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City Clerk
The Lobbyist Registration and Regulation Ordinance aims: to promote good governance and ensure transparency in government by requiring registration and disclosure of lobbying activities; to create fairness and…
Updated Nov 12, 2026
Inspectional Services Department
TO VIEW A GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR THE DIRECTORY - CLICK HERE WHAT IS THIS TRACKER FOR? The City of Boston is committed to increasing transparency in the processes around the Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA). The Inspectional…
Updated Nov 12, 2026
Boston 311
This data set includes all channels of engagement in which a service request is created. Refer to this link to learn more about BOS:311 : https://www.cityofboston.gov/311/ LOOKING FOR CASE UPDATES? If your case number…
Updated Nov 12, 2026
Office of Economic Development
##To search for a business - click here## ###To view a glossary of terms for the directory - click here### ###What is this directory for?### Mayor Michelle Wu is committed to creating equal opportunities for businesses…
Updated Nov 12, 2026
Boston Police Department
This dataset provides daily counts of firearms recovered by Boston Police Department since August 20, 2014. Recovery totals are provided for three distinct channels: crime, voluntary surrender, and gun buyback programs.
Updated Nov 12, 2026
Consumer Affairs and Licensing Department
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…
Updated Nov 12, 2026
Planning Department
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…
Updated Nov 12, 2026
Consumer Affairs and Licensing Department
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…
Updated Nov 12, 2026
Consumer Affairs and Licensing Department
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…
Updated Nov 12, 2026
Boston Licensing Board
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,…
Updated Nov 12, 2026
Boston Licensing Board
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…
Updated Nov 11, 2026
Consumer Affairs and Licensing Department
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…
Updated Nov 11, 2026
Boston Maps
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…
Updated Nov 11, 2026
Boston Maps
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…
Updated Nov 11, 2026
Inspectional Services Department
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…
Updated Nov 9, 2026
Public Works Department
This dataset shows the current trash and recycling schedules for each address.
Updated Nov 9, 2026
Department of Innovation and Technology
The transportation department (BTD) and public works department (PWD) manage signs and other assets through Cartegraph, an asset management system. This dataset is a weekly export of the signs in Cartegraph, including…
Updated Nov 8, 2026
DoIT Data & Analytics
Provides metrics on overall city health based on work done across all facets of the City of Boston. For more information about CityScore, please refer to this link: https://www.boston.gov/cityscore
Updated Nov 4, 2026
Environment Department
Monthly utility data for all City of Boston accounts. This data comes from Boston’s Enterprise Energy Management System. This software tool serves as the system of record for all municipal utility expenditures and…
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Procurement & Supplier Diversity
The City of Boston reports on our contract awards as part of our commitment to transparency and to growing pathways to equitable procurement for diverse suppliers. This dataset reports on our procurement contracts and…
Updated Sep 14, 2026
