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Here’s more about street conditions report from New York’s Street Condition Observation (SCOUT) Unit patrols city streets to inform city agencies of issues that should be corrected. In this section of EveryBlock, we take those reports and map them, so you can find out about reported conditions near you.

The information, which comes from the Mayor’s Office of Operations, includes the report’s location, the date and time it was entered into the system, the city agency to which the report was referred (Department of Transportation, Department of Buildings, etc.), the complaint’s type (water maintenance, dirty conditions, sewer maintenance, etc.), a description (pothole, missing street signs, running hydrant, etc.) and a service request identification number.

Note that the SCOUT unit doesn’t inspect highways, parkways or private communities. The SCOUT unit is part of the Mayor’s Office of Operations.

From Everyblock.com