Datasets

Inspectional Services Department

After Hours Construction

Consumer Affairs and Licensing Department

Annual Entertainment Licenses

The Entertainment Licensing Division for the City of Boston enforces entertainment license law under MGL Chapter 140 Section 177A-183A which includes concert, dance exhibition, automatic amusement devices (pin ball or…

Planning Department

Zoning Reform Impact Tracker

TO VIEW A FULL LIST OF THE DATA AND DEFINITIONS CLICK HERE * WHAT IS THIS TRACKER FOR? The Zoning Reform Impact Tracker (ZRIT) is intended to help assess the impact of changes to the Zoning Code and to identify trends…

Consumer Affairs and Licensing Department

One Time Entertainment Licenses

The Entertainment Licensing Division issues one-time entertainment licenses for special events, venues without an annual entertainment license, and for annual entertainment licenses who do not have certain categories of…

Consumer Affairs and Licensing Department

Cannabis Registry

This Open Data Registry includes currently licensed applicants as well as pending cannabis license applicants. The registry is accompanied by a map, showing the locations of licensed establishments that have applied for…

Public Works Department

Street Sweeping Schedules

This is a legacy dataset which contains detailed information on the timing and location of street sweeping service throughout the City. Daily street cleaning takes place April 1 to November 30 in most Boston…

Boston Licensing Board

Cannabis Active Licenses

The Licensing Board issues a variety of license under MGL Chapter 138 and Chapter140 including Billiards, Bowling, Clubs/Veterans' Groups, Common Victualler (Food Service), Alcohol Beverage, Innholder,…

Boston Licensing Board

Licensing Board Licenses

The Licensing Board issues a variety of licenses under MGL Chapter 138 and Chapter 140 including Billiards, Bowling, Common Victualler (Food Service), Alcoholic Beverages, Innholder, and Dormitories/Lodging houses. This…

Boston Licensing Board

Special One-Day Alcohol Licenses

The Board issues Special One Day Alcohol licenses for special events with alcohol which include non-profit, for-profit, and charity wine events. For more details on how to obtain or the criteria for obtaining a Special…

Boston Police Department

Crime Incident Reports (August 2015 - To Date) (Source: New System)

Crime incident reports are provided by Boston Police Department (BPD) to document the initial details surrounding an incident to which BPD officers respond. This is a dataset containing records from the new crime…

Boston Licensing Board

Section 12 Licenses (Alcohol)

The Licensing Board for the City of Boston enforces alcohol license law under Section 12, Section 15, and Section 19 of Chapter 138 of the Massachusetts General Laws. Alcohol licenses are issued by the City of Boston…

Consumer Affairs and Licensing Department

Special Event License Applications

Anyone hosting an event on public property or private property outdoors needs to apply with the City of Boston for a Special Event license. Special events include road races, block parties, festivals, and parades. Some…

Boston Maps

Live Street Address Management (SAM) Addresses

This dataset is from the City of Boston's Street Address Management (SAM) system, containing Boston addresses. Updated nightly and shared publicly.

Boston Maps

BPRD Trees

Boston Parks and Recreation Department (BPRD) Trees. This includes both park and street trees. To filter for street trees only, remove any entries where park is not null (has a value). Updated daily. Fields: id : unique…

Boston Maps

BPRD Stair Free Park Entrances

This data includes a listing of the coordinates/addresses of accessible entrances for BPRD managed parks and playgrounds. This raw data is presented in a more usable format on boston.gov, but included here for users…

Boston Maps

BPRD Accessible Park Details Augmented

This data includes park-level accessibility information for BPRD managed parks and playgrounds. This raw data is presented in a more usable format on boston.gov, but included here for users interested in the unprocessed…

Boston Maps

Boston Street Segments (SAM System)

City of Boston street segments data from the Street Address Management (SAM) system. Updated nightly.

Inspectional Services Department

Approved Building Permits

Building permits help to establish compliance of construction work with the minimum standards of safety established by the State Building Code to ensure public health and safety for everyone. A building permit is…

Public Works Department

Trash Schedules by Address

This dataset shows the current trash and recycling schedules for each address.

Parks and Recreation

Historic Burying Grounds Initiative Grave Marker Search

This is a dataset showing gravestone locations and information that are matched to surveys done of each of Boston Parks and Recreation Department (BPRD)’s Historic Burying Grounds. The Historic Burying Ground Initiative…