New York — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in New York during 2025.
New York indexed 29,299 projects with decisions in 2025 across 58 counties, with 34,276 approved and 139 denied actions (99.6% approval rate). Suffolk County led with 3,704 projects (13% of the state), followed by Erie County (2,409) and Orange County (2,082). Together those three counties accounted for 28% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete New York Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in New York.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 542 | 608 | 3 | 99.5% |
| Allegany | 513 | 545 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bronx | 218 | 254 | 4 | 98.4% |
| Broome | 164 | 177 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cattaraugus | 225 | 245 | 3 | 98.8% |
| Cayuga | 857 | 1,085 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Chautauqua | 352 | 404 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Chemung | 73 | 87 | 3 | 96.7% |
| Chenango | 344 | 383 | 2 | 99.5% |
| Clinton | 178 | 187 | 3 | 98.4% |
| Columbia | 21 | 29 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cortland | 34 | 37 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Delaware | 189 | 233 | 2 | 99.1% |
| Dutchess | 188 | 218 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Erie | 2,409 | 2,777 | 20 | 99.3% |
| Essex | 526 | 571 | 5 | 99.1% |
| Franklin | 382 | 399 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Fulton | 56 | 57 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Genesee | 931 | 1,008 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Greene | 94 | 115 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Herkimer | 83 | 100 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jefferson | 437 | 444 | 4 | 99.1% |
| Kings | 104 | 106 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lewis | 42 | 52 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Livingston | 265 | 329 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Madison | 492 | 573 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Monroe | 1,576 | 2,393 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Montgomery | 128 | 139 | 2 | 98.6% |
| Nassau | 2,027 | 2,350 | 8 | 99.7% |
| Niagara | 154 | 186 | 1 | 99.5% |
| Oneida | 520 | 549 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Onondaga | 602 | 660 | 2 | 99.7% |
| Ontario | 377 | 457 | 2 | 99.6% |
| Orange | 2,082 | 2,573 | 24 | 99.1% |
| Orleans | 297 | 331 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Oswego | 273 | 300 | 3 | 99.0% |
| Otsego | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Putnam | 229 | 252 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Rensselaer | 602 | 706 | 6 | 99.2% |
| Rockland | 444 | 478 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Saratoga | 857 | 1,080 | 4 | 99.6% |
| Schenectady | 273 | 303 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Schoharie | 19 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Schuyler | 38 | 45 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Seneca | 97 | 104 | 0 | 100.0% |
| St. Lawrence | 791 | 882 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Steuben | 323 | 393 | 2 | 99.5% |
| Suffolk | 3,704 | 4,155 | 7 | 99.8% |
| Sullivan | 144 | 176 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Tioga | 30 | 34 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Tompkins | 249 | 293 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ulster | 54 | 56 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Warren | 280 | 300 | 2 | 99.3% |
| Washington | 173 | 191 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wayne | 678 | 751 | 4 | 99.5% |
| Westchester | 2,045 | 2,470 | 11 | 99.6% |
| Wyoming | 77 | 98 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Yates | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.