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Records digitized
Preserve and provide access to historical and contemporary New York City government records. — Increase the volume and availability of historical and contemporary New York City government records.
Records digitized swung dramatically because of staffing and a one-time project, according to DORIS's own reporting: digitization staff were temporarily reassigned in fiscal 2024 to prepare collection descriptions for a new digital-preservation platform, which held output down that year; fiscal 2025's huge jump reflects those staff returning to digitization work plus completion of a grant-funded project to digitize the 1890 census. Once that temporary project wrapped up, output dropped sharply again in early fiscal 2026.
Researched July 15, 2026 — DORIS, Fiscal 2025 Mayor's Management Report, DORIS, Fiscal 2024 Mayor's Management Report, DORIS, Fiscal 2026 Preliminary Mayor's Management Report
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above. The dashed marker projects a full-year estimate at the current year-to-date pace.
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| Fiscal year | Actual | Target |
|---|---|---|
| FY22 | 187,329,000 records | 1,000,000,000 records |
| FY23 | 126,505,000 records | 1,000,000,000 records |
| FY24 | 103,499,000 records | 1,000,000,000 records |
| FY25 | 457,846,000 records | Not available |
| FY26 (YTD) | 4,077,000 records | Not available |
| FY26 (projected) | ~5,436,000 records |
Why this is tracked
The push for a central city archive dates to 1939, when Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia's Municipal Archives Committee, led by librarian Rebecca Rankin, proposed consolidating city records into one properly maintained facility. DORIS itself was formally established in 1977 and now operates the Municipal Archives, Municipal Library, and Records Center. The Municipal Archives alone holds over 200,000 cubic feet of original documents, photographs, ledgers, maps, and moving images documenting New York City's government and history, material that would otherwise be vulnerable to loss, damage, or simply becoming inaccessible to researchers, journalists, and the public.
NYC Department of Records - About, Municipal Archives - the Institutional History, New York City Department of Records and Information Services - Wikipedia
Source: Municipal Archives Division — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported monthly.
Definition: The total number of digital images produced by the Municipal Archives digital laboratory or by vendor contract.