This data is mandated by NYC law: https://intro.nyc/local-laws/2015-99 https://intro.nyc/local-laws/2015-99 I've heard that releasing these sorts of data sets

This data is mandated by NYC law: https://intro.nyc/local-laws/2015-99 https://intro.nyc/local-laws/2015-99 I've heard that releasing these sorts of data sets help competitors do market research, and thus mitigates "winner takes all" forces. NYC also tends to be fairly pro-public-datasets: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/browse?%3BsortBy=most_accessed&sortBy=relevance&pageSize=20&page=1 https://data.cityofnewyork.us/browse?%3BsortBy=most_accessed...