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Boundaries, Districts, and Zones in New York City: Emergency Services

This guide covers how to find cartographic materials related to the internal boundaries, districts, and zones of New York City.

Emergency Services

Using maps to look at emergency services that are provided for each neighborhood in NYC, some questions you can answer include: 

  • Where are these organizations located within a neighborhood?
  • Is there equal distribution of stations throughout each zone?
  • Are there patterns of where stations are located? 
  • How can we utilize existing data in relation to these maps?

To answer these types of questions, please see below for examples of NYPD and FDNY.

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NYPD | FDNY

NYPD

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6fa0a610-f78f-0130-2f59-58d385a7b928When using the Online Research Catalog:

For current information about NYPD and its precincts, please use NYPD's site. Some specifics include:

  • To find your current precinct or sector, please use NYPD's Find Your Precinct and Sector portal.
  • A listing of phone numbers and locations for each precinct can also be on the NYPD's site - click here.
  • CompStat 2.0:  Provides statistics that are categorized by police borough and precinct in this portal.

Additional resources include:

  • NYC Crimes Map: In the tab titled "Layers," click "Crimes by Police Precinct" to get a breakdown on the data of crime based on the district that each precinct covers. 

Image Source: "Police Precincts" from The Rand McNally map of the borough of Manhattan : [8 copies with superimposed lines showing the boundaries of various city divisions]. 1917. NYPL Digital Collections Image ID 5073543

 

 

To find supplementary books and documents related to the NYPD, please conduct the searches listed on this page's "Catalog Tips" with "Cartographic" NOT checkmarked  in our Online Research Catalog. From these results, you can also checkmark any of the other listed formats. See below for a list of recommended materials when "Text" is checkmarked:

FDNY

When using the Online Research Catalog:

For information about current fire companies and the associated fire houses, please review the following resources:

  • NYC City Map
    • At the top margin, click Map Explorer.
    • Under "Add data to the map," please scroll down and click "Fire companies" and "Firehouses."
    • Clicking on these data regions on the map will lead to a pop-up with additional information.

Image Source: The Firemen's guide : a map of the City of New-York, showing the fire districts, fire limits, hydrants, public cisterns, stations of engines, hooks & ladders, hose carts, &c. 1834. NYPL Digital Collections Image ID 1253204

To find supplementary books and documents related to FDNY, please conduct the searches listed on this page's "Catalog Tips" with "Cartographic" NOT checkmarked  in our Online Research Catalog. From these results, you can also checkmark any of the other listed formats. See below for a list of recommended materials when "Text" is checkmarked:

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