RankingsWho is behind NYC’s construction jobs, and how many of their jobs are safe or unsafe on DOB’s record.

Checking DOB records…

How SafeMap NYC works

SafeMap NYC is a free public tool. It reads the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) records published on NYC Open Data and explains them in plain English. Every time you open the map or a site, the information is pulled fresh from the City. DOB refreshes its published records daily.

What the colors mean

• Red – needs attention. A stop-work order is on record and not shown as lifted, there is an open violation or missing required filing from the last 3 years, or every major work permit has expired without being renewed or signed off.
• Yellow – keep an eye on it. There is an open complaint awaiting DOB action, a permit expires within 30 days, or one of several permits has lapsed.
• Green – everything in order. Active permits and nothing open on record.

Which sites are on the map

Sites with major work permits from the last 6 months: foundation, excavation, structural work and demolition. You can search any other NYC address to see its record too.

How the rankings work

Each owner, contractor, engineer, architect and special inspection agency is matched to the map jobs where DOB records name them. For each name you see the number of jobs, a pie chart of safe (green), watch (yellow) and unsafe (red) jobs, and totals of stop-work orders, open violations and missing filings. “Unsafe” means the job is red on the map under the rules above. Only names on at least 2 jobs are listed. The figures describe the jobs a company or professional is named on. They do not mean that company or person caused the problems there.

Where the data comes from

DOB NOW: Build permits and job filings, OATH/ECB violations, DOB violations, DOB NOW: Safety violations and DOB complaints (NYC Open Data), plus the City's address search (NYC Planning GeoSearch).

Important

SafeMap NYC is not affiliated with the City of New York. Records can lag behind what is happening on site, and a red marker is not proof that a site is unsafe. For the official record use the DOB links on each site page. If you see an unsafe condition, call 311. In an emergency, call 911.