Sources and methods
The NY Concealed Carry Map is published by Foundation For A Safer NY. It shows where a New York concealed carry license holder can and can't carry a handgun, across the whole state. This page lists every source behind it and explains how the map is put together.
What the colors mean
Red: off limits. An official source puts a sensitive place here (Penal Law § 265.01-e), or it is a park, a subway station, the Times Square zone, a military installation or tribal land.
Orange: possibly off limits. Only one source suggests a restricted use, such as a county assessor's property class or an OpenStreetMap park, so check what is actually there.
Purple: off limits while voting is going on. A polling place or early voting site that is not otherwise a sensitive place.
Green: carry generally allowed. State Forest Preserve, which the law excludes from the park ban. DEC public campgrounds inside it are orange, because DEC rule 6 NYCRR 190.7(a)(3) allows firearms there only during the spring and fall hunting seasons.
Where the places come from
| What | Source | Data as of |
|---|---|---|
| Bars, restaurants and other places that serve alcohol | Current Liquor Authority Active Licenses, NYS State Liquor Authority | Nov 2026 |
| Schools, colleges, child care, libraries, houses of worship, government buildings, venues, health, homeless and behavioral programs in NYC | Facilities Database, NYC Department of City Planning | Nov 2026 |
| NYC lot outlines and building classes | PLUTO, NYC Department of City Planning, and tax lot polygons, NYC Department of Finance | Nov 2026 |
| Lot outlines outside NYC, and the assessor's property class used for orange spots | NYS Tax Parcels (public) and building footprints, NYS Office of Information Technology Services | Nov 2026 |
| Hospitals, clinics and nursing homes | Health Facility General Information, NYS Department of Health | Nov 2026 |
| Licensed child care programs, including home day care | Child Care Regulated Programs, NYS Office of Children and Family Services | Nov 2026 |
| NYC child care programs with a Health Department permit | Active NYC Health Code Regulated Child Care Programs, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | Nov 2026 |
| NYC youth programs (Beacon, Cornerstone, COMPASS, runaway and homeless youth) | DYCD Program Sites, NYC Department of Youth and Community Development | Nov 2026 |
| Juvenile justice facilities and youth offices | Residential Juvenile Justice Facilities and CMSO, Intake and Evening Reporting Center Offices, NYS Office of Children and Family Services | Nov 2026 |
| Runaway and homeless youth programs | Runaway And Homeless Youth Programs, NYS Office of Children and Family Services | Nov 2026 |
| Mental health programs | Local Mental Health Programs, NYS Office of Mental Health | Nov 2026 |
| DMV offices | DMV Office Locations, NYS Department of Motor Vehicles | Nov 2026 |
| Polling places (purple) | NYS Elections Districts and Polling Locations, NYS GIS, Election Day and early voting sites | Oct 2026 |
| State parks and historic sites | NY State Park Properties, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation | Nov 2026 |
| NYC parks | Parks Properties, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Open Data) | Nov 2026 |
| Forest Preserve (green: carry generally allowed) | DEC lands, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation | Nov 2026 |
| Military installations | TIGER military areas, U.S. Census Bureau, plus military land mapped on OpenStreetMap | Nov 2026 |
| Tribal land | TIGER American Indian areas, U.S. Census Bureau | Nov 2026 |
| Places only OpenStreetMap shows (orange) | OpenStreetMap contributors: parks, schools and similar places no official list covers | Nov 2026 |
| Shorelines (shapes stop at the water) | TIGER areal hydrography, U.S. Census Bureau, with piers from OpenStreetMap | Nov 2026 |
| Subway lines and stations; Times Square zone | MTA and NYC Open Data; Times Square boundary from NYC Admin. Code § 10-315 (Local Law 91 of 2022) | 2022 to 2026 |
| Background map (streets, place names, water) | OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), packaged by Protomaps; county and borough lines from NYS ITS and NYC Planning | Nov 2026 |
The law and the court rulings behind it
- NY Penal Law § 265.01-e (sensitive places)
- NY Penal Law § 265.01-d (restricted locations)
- NYC Int. 602-A / Local Law 91 of 2022 (Admin. Code § 10-315, Times Square boundary)
- NYC Council press release on the Times Square zone (Sept 14, 2022)
- Antonyuk v. James, No. 22-2908 (2d Cir. Oct 24, 2024)
- Supreme Court denies review in Antonyuk (Apr 2025)
- NY Attorney General on Frey v. City of New York (Sept 2025)
- Christian v. James, Nos. 24-2847, 25-384 (2d Cir. May 18, 2026)
- Wolford v. Lopez decided (June 25, 2026)
- CCW Hub, NY prohibited places status (verified Aug 2026)
- NY State gun safety site
How the map is built
- Matched to real outlines. Each listed place is matched to the tax lot, park boundary or building it sits on, so you see the whole property rather than a dot. Where no outline exists, a small square marks the spot, and its popup says the shape is approximate.
- One color per spot. When several sources cover the same ground, they are merged into one shape. Clicking it lists every reason it is restricted.
- Shapes stop at the shoreline. Parks and other lots that extend into open water are trimmed back to the land, so passing by on a boat isn't shown as off limits. Piers stay with the park they belong to, and ponds inside parks stay part of the park.
- Polling places are marked purple only when nothing else makes them sensitive. If a polling place is also a school or a church, it stays red.
- Licenses. A carry license issued anywhere else in New York State is not valid in New York City unless the NYPD Police Commissioner has also issued a special permit (Penal Law § 400.00(6)). A license issued by the NYPD is valid statewide.
- Your location stays with you. The "Am I OK here?" button checks your position in your own browser. It is never sent to us or anyone else.
Software and licenses
- Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Map drawing by Leaflet (BSD 2-Clause) and protomaps-leaflet (BSD 3-Clause).
- Fonts: Archivo, IBM Plex Sans and IBM Plex Mono (SIL Open Font License).
- Government data is used as published by the agencies listed above. Those agencies don't endorse this map.
Not legal advice. This is a general guide for orientation. Laws and court rulings change, boundaries are approximate, and many prohibited places can't be drawn. Follow posted signs, check the statute and current rulings, and talk to a New York firearms attorney before relying on it.