Research

Case studies and analysis write-ups built on NYC civic-data toolkits.

Assessing ADA Accessibility Gaps in the NYC Subway System

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A tract-level spatial equity analysis of ADA accessibility across all five NYC boroughs. Of 493 active stations, only 157 (31.8%) are ADA-accessible, leaving 4.7 million New Yorkers without an accessible station within walking distance.

Spatial AnalysisDifference-in-DifferencesElevator ReliabilityACS DemographicsPySAL

Rat Containerization Policy Evaluation

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Applying the full nyc311 causal inference toolkit to evaluate NYC's 2024 rat containerization mandate using 81,467 real rodent complaints. The causal evidence is mixed: synthetic control suggests a modest reduction, but staggered DiD finds a reporting-awareness surge.

Synthetic ControlStaggered DiDRDDSTL DecompositionSpatial Autocorrelation

Resolution Equity in NYC 311 Service Delivery

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Analyzing 1 million NYC 311 service requests to quantify disparities in resolution times across community districts. Between-borough differences explain 73.7% of inequality, with Staten Island districts as the largest outliers.

Panel RegressionOaxaca-BlinderTheil IndexSpatial AutocorrelationInterrupted Time Series