Marine Conservation Agreements
A Conservation Practitioner's Toolkit

New York Maps and Data

Digital Data Availability Summary

NEW YORK Spatial Non-spatial None
GIS Portals x    
Submerged Lands     x
Ownership  
    Submerged Lands Parcels     x
    General Property and Parcel Data x    
    Public and Conservation Lands x    
Leases and Other Use Authorizations  
    Aquaculture and Shellfish     x
    Other Use Authorizations     x
Local Parcel Information 3 coastal counties; 1 city
    Deed Records   1  
    Assessment Data   2  
    Parcels 1 2  

GIS Portals

  • New York State Geographic Information Systems Clearinghouse. (web page)

Submerged Lands

No data found.

Ownership

Submerged Lands Parcels

No data found.

General Property and Parcel Data

Data Real Property Data.
Access Arc/Info coverages may be downloaded by members of the NYS GIS Data Sharing Cooperative. Membership is open to government agencies and not-for-profit organizations. (web page)
Detail Visual center-points of tax parcels, by county. Attribute data include parcel number, section-block-lot number, and owner.
Distributor New York State Geographic Information Systems Clearinghouse. (web site)

Public and Conservation Lands

Data Public Lands.
Access ESRI shapefiles or geodatabase may be downloaded by members of the NYS GIS Data Sharing Cooperative. Membership is open to government agencies and not-for-profit organizations. (web site)
Detail Separate layers for different type of public lands. 2004.
Distributor New York State Geographic Information Systems Clearinghouse.
Data Department of Environmental Conservation Lands.
Access Download GIS files. (web site)
Detail Lands under the care and control of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. 2007.
Distributor New York State Geographic Information Systems Clearinghouse.

Leases and Other Use Authorizations

Aquaculture and Shellfish

No data found.

Other Use Authorizations

No data found.

Local Parcel Information

New York City

Includes 5 counties: Bronx, New York (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), and Kings (Brooklyn).

Deed Records Department of Finance Automated City Register Information System Real property records (data and document images) for all 5 counties. (web page)
Assessment Data Document search by parcel identification or document type (mortgage gives owner’s name) for real property records for all 5 counties. (web page)
Parcels New York City, Tax Maps. Download ESRI shapefiles or Adobe Illustrator files. (web page)
Other Department of City Planning has high level tax block and tax lot boundaries downloadable as ESRI shapefiles or MapInfo tables, with different attribute datasets, for fees varying from free to $300. Tax lot boundaries come in versions that include or exclude underwater portions. (web page)

Nassau County

Deed Records No data found.
Assessment Data Land Records Viewer/Property Search for assessment data and parcel data with links to interactive map (no owner information). (web page)
Parcels See above.

Suffolk County

Deed Records No data found.
Assessment Data Suffolk County Real Property Tax Service Agency. Land Information System. No online access. Map albums and tax roll microfiche may be viewed at the public service counter or by subscription, with fees for map copies. (web page)
Parcels Advanced Real Estate Information System provides access to specific property information by subscription.  At this time this costs “$2,500 per annum for the first computer in your office or home, and $500 per annum for additional computers at the same location.”  Contact larry@suffolkcountyny.gov for additional information.(web page)
Other Suffolk County Planning Department online maps. (web page) Suffolk County is establishing an aquaculture leasing program on underwater lands in Peconic and Gradiner’s Bays and has discussed the possibility of mapping existing leases.

Westchester County

Deed Records No data found.
Assessment Data No data found.
Parcels View Interactive Maps/Mapping Tax Parcels, with parcel ID number; provides site characteristics, including tidal zone types, but no ownership or parcel information. (web page)

 

Step 1: Getting Started
1.1 Lease and Own 101
1.2 Myths
1.3 Important Terms
Step 2: Decision Checklist
2.1 Conservation Priorities
2.2 Threats and Strategies
2.3 Organization Capacity
2.4 Ownership and Use
2.5 Laws and Policies
2.6 Owners and Agencies
2.7 Partners and Funders
Step 3: Acquisition Checklist
3.1 Project Initiation
3.2 Title Report
3.3 Owner Contact
3.4 Proposal Completion
3.5 Terms and Conditions
3.6 Funding
3.7 Documentation
3.8 Due Diligence
3.9 Regulatory Permits
3.10 Final Actions
3.11 Site Plan
Step 4: Implementation
4.1 Science
4.2 Habitat
4.3 Maintenance
4.4 Public Use
4.5 Enforcement
4.6 Outreach
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