Data coverage
A selected guide to the data you can explore with Akil. Coverage and update timing vary by source; this is an overview, not a live freshness report or the full catalog.
Budgets, awards, registered contracts and vendor payments.
Geography: NYC, NYS and relevant federal sources
Source: NYC Checkbook, Council, state and federal funding records
Keep in mind: Each measures a different event. Keep record type and fiscal year separate.
Agency, job title, base salary, overtime and gross pay where available.
Geography: NYC city-government employment
Source: NYC Citywide Payroll
Keep in mind: Payroll records are not necessarily unique employees. Base salary differs from actual pay.
Nonprofit profiles, registrations, reported lobbying relationships and campaign contributions.
Geography: NYC and relevant state/federal records
Source: IRS-derived nonprofit profiles, NYS registries, NYC lobbying and campaign-finance records
Keep in mind: Names and roles can overlap. Verify identity before connecting different records.
Legislation, votes, hearings, agency rules and community-board budget requests.
Geography: New York City
Source: NYC Council and city agencies
Keep in mind: A proposal, filing or hearing does not establish passage, implementation or an outcome.
Enrollment, demographics, class sizes, school directories and selected capacity/utilization records.
Geography: NYC schools; periods and reporting levels vary
Source: NYC Public Schools records, the New York State Education Department and the School Construction Authority
Keep in mind: Check school year, charter inclusion and release status. Historical gaps remain; PDF transcriptions need source checks.
Tax-lot IDs, building classes, zoning, recorded owner names and locations.
Geography: New York City
Source: NYC Department of City Planning and Department of Finance
Keep in mind: Recorded owner names do not establish beneficial ownership or current control.
Permits, complaints, violations, hearings and occupancy records.
Geography: New York City
Source: NYC DOB, HPD and OATH
Keep in mind: An inspection, issued permit or recorded status does not by itself establish current operating clearance.
Recorded documents, sales, assessments, property charges and lien-list records.
Geography: New York City; source coverage varies
Source: NYC register and finance records
Keep in mind: These records provide research context, not a title opinion or current payoff statement.
Food-service inspections, business licenses, alcohol and cannabis licensing records.
Geography: NYC and relevant NYS sources
Source: NYC health and consumer-affairs records; NYS licensing agencies
Keep in mind: An inspection date is not necessarily an opening date. A license row alone does not prove a business is operating.
Council and community districts, precincts, neighborhoods, service requests and demographic context.
Geography: NYC; boundary types and source periods vary
Source: NYC boundary layers, 311 and Census-derived records
Keep in mind: Use the same geography and period when comparing. Service requests measure reports, not every underlying condition.
Ask your connected assistant which source, geography, reporting period and record unit apply. Check whether results are a complete set or a limited page before comparing totals. Missing records and suppressed values are not zero.