NYSERDA deployed Emergency Generators and Transfer Switches at Retail Gas Stations as part of the Fuel-NY initiative through its Gas Station Back-up Power Program and Permanent Generator Program using FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding. This dataset is a complete listing of all installations under the two programs, which ran from 6/1/2013 through 1/26/2019. This dataset contains business names, locations, and the type of installation for program participants.

These efforts improved the resiliency of the retail gasoline system in the downstate New York area by providing back up power options to gas stations.

These stations have either the capability to easily accept backup power or have a backup generator permanently installed on site. The equipment allows the stations to mitigate the effects of power outages, increase the availability of fuel, and support first responders during and after emergencies and severe weather events. Additional socioeconomic benefits are achieved by supporting residents and early recovery efforts with continued access to fuel as well as food, grocery, and necessary household items, increasing the resiliency capabilities of their communities.

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In response to Super-storm Sandy, the “FuelNY” law (AML 16.192-H), gas stations subject to the FuelNY program are required to: (1) install an electrical transfer switch; (2) develop an emergency generator deployment plan; and (3) implement their plan within 24 hours of an energy emergency declaration. Gas station chains (defined as those stations owned by someone who owns more than one gas station) must also have a FuelNY compliant transfer switch installed at an additional 30% of their stations located outside of the FuelNY region (AML Article 16 §192-H(2)(iv)). These chain establishments located downstate but farther than ½ mile of an exit road on controlled access highway or evacuation route must implement their emergency plan within 48 hours of an emergency declaration. This program was implemented in 2014 to maintain the flow of motor fuel during an emergency.

This dataset consists of a set of polygons that will allow users of New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission data on trip records for taxi and for-hire vehicle trips to determine which trips originate and/or end in a Taxi Zone in the Central Business District and are thus subjected to the CBD Tolling Program. TLC trip record data is available on NYC Open Data in separate datasets each year for yellow taxis, green taxis, for-hire vehicles (FHVs) dispatched by a high-volume for-hire vehicle service (HVFHVs), and other FHVs.