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
01 — Schools & 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?
02 — Safety & 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?
03 — Demographics
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?
04 — Transportation & 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?
05 — Family 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?
06 — Quality 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?
07 — Real 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?
08 — Neighborhoods & 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.