate_districttextNew York City area State Senate District name.