service requests in the current reporting episode since August 3, 2026
This is continuous reporting activity, not proof that one tent remained for 35 days.
#33 of 1404 active Encampment approximate blocks citywide by service-request volume
Since November 2021, NYC 311 logged 408 service requests in this approximate-block record and the city closed 396, including 191 with a "nothing found" response. The reporting record remains active. Knowing is not fixing.
What repeated response has cost
~$3.2k-$13k
Estimated response labor across 227 deduplicated response-days and response classes. The lower bound assumes one worker for 30 minutes; the planning estimate assumes two workers for one hour.
227 units × $28.16/hour × 0.5-2 worker-hours
Not an audited bill. This deliberately excludes 311 intake, vehicles, supervision, contractor overhead, cleanup, shelter, and medical care because the location record does not support assigning those costs. Wage reference: NYPD published starting salary.
6 schools within 500 feet
Nearby schools make clear pedestrian access and coordinated services important. Proximity does not establish current presence or harm; ask the responsible agencies to check the condition and document follow-up.
6K-12 schools within 500 ft
196 ftnearest recorded school
98report-volume percentile
These are literal straight-line distances from the approximate issue location, not a claim that any person caused harm. Counts come from the citywide NYC Planning Facilities Database and are computed the same way for every issue.
ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING · 40 IRVING PLACE · 196 ft
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - UNION SQUARE · 40 IRVING PLACE · 196 ft
THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND DIPLOMACY · 40 IRVING PLACE · 196 ft
UNION SQUARE ACADEMY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES · 40 IRVING PLACE · 196 ft
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE · 40 IRVING PLACE · 196 ft
GRAMERCY ARTS HIGH SCHOOL · 40 IRVING PLACE · 196 ft
Also nearby: 1 childcare/pre-K facility within 500 feet.
Clear the sidewalk obstruction. NYC Admin Code §16-122 and §19-136 give the city clear authority to act on persistent sidewalk obstructions.
Treat the school approach as urgent. The NYC Facilities Database places 6 K-12 schools within 500 feet, the nearest about 196 feet away. Please check pedestrian access on these school approaches, offer appropriate outreach, and document the result.
Connect these neighbors to services. File this location as an outreach request to DHS so the people here are offered shelter and help. Clearing without serving just moves the problem.
Require a durable, written response plan: named agency ownership, repeated outreach, a clear pedestrian route, and a dated follow-up inspection. Closing a ticket is not the same as fixing the problem.
The city closed 191 of these reports saying nothing was found.
408
NYC 311 service requests
396
closed by the city
191
"nothing found" closures
252
new request after a closure
6.4d
avg. closure to next request
22
reporting episodes
Every red band is a reporting episode separated from the next by more than this location's adaptive quiet-window threshold. Bands do not identify a physical tent. 2021-11-29 to today.
Represents this block today. The record remains active on their watch and within their power to move DHS, Sanitation, and NYPD on it now.
What the record shows: the city closed 396 requests, including 191 with a "nothing found" response. The current reporting episode remains active under the published quiet-window rule. Responding agency on the requests: NYPD.
What the law says
NYC Admin. Code § 16-122
It is unlawful to erect a shed, structure, or other obstruction, or to leave movable property, upon any public street or sidewalk.
Penalty Fine of $50 to $250, up to 10 days imprisonment, or both, per offense.
Blocking the pedestrian right-of-way is separately prohibited under § 19-136. · read the statute →
How we define this spot
A report is one NYC 311 service-request record. For configured campaign addresses, positive agency observations and outreach contacts anchor occupation support. The continuity window is four times that address's median gap between all report days after support begins, bounded to 30-60 days; a longer gap between supporting observations creates an interruption candidate. A gap becomes a likely interruption only when it is at least twice the window, or at least 1.5 times the window and contains a negative-only inspection. Same-day positive and negative inspections remain visible as conflicts. The 0-100 confidence result weights report frequency, supported span, recency, and consistency. It is an evidence index, not a probability, proof of one unchanged object, or proof of cleanup. Other map locations still use the broader reporting-episode method.
Built from New York City's own 311 open data (dataset erm2-nwe9), current through 2026-09-07. This page documents a government's response to a public-safety obstruction. It is not about, and does not identify, any individual experiencing homelessness. They are failed by this inaction, not the cause of it.
Make this a public campaign.
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