Current and Potential Community Gardens found in NYC

Examining the relationship between Community Gardens, Socioeconomic

levels and Access to sunlight

By Kenneth Williams

Revised Approach

• Difficult to use data from NYC.gov• Currently adding fields and entering raw data

to attribute tables.• Ideally want to frame the rest of the data

within the congressional district boundaries • Currently having difficulties with the

projection of NYC building shapefile.

Community Gardens in Relationto Median Income of the

Congresional Districts in NYC

Gardens

57152.000001 - 71147.000000

47061.000001 - 57152.000000

40254.000001 - 47061.000000

31751.000001 - 40254.000000

19311.000000 - 31751.000000

Median Income

Legend

Next Steps

- Incorporating vacant public space data-ex. Vacant roads, parks, train train facilities,

- Revisit building data and make the correct projection

- Apply Point Solar Radiation (Spatial Analysis) feature in relation to building height.