Summary of Syringe Data in NYC Parks
This dataset contains records of syringes collected, including how many, whether they are collected from the ground or a kiosk, and when they are collected. The Syringe Summary dataset contains records for syringes collected by both Parks staff as well as collection efforts by the Washington Heights Corner Project (https://www.nycservice.org/organizations/index.php?org_id=1462) and New York Harm Reduction Educators (https://nyhre.org/) nonprofit group This is part of the NYC Parks Syringe Litter Data Collection: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/browse?Data-Collection_Data-Collection=NYC+Parks+Syringe+Litter&q= You can find the complete data dictionary at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VSUqd1peSc-4D2XnBZNiLdxa0Jg4z62D/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100172030647057411202&rtpof=true&sd=true
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Freshness
The publisher's promise
How the agency that publishes this data says it keeps the data current.
Fresh
- Says it updates
- Monthly
- Actually updates about every
- 7.79 days
- Publisher last updated the data
- Oct 3, 2026
Our mirror
Whether our copy of this data is current with the source.
Sync error
- We last synced
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- Rows in our copy
- —
- Rows at the source
- —
- Our copy trails the source by
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Columns
Each source column, with the name and type we use to store it.
The publisher has not provided a data dictionary.
1 of 23 columns carry a concept; 23 carry a description from the publisher. Read the concept column before you join. A column with no concept carries no claim from us, and a name that looks like a key is not one.
| Source field | Display name | What the publisher says it is | Concept | Source type | Stored as | Stored type | Row identifier | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
response_id | response_id | Unique identifier created using source and source generated ID of entry | Not bound | Text | response_id | text | — | |
week | week | The week syringes were collected | Not bound | Number | week | numeric | — | |
source | source | The underlying source of data for this entry | Not bound | Text | source | text | — | |
kiosk_number | kiosk_number | The identification number assigned to a kiosk | Not bound | Text | kiosk_number | text | — | |
precinct | precinct | Police precinct in which syringe collection took place | Not bound | Number | precinct | numeric | — | |
collected_date | collected_date | The date of syringe collection | Not bound | Calendar date | collected_date | timestamp | — | |
time_of_day | time_of_day | The time of day the syringes were collected | Not bound | Text | time_of_day | text | — | |
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Source and attribution
Where this data comes from, which version we hold, and what we changed.
- Source
- https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/t8xi-d5wb
- Version
- Snapshot taken:
Oct 3, 2026, 9:15 AM - What we changed
- We did not change the data. We stored it as published.
- Publisher
- codenownyc
- We retrieved it
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Update history
| Started | Kind | Result | Rows written | Produced by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026, 6:15 PM | full_replace | failed | — | codenow-nycmesh-container-oci.jfrog.io/codenow/citytap-pull:0.1.84 |
| Sep 28, 2026, 6:00 PM | full_replace | failed | — | codenow-nycmesh-container-oci.jfrog.io/codenow/citytap-pull:0.1.84 |
| Sep 21, 2026, 5:45 PM | full_replace | failed | — | codenow-nycmesh-container-oci.jfrog.io/codenow/citytap-pull:0.1.82 |
| Sep 14, 2026, 5:30 PM | full_replace | failed | — | codenow-nycmesh-container-oci.jfrog.io/codenow/citytap-pull:0.1.73 |
| Sep 7, 2026, 5:30 PM | full_replace | failed | — | codenow-nycmesh-container-oci.jfrog.io/codenow/citytap-pull:0.1.73 |
| Sep 2, 2026, 9:15 AM | full_replace | failed | — | codenow-nycmesh-container-oci.jfrog.io/codenow/citytap-pull:0.1.73 |
| Aug 30, 2026, 5:15 PM | full_replace | failed | — | codenow-nycmesh-container-oci.jfrog.io/codenow/citytap-pull:0.1.73 |
| Aug 29, 2026, 9:00 AM | full_replace | failed | — | codenow-nycmesh-container-oci.jfrog.io/codenow/citytap-pull:0.1.73 |
| Aug 28, 2026, 4:45 PM | full_replace | failed | — | codenow-nycmesh-container-oci.jfrog.io/codenow/citytap-pull:0.1.73 |
| Aug 28, 2026, 8:45 AM | full_replace | failed | — | codenow-nycmesh-container-oci.jfrog.io/codenow/citytap-pull:0.1.73 |