Sidewalk Repair

A crew of workers spreads sidewalk concrete around a tree bed.

Sidewalk Inspections & Repairs

Option 1: Repair a Sidewalk Through the Trees & Sidewalks Program

The NYC Parks Trees & Sidewalks Program can help repair sidewalk damage caused by root growth. Funding for this program is limited, and we are only able to address severe cases of sidewalk damage in front of owner-occupied Tax Class 1 properties (one- to three-unit homes).

Sidewalk Ratings

Sites are prioritized for repair based on the severity of damage and availability of funding. We will send an inspector to evaluate the site and assign a sidewalk rating on a scale of 1 to 100, with 1 being lowest and 100 being highest.

We repair the sidewalks with the highest ratings first. You can use this rating chart to get a general sense of the likelihood of repair:

90 and over – The site meets the criteria for repair, and is expected to be repaired within the next three years.
80 – 90 – The site meets the criteria for repair, but it has been waitlisted. We will evaluate the site based on capacity and available funding to see if it can be added to a future contract.
Under 80 – The site does not rate highly enough to be repaired by NYC Parks at this time.

You can request a new Trees & Sidewalks inspection three years after your most recent inspection, which may result in a higher rating.

Option 2: Repair a Sidewalk Yourself

As an alternative to the Trees & Sidewalks program, you can hire a licensed contractor to make the repair. Visit our Trees & Sidewalks page to find out more about how you can complete a Tree Work Permit application and file a claim with the Comptroller’s office for the damage you believe was caused by a City tree.

Learn more about Repairing the Sidewalk Yourself

Recent and Upcoming Sidewalk Inspection and Repair Work

To better inform you about our planned tree work, we are reporting on sidewalks that have been inspected and repaired over the past six months, as well as all sidewalk repairs that are currently scheduled.

Explore the Inspection and Repair Map

Use the map or address search below to find trees that have recently been repaired or that are scheduled for repair. Not all trees in New York City are represented in this map below. If a tree is not displayed on this map, the sidewalk at this location is not currently scheduled to be repaired.

More Tree Work Reports

This data is part of our Tree Work Hub, the center for reporting on our tree work services.

You can find more about all of our services on our Tree Services page.

Don’t See a Tree?

These reports only include recently completed or scheduled work. If work related to a tree, stump, or sidewalk has not been scheduled, they will not appear on the map. If you are looking for the status of a particular service request made with 311, you can check the status of your request using your confirmation number.

Repair Completed

Inspected - Repair Assigned

Inspected - Site Waitlisted

Inspected - No Repair

Glossary of Terms

Initial Request Date

Date of initial service request for Trees & Sidewalk inspection by the homeowner.

Inspection Date

Date of completed inspection within the previous six months.

Sidewalk Rating

A severity ranking determined by a Forestry Inspector that qualifies and quantifies the damage to the sidewalk according to a number of criteria. These criteria include vertical lift, number of damaged flagstones, the volume of pedestrian usage, passable sidewalk width, and the condition of the tree. Ratings are evaluated on a scale from 1 to 100, 100 being the most severe.

Number of Reports

Number of public notifications (Service Requests and complaints) to NYC Parks regarding the inspection/repair site.

Repair Date

Date of completed repair made within previous six months, or the estimated date by which point the repair will be completed. Repairs are made frequently across the city, so sidewalks may often be repaired before the listed estimated date. If the repair date is in the distant future or not applicable (N/A), you may prefer to repair the sidewalk yourself.

Statuses

A Parks Forester inspects each site. There are several potential inspection results.

Repair Completed: The sidewalk has been repaired.
Inspected - Repair Assigned: The site has been inspected. Sidewalk repair has been approved but not yet completed.
Inspected - Site Waitlisted: The site has been inspected and found eligible for repair through the Trees & Sidewalks program. Due to our level of funding and that most severely damaged sites will be addressed first, sidewalk repair has not yet been approved. After three years, you may request a new inspection. You may also repair the sidewalk yourself.
Inspected - No Repair: After inspection, the site has been determined not eligible for repair through the Trees & Sidewalks program. You may still repair the sidewalk yourself.

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Closest Address	Borough/ Community Board/ Council District	Zip Code	Initial Request Date	Inspection Date*	Sidewalk Rating	Number of Reports	Repair Date*	Status

*All recent completion dates are estimated. Scheduled completion dates are estimated through the current fiscal year.