The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (NYSDMV or DMV) is the department of the New York state government responsible for vehicle registration and vehicle inspections. In accordance with Vehicle and Traffic Law requirements, New York State DMV issues licenses to business subject to these requirements for operation in NYS. These businesses include car dealers, repair shops, inspection stations, and junk & salvage yards. Vehicle Safety Services at the Division of Vehicle Safety and Clean Air regulate businesses such as (1) inspection stations (safety and emissions), (2) automobile and truck dealers, boat dealers and yacht brokers, (3) repair shops, body repair shops and mobile repair shops, and (4) dismantlers and other businesses that process vehicles for scrap or parts.

This dataset includes vehicle safety service facilities that are currently licensed by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Vehicle Safety Services. Each facility is registered with facility number, facility name, owner name, location, license issuance date, renewal date, etc.

To give New Yorkers the access they deserve to government data and information, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo launched the Open NY initiative in March 2013 and signed Executive Order 95. It directs state agencies to identify, catalog, and publish their data on the state's open data website administered by the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS). Open NY increases transparency, improves government performance, empowers New Yorkers to participate in government, and encourages research and economic opportunities statewide.