nyc.gov SEO & AI Search Report
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Analyzed 6/2/2026, 1:50:14 PM · https://nyc.gov
Summary
As of June 2, 2026, nyc.gov scores 49/100 overall (grade D), ranking #617 of 992 websites in the E:LAB STUDIO database — the top 63%. Its strongest area is SEO (66/100); its weakest is Schema (10/100).
Its AI-search visibility (AEO) score is 55/100 — a measure of how citable the page is to AI answer engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity. No JSON-LD structured data was detected — the single highest-impact gap for AI search. Top fixes: Organization schema, FAQ schema, Industry/location info.
Compared with the database average (53/100 overall), nyc.gov scores 4 points lower.
SEO
- ✓Title tag present10/10
- ✓Meta description present10/10
- ✓H1 heading present10/10
- ✗Canonical URL set0/10
- ✗Open Graph tags present0/10
- ✓sitemap.xml found10/10
- ✓robots.txt found10/10
- ◐Images have alt text6/10
- ✓Internal links present10/10
- ✗Structured data present0/10
AI Visibility (AEO)
- ✗Organization schema0/15
- ✗FAQ schema0/15
- ✓Substantive, descriptive content (heuristic)15/15
- ✓Company/brand identity (About page or Org schema)10/10
- ✓Author / publish date present10/10
- ✓Structured heading (single clear H1)10/10
- ✓External source/citation links10/10
- ✗Industry/location info0/10
- ✗Price/product info0/5
Schema
- ✗Any JSON-LD present0/20
- ✗Organization0/15
- ✗FAQPage0/15
- ✗LocalBusiness0/15
- ✗Article or Product0/15
- ✗Breadcrumb0/10
- ✓Author/date structured10/10
Technical
- ✓robots.txt found15/15
- ✓sitemap.xml found15/15
- ✗Canonical URL set0/15
- ✓Mobile viewport meta15/15
- ✓Language attribute set10/10
- ✗Open Graph tags0/10
- ✓Title length is optimal10/10
- ✗Description length is optimal0/10
How to improve
Based on this report, here are the highest-impact fixes for SEO and AI-search visibility:
- →Canonical URL set: Add <link rel="canonical"> to prevent duplicate-content issues.
- →Open Graph tags present: Add og:title, og:description and og:image for rich previews.
- →Images have alt text: Add descriptive alt text to your images.
- →Structured data present: Add JSON-LD structured data (Organization, FAQ, etc.).
- →Organization schema: Add Organization JSON-LD so AI engines understand your brand.
- →FAQ schema: Add FAQPage JSON-LD — AI answer engines frequently cite FAQs.
- →Industry/location info: State your industry and location (LocalBusiness schema helps).
- →Price/product info: Add Product/Offer details with pricing where relevant.
- →Any JSON-LD present: Add JSON-LD structured data to your pages.
- →Organization: Add Organization schema.
- →FAQPage: Add FAQPage schema.
- →LocalBusiness: Add LocalBusiness schema with address and hours.
- →Article or Product: Add Article or Product schema as appropriate.
- →Breadcrumb: Add BreadcrumbList schema for clearer navigation.
- →Open Graph tags: Add og:title, og:description and og:image for rich previews.
- →Description length is optimal: Aim for ~50–160 characters (longer is fine for CJK).
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What is nyc.gov's SEO score?
nyc.gov scores 66/100 for on-page SEO and 49/100 overall (grade D) — rank #617 of 992 sites in the E:LAB STUDIO database.
Is nyc.gov visible to AI search engines like ChatGPT?
Its AI-visibility score is 55/100 — middling. Highest-impact improvements: Organization schema, FAQ schema.
What technology does nyc.gov use?
No specific framework or CMS was detectable from its public HTML.
What should nyc.gov fix first?
Based on this report: Organization schema, FAQ schema. The full prioritized list is in the "How to improve" section below.
When was this report generated?
On June 2, 2026, from publicly fetched HTML. Anyone can re-run the analysis for free to refresh it.
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