// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is New York City?
New York City scores 92.4% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #3 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
92.4%
Rank
#3 / 213
Criteria present
74 / 82
Evidence coverage
92.7%
New York City's smart city score by area
19 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
14 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
17 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
18 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
6 present · 0 partial · 2 absent
Where New York City is strong
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
Where the gaps are
- ▸Outcome Measurement & KPIs
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Citizen Engagement & Participation
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
New York City has an official public, machine-readable municipal open data portal at data.cityofnewyork.us, with various sub-pages confirming its function.
https://data.cityofnewyork.usOpen Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access
New York City provides programmatic access to its data through developer resources and APIs, as indicated by the '/developers' section of its open data portal and the MTA's developer page.
https://data.cityofnewyork.us/developersOpen Data by Default · Open licensing & terms
New York City provides clear terms of use and licensing information for its open data portal and for data from agencies like the MTA.
https://www.nyc.gov/site/opendata/legal/terms-of-use.pageOpen Data by Default · High-value dataset coverage
New York City's open data portal includes high-value datasets such as geospatial data (e.g., Green Infrastructure) and transport data (from MTA).
https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/DEP-Green-Infrastructure-Point-Layer-/2m2g-2p2jAbout this assessment
New York City was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-06-27 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.