Do I need an API key?

No. NYC Open Data serves all public datasets anonymously over its SODA API (data.cityofnewyork.us). This MCP defines no credentials and needs nothing configured.

Do the text filters ignore case or match partial values?

No. The NYC data platform only supports exact-match filters, so a filter value must equal the stored value. In this MCP, boroughs in the drop-off tables are stored in title case ("Brooklyn", "Manhattan"), pharma/syringe site types as "SYRINGE/SHARPS Drop-off" or "PHARMACEUTICALS Drop-off", and the garage/facility city-area values mix borough names, Queens neighborhood names and "New York" for Manhattan. Use a list tool with no filters to see the exact stored values before filtering.

DonateNYC is the city's directory of donation sites — about 1,500 locations that accept items like books, toys and clothing. list_donatenyc_sites returns each site with the categories it accepts, its hours, phone and website; the category text is free-form, so filter by borough, NTA or site name instead.

How are boroughs stored in the sanitation datasets?

It differs per dataset: the e-waste, pharma/syringe and DonateNYC tables store the borough in title case ("Brooklyn", "Manhattan"); the DSNY garages and disposal facilities store a city-area value that mixes borough names, Queens neighborhood names and "New York" for Manhattan. Use a list tool with no filters to see the exact values.

NYC Sanitation (DSNY) MCP Connector for Claude

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Keyless NYC sanitation data: DSNY collection garages, special waste and e-waste drop-off locations, pharma and syringe sites, the DonateNYC donation directory, commercial waste zones and disposal facilities — no API key.

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New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) records, keyless.

What you can do

Collection garages — the under-100 DSNY garbage and recycling collection garages by name, address, city-area value and district code
Special waste sites — the five special/hazardous household waste drop-off sites
E-waste drop-offs — the ~100 electronics drop-off locations by site name, borough, ZIP or neighborhood tabulation area
Pharma & syringe sites — the ~340 pharmaceutical and syringe (sharps) drop-off sites by site type ("PHARMACEUTICALS Drop-off" or "SYRINGE/SHARPS Drop-off"), with phone number and open days/hours
DonateNYC sites — the ~1,500 donation sites with the item categories they accept, hours, phone and website
Commercial waste zones — the ~20 DSNY commercial waste collection zones with their code, name and the community districts they cover
Disposal facilities — the ~25 waste disposal facilities and sites with type code, address and coordinates

Who is this for

Waste operations, sustainability programs, retail (e-waste and pharma locations near a store) and civic service lookups. The city-area values mix borough names with Queens neighborhood names (and "New York" means Manhattan), so use the list tools to see the exact values before filtering.

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