Do I need an API key to use this NYC data?

No. Vinkius hosts the MCP and manages all connections, so you can access the data keylessly.

What kind of emissions data is available?

You can access citywide greenhouse gas inventories and municipal government footprints from 2005 to 2024.

Can I get data for specific neighborhoods?

Yes. You can use the heat vulnerability capability to get rankings for specific ZIP+4 areas.

Is the air quality data for the whole city?

The air quality capability provides readings from a specific pilot sensor network in Queens, not the full citywide network.

What AI capabilities can I use with this MCP?

You can use this with any MCP-compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Do I need an API key?

No. NYC Open Data serves all public datasets anonymously over its SODA API (data.cityofnewyork.us). This MCP defines no credentials and needs nothing configured.

What does the GHG capability return?

For one year you get the emissions split: citywide mode gives sector-by-sector tonnes of CO2-equivalent across the whole city; municipal mode gives the city government's own footprint by main sector. Years run from 2005 to 2024.

How is heat vulnerability ranked?

Each ZIP+4 area carries a heat-vulnerability index where the higher the value, the more exposed the residents are. With a ZIP+4 the capability returns that one area; without it, the top-N most vulnerable areas in the chosen borough.

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Connect Nyc Climate Emissions Environmental Data to your AI

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Verify official city environmental records with your AI agent.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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No other AI tool gives you this. Your workflow runs in the client you already love, your account stays protected, and you decide what the agent can and cannot do. It is the whole reason to make the switch.

Each Connector lives inside our infrastructure, the same place where your workflow runs. The three things below are already part of it, working quietly in the background so you never have to think about them. Nothing to add, nothing to set up, nothing to worry about.

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Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed V8 runtime — no access to your files, your system, or other servers. A Connector never sees past its own request.

Kill Switch02

One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

One action deactivates every Connector, revokes every token, and ends every session at once. AI Governance keeps the record.

FinOps per User03

Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

Every user keeps their own connections and credentials, isolated from everyone else. Anything that would cross your spending limit is held for your approval, not billed.

Three controls, built into the layer your AI connects through.

Complete set · 6 capabilities

The complete NYC Open Data capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with NYC Open Data.

Capability set01 / 02

01-03

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 6 available through NYC Open Data.

01
Get climate projections
This capability pulls NYC climate projection metrics for a specific future period. It returns temperature and precipitation scenarios based on selected percentile models.
02
Get ghg inventory
This capability retrieves NYC greenhouse gas inventory data for a specific year. You can choose between citywide emissions or the municipal government's footprint.
03
List flood events
This capability accesses FloodNet sensor data to show recorded street flooding events. You can filter results by sensor name or a specific start time.

Capability set02 / 02

04-06

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 6 available through NYC Open Data.

04
Rank heat vulnerability
This capability provides Heat Vulnerability Index rankings for ZIP+4 areas. You can request the top most vulnerable neighborhoods or the rank for a specific ZCTA.
05
Search aq sensor readings
This capability pulls PM2.5 air quality readings from the Queens pilot sensor network. It provides mean mass concentrations and EPA nowcast AQI for specific time windows.
06
Search solar sites
This capability searches the NYC Solar Readiness project database. You can filter sites by borough, agency, council district, or project status.

One connector, every AI

NYC Open Data works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put NYC Open Data to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 6 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of NYC Open Data, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with NYC Open Data. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

NYC Open Data Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_FgKhfc87Cdek8GwwRJiSPN6u0DDbxMe7Cwi7O1rr/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
3Click Add and start a new chat — NYC Open Data capabilities are ready to use.

Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nyc-climate-emissions-environmental-data-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_FgKhfc87Cdek8GwwRJiSPN6u0DDbxMe7Cwi7O1rr/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
VS Code
Windsurf
Claude Code
JetBrains
Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

Guided setup for Claude? How to give Claude access to NYC Open Data

See all the AI clients this connector works with ↑

Who it's for

Built for the work NYC Open Data owners hand off.

This MCP is built for professionals who need to validate environmental data against official NYC records.

01
Environmental Analysts
Use the agent to pull GHG inventories and climate projections for modeling.
02
Urban Resilience Planners
Hand off heat vulnerability and flood event data to your agent for neighborhood assessment.
03
Journalists
Use the agent to verify climate or emissions claims against official city data.

FAQ

Questions NYC Open Data owners ask.

01
Do I need an API key to use this NYC data?
No. Vinkius hosts the MCP and manages all connections, so you can access the data keylessly.
02
What kind of emissions data is available?
You can access citywide greenhouse gas inventories and municipal government footprints from 2005 to 2024.
03
Can I get data for specific neighborhoods?
Yes. You can use the heat vulnerability capability to get rankings for specific ZIP+4 areas.
04
Is the air quality data for the whole city?
The air quality capability provides readings from a specific pilot sensor network in Queens, not the full citywide network.
05
What AI capabilities can I use with this MCP?
You can use this with any MCP-compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.
06
Do I need an API key?
No. NYC Open Data serves all public datasets anonymously over its SODA API (data.cityofnewyork.us). This MCP defines no credentials and needs nothing configured.
07
What does the GHG capability return?
For one year you get the emissions split: citywide mode gives sector-by-sector tonnes of CO2-equivalent across the whole city; municipal mode gives the city government's own footprint by main sector. Years run from 2005 to 2024.
08
How is heat vulnerability ranked?
Each ZIP+4 area carries a heat-vulnerability index where the higher the value, the more exposed the residents are. With a ZIP+4 the capability returns that one area; without it, the top-N most vulnerable areas in the chosen borough.

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More in Government Public Data

Connect NYC Open Data to Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT & more

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

Get climate projections

Get ghg inventory

List flood events

Rank heat vulnerability

Search aq sensor readings

Search solar sites

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

NYC Open Data Connector

Claude Desktop

Environmental Analysts

Urban Resilience Planners

Journalists

Do I need an API key to use this NYC data?

What kind of emissions data is available?

Can I get data for specific neighborhoods?

Is the air quality data for the whole city?

What AI capabilities can I use with this MCP?

Do I need an API key?

What does the GHG capability return?

How is heat vulnerability ranked?

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