DCP shapes how NYC grows by writing zoning rules, reviewing development proposals, and creating neighborhood plans. It decides where housing, offices, and parks can be built, and how dense or tall buildings can be in every part of the city. NYC's housing crisis, affordability problems, and neighborhood character fights all run through City Planning. The zoning code they write determines what gets built, where, and for whom -- affecting rents, commutes, and quality of life for every New Yorker.
Spending
$32.5M
2,007 transactions →
Payroll
$23.6M
6,276 pay records →
Budget (Adopted)
$56.8M
$29.9M spent
Avg Salary
$101.6K
across 6,276 records
Did You Know
NYC's zoning code still contained rules from 1961 before City of Yes updated them -- meaning the regulations governing where New Yorkers could live were written when the city had 1 million fewer residents and no Uber, WeWork, or congestion pricing.
| PERSONAL SERVICES | $21.6M |
| 120 BROADWAY ACQUISITION JVLLC | $4.8M |
| GEOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS | $1.9M |
| AKRF INC | $1.5M |
| CONNECT ENGINEERING DPC | $625.8K |
| CITY PLANNER | 1,974 staff | $93.6K avg |
| CITY RESEARCH SCIENTIST | 957 staff | $94.0K avg |
| COMMUNITY COORDINATOR | 560 staff | $80.0K avg |
| ADMINISTRATIVE CITY PLANNER | 395 staff |
| $157.9K avg |
| ASSOCIATE URBAN DESIGNER | 241 staff | $93.8K avg |
Headcount
Approximately 277 employees. Small relative to its outsized impact on the city's built environment.
Who It Serves
All New Yorkers -- zoning shapes housing supply, neighborhood character, commercial corridors, and infrastructure investment citywide.
Category
Infrastructure & Environment