NYC311

Used to be a one-stop shop for reporting issues. Now it seems half the issues are simply links to other agencies (DOT for potholes, ConEd for steam from a pothole). Tech has developed enough APIs, it should be easy to integrate these issues into the app itself. After an app update (not an upgrade) on Dec 19, 2022, fewer integrated report issue problems.

Wish I can like this app. Would be great if the police actually response to the complaint. called 311 and file complaint many times through the app for noise complaint but either they respond hours later or "determined that police action was not necessary". Next door neighbor would start blasting music or playing musical instruments at 1 am in the morning, sometimes after, started at 4 am last night, filed a complaint but nothing happens. Neighbors does this at least once or twice a week during night time and all day during daytime, nonstop!! I've also noticed, everytime when I select as a "recurring problem" the response I get is "determined that police action was not necessary". No point of this app, they are only good for general info but not situations like these.

The app designer needs to learn a few things about New York City. Not every request has an address. If an abandoned car is parked under the bridge, how would you put in a service request for that? If the motive is to keep NYC clean and operating, more thought needs to be put in on all the little aspects to help citizens be the eyes and ears of the agencies involved. That means fewer taps and more automated location gathering as soon as a citizen is ready to put in a request.