Data Sets
This data resource is part of SRL’s larger mission of promoting mutual aid within research and knowledge communities.
Many of these data sets are donated by other researchers. If you use them, we invite you to submit any data you have that may benefit other researchers, Long Term Recovery Groups, policy makers, and groups engaged in rebuilding.
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Canvasing Data
Occupy Sandy’s door-to-door canvas data for the Rockaways, Staten Island, Red Hook, and New Jersey
Occupy Sandy Data: Highlights and Preliminary Findings
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News Media
Every New York Times article in the print edition that mentions Sandy, with meta-data and URLs but no content. October 26, 2012- July 30, 2013. Approx 1,800+ items. .xls file.
Various media that mention Sandy with uniform meta-data & URLs. October 24, 2012- July 30, 2013. Approx 1,200+ items. .xls file.
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Occupy Sandy Wedding Registries
(data for donated materials by hub)
Amazon Wedding Registry for Jersey City Sandy Recovery distribution center at Barrow Mansion
Amazon Wedding Registry for The Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew 520 Clinton Ave, Brooklyn
Amazon Wedding Registry for St. Jacobi’s Church, Brooklyn
Amazon Wedding Registry for Occupy New Jersey, King of Kings Community Church, Manahawkin, NJ
Amazon Wedding Registry for Saint Margaret Mary’s, Staten Island
Amazon Wedding Registry for New Hope Baptist Church, Newark, NJ
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Other Data
Superstorm Sandy Oral History Project, Monmouth University Library, ongoing.
Directory of Historical Occurrence of Coastal Storms in New York City. Updated: Feb 26, 2013.
City of New York, Facilities and critical assets located within the Category 4 SLOSH (Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes) zones. Updated: Feb 26, 2013.
FEMA’s Advisory Base Flood Elevations Map with Red Cross Shelters: shows a more current picture of flood risk for several communities in New Jersey and New York affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013. Graphs and monthly reports on Sandy financial data on funds obligated and outlayed by program.
Major Events during the storm. Fusion table. Last edited. November 2, 2012. All events verified by The Guardian.
New York City 311 calls 2010-present.
Occupy Sandy Donation and Drop off Locations. Last edited March 25, 2013. Fusion table.
Sandy Story Line: Participatory story collection of those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Photo repository. 429 photographs by both professionals and citizens with captions.
The City of New York Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) database. Date of Data: February 2013 – May 2013
Monmouth University’s poll of New Jersey residents in hard hit areas about recovery one year later. Released September 25, 2013.
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Tweets
In compliance with Twitters API’s terms and conditions, we cannot share Twitter data openly. If you are using tweets for social science in the public interest, or are interested in these resources, we would love to know more about your work and possibly collaborate with you. Email Erin Bergren with a description of your project for more details.
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This data resource is part of SRL’s larger mission of promoting mutual aid within research and knowledge communities.
Many of these data sets are donated by other researchers. If you use them, we invite you to submit any data you have that may benefit other researchers, Long Term Recovery Groups, policy makers, and groups engaged in rebuilding.
Superstorm Research Lab 