City assessment
How smart is New York City?
New York City scores 87.7% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #2 of 386 by smart reach and #10 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 4 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 24 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#2 / 386
Smart score
87.7%
Evidenced rank
#10 / 387
Criteria present
70 / 86
Evidence coverage
94.2%
New York City's smart city score by area
9 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
10 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
11 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
12 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
13 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
Where New York City is strong
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · 3 partial
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility · 1 absent
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning · 1 partial
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience · 1 partial
- ▸Open Data & Transparency · 1 partial
Not yet assessed
4 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure1 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency1 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The NYC Open Data portal allows users to search data by categories such as 'Environment', and the NYC Council's Data Team uses data related to 'school bus delays' (transport) and 'Pay Equity Law' (budget/governance).
https://council.nyc.gov/data/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
The NYC DOT provides an interactive 'NYC Bridges & Crossings Traffic Volumes Dashboard' which displays average daily traffic volumes by year and hour for vehicles crossing bridges and roadways throughout New York City.
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/about/datafeeds.shtmlUrban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
NYC Open Data serves as a catalog of public datasets and APIs for various New York City agencies and other City organizations, suggesting an integrated platform for urban data.
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/about/datafeeds.shtmlActive & Shared Mobility · Cycling network / lanes
New York City has a published official NYC Bike Map, available annually and as a web map, which features protected bike lanes, conventional bike lanes, shared lanes, greenways, and bike boulevards.
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/bicyclists.shtmlAbout this assessment
New York City was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 24 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.