// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is New York City?
New York City scores 84.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #4 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
84.4%
Rank
#4 / 386
Criteria present
65 / 86
Evidence coverage
93%
New York City's smart city score by area
9 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
11 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
12 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
10 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
Where New York City is strong
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
New York City operates an official 'NYC Open Data' portal which publishes free public data from city agencies and partners, accessible via a data catalog.
https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
New York City publishes high-value datasets, including categories such as Business, Education, and Environment on its open data portal, and the City Council's Data Team uses data related to public housing, school bus delays, and marijuana arrests. The MTA a…
https://council.nyc.gov/data/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The NYC Open Data portal provides 'Open Data APIs' for programmatic access, and the New York City Council's Data Team also offers access to a 'Legislative API'.
https://council.nyc.gov/data/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
New York City operates NYC311 (portal.311.nyc.gov) for reporting problems, looking up service requests, and making payments, and NYC CityPay (a836-citypay.nyc.gov) for various municipal payments including violations, license renewals, and utility bills.
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/About this assessment
New York City was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-10 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.