[Talk-us] NYC neighborhood data

[Kushal Khan]

Hi,

I really love your site, but wanted to help with some updates. Some of the
neighborhood data for NYC is  inaccurate. For example, http://nominatim.
openstreetmap.org/reverse? osm_type=N&osm_id=2184804432 is not in the
Diamond District nor Chelsea - it's in Midtown East. Also
http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse? osm_type=N&osm_id=2184803604 is
not in Chatham Towers nor Greenwich Village - it's in Soho.

If you want a benchmark source for creating admin boundaries, I feel this
wikipedia link is very accurate with determining borders of neighborhood:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ Manhattan_neighborhoods (the image
displayed in 'Full resolution' is useful), but the wiki provides excessive
sub-neighborhood detail impractical to the way most New Yorkers think. I
feel this site has a good concept of practical neighborhood breakdowns:
http://www. nyctourist.com/map1.htm, maybe this with the borders defined on
wikipedia can serve as a reference guide.

I know neighborhood distinctions can be a very subjective issue, but the
current info on openstreetmaps is materially inaccurate. I love the concept
of your site and want to contribute.

Please let me know if I can assist any further.

Regards,
Kushal
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