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Our Data

Every answer has a source.

Every recommendation we make traces back to official city and federal records. Here's what we can tell you about a neighborhood — and where the answers come from.

262

Neighborhoods

5,700+

Schools

20+

Public Agencies

Current as of Q2 2026· Refreshed each season

01Schools & Zones

Schools your kids will actually attend.

Locations, quality ratings, class sizes, parent satisfaction, student demographics, and zone boundaries for public, charter, and private schools across the city.

Drawn from official NYC schools and U.S. Census records.

Questions we answer

Is the zoned school actually any good?

Public, charter, or private — what fits?

How big are the classes, and are parents happy?

02Safety & Health

Is it safe? Straight answers.

Crime reports, traffic collisions, housing violations, air quality, lead testing, and asthma data — so you see the full picture, not just a number.

Drawn from NYC public-safety, health, and housing records.

Questions we answer

How safe is this block, really?

Is the air okay for a kid with asthma?

Anything I should know before I sign a lease?

03Demographics

Who lives here, really.

Income, education, homeownership, diversity, and child population — the facts behind the feel of a neighborhood.

Drawn from the U.S. Census and NYC Planning.

Questions we answer

Who would my neighbors be?

Is this a family neighborhood?

Can families like ours afford to stay?

04Transportation & Bikes

Getting around with a stroller.

Subway stations, bus stops, bike lanes, and Citi Bike docks — plus wheelchair accessibility for every station.

Drawn from the MTA and NYC transportation records.

Questions we answer

Can I actually commute from here?

Is the station stroller- and wheelchair-friendly?

Where can the kids ride?

05Family Resources

The stuff that makes a neighborhood work.

After-school programs, pre-K seats, playgrounds, libraries, parks, hospitals, and kids’ activities — the infrastructure families depend on.

Drawn from official city records — plus live commercial listings for the things that change weekly.

Questions we answer

Where’s the nearest pre-K seat?

What is there to do on a Saturday?

Playgrounds, libraries, after-school — close by?

06Quality of Life

What the neighbors are complaining about.

Noise, rodents, sanitation, graffiti, and parking — the everyday complaints, mapped by neighborhood so you know what to expect.

Drawn from the city’s 311 service-request records.

Questions we answer

Is it loud at night?

Rats, trash, parking — what’s the daily friction?

07Real Estate & Buildings

What the buildings tell you.

Tax lots and building footprints — the physical DNA of each neighborhood.

Drawn from NYC Planning’s land and building records.

Questions we answer

What’s actually built here — and what could be?

How dense is the block?

08Neighborhoods & Boundaries

The map under the map.

How we know where one neighborhood ends and another begins — 262 distinct areas and 71 community districts, not just borough labels.

Drawn from NYC Planning and the U.S. Census.

Questions we answer

Where does one neighborhood really end?

Why 262 neighborhoods instead of five boroughs?

Sourced from the city. Answered for your family.

Every recommendation traces back to official public records — the same ones the city uses. No dashboards to decode. No black boxes.