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Meta information
61% 
Page quality
28% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
38% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.24 s
File size
60.70 kB
Words
1030
Media files
48
Number of links
63 internal / 75 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Welcome to NYC.gov | City of New York
The title contains the word Welcome to! More content should be covered in the title.
The domain is used in the page's title.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The official website of the City of New York. Find information about important alerts, 311 services, news, programs, events, government employment, the office of the Mayor and elected officials.
The meta description is too long: 1187 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Server location: United States of America
The language is not specified in the HTML markup.
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

NameValue
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descriptionThe official website of the City of New York. Find information about important alerts, 311 services, news, programs, events, government employment, the office of the Mayor and elected officials.
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og:descriptionThe official website of the City of New York. Find information about important alerts, 311 services, news, programs, events, government employment, the office of the Mayor and elected officials.
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
The average number of words per sentence of 67.5 words is high.
This page contains 1030 words. That's ok.
23.5% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
6 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 39 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
30 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
/assets/home/images/global/nyc.pngNYC.gov Home
/assets/home/images/global/ajax-loader.gifloading
...mages/press_release/2024/08/pr668-24.jpgPhoto of Mayor Adams
...ts/home/images/global/blu-arrow-left.pngprevious day
...s/home/images/global/blu-arrow-right.pngnext day
/assets/home/images/global/ajax-loader.gifloading
...e/three-one-one-menu/311-square-logo.svgVisit 311
...e/three-one-one-menu/icons/benefits3.svgNo alt attribute provided
...one-menu/icons/businessandconsumers6.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ree-one-one-menu/icons/courtsandlaw3.svgNo alt attribute provided
...-one-menu/icons/cultureandrecreation.svgNo alt attribute provided
.../three-one-one-menu/icons/education3.svgNo alt attribute provided
.../three-one-one-menu/icons/employment.svgNo alt attribute provided
...hree-one-one-menu/icons/environment8.svgNo alt attribute provided
...e-menu/icons/governmentandelections2.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ome/three-one-one-menu/icons/health2.svgNo alt attribute provided
...e-one-menu/icons/housingandbuildings.svgNo alt attribute provided
...home/three-one-one-menu/icons/noise2.svgNo alt attribute provided
.../home/three-one-one-menu/icons/pets4.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ree-one-one-menu/icons/publicsafety1.svgNo alt attribute provided
...me/three-one-one-menu/icons/records1.svgNo alt attribute provided
...-menu/icons/sidewalksstreetshighways.svgNo alt attribute provided
...s/home/three-one-one-menu/icons/tax2.svgNo alt attribute provided
...e-one-one-menu/icons/transportation4.svgNo alt attribute provided
...-one-menu/icons/garbageandrecycling3.svgNo alt attribute provided
...s/home/three-one-one-menu/icons/a-z2.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ome/three-one-one-menu/icons/311app8.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ee-one-one-menu/icons/311-mobile-app.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ges/home/three-one-one-menu/cityhall.jpgPhoto of City Hall with Play Icon
...s/home/images/programs/AccessibleNYC.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...me/images/programs/DOE Student OMNY CardNo alt attribute provided
...ges/programs/Public-Computer-Centers.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ome/images/programs/Register-to-Vote.pngNo alt attribute provided
.../images/programs/mycityprogramsquare.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...images/events/2023/NYC-Broadway-Week.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...images/programs/dof_freeze-your-rent.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...s/home/images/programs/HHS_AccessNYC.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/assets/home/images/global/ajax-loader.gifNo alt attribute provided
...s/home/elected-officials/adams_mayor.jpgEric L. Adams
...s/home/elected-officials/brad-lander.jpgBrad Lander
...ome/elected-officials/adrienne-adams.jpgSpeaker, Adrienne Adams
...cted-officials/jwilliams_headshot_bw.jpgJumaane Williams
...ome/elected-officials/vanessa-gibson.jpgVanessa L. Gibson
...me/elected-officials/antonio-reynoso.jpgAntonio Reynoso
...s/home/elected-officials/mark-levine.jpgMark D. Levine
...elected-officials/richards_qboropres.jpgDonovan Richards
...home/elected-officials/vito-fossella.jpgVito Fossella
/assets/home/images/global/[email protected]NYC Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Primary Navigation
H2 The official website of NYC
H2 Watch the 2024 September 11th Commemoration Ceremony
H2 Mayor Adams Opens New East River Park Ballfields, Delancey Street Bridge as Part of East Side Coastal Resiliency
H2 Mayor Eric Adams Holds Virtual Media Availability
H2 Mayor Adams to Ramp Up Annual Support to $50 Million for Opioid Prevention, Treatment, From Major Settlements Secured by City of New York, Attorney General James
H2 Mayor Adams Announces Next Generation of New York City’s Investments in Flood Prevention and Preparation to Keep New Yorkers Safe, Protect Their Wallets
H2 Mayor Adams Opens 24 new School Buildings Ahead of 2024-2025 School Year
H2 Mayor Adams Announces Historic 10-Point Plan to Make High-Quality Child Care More Affordable
H2 Mayor Eric Adams Delivers Remarks at Flag-Raising Ceremony for Dominican Republic
H2 311 Resources
H2 NYC Programs & Initiatives
H2 Find Local Events
H2 Your Elected Officials
H2 More on NYC.gov
H2 NYC.gov in Other Languages
H4 Watch Now
H4 AccessibleNYC
H4 Student OMNY Cards
H4 Public Computer Centers
H4 Register to Vote
H4 NYC Just Got Easier With MyCity
H4 NYC Broadway Week, Sept. 3 – Sept. 15
H4 NYC Rent Freeze Program
H4 ACCESS NYC Portal
H4 Empty heading
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
8 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 1 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (75) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.nyctourism.com/External Subdomain nyctourism.com
https://www.nyc.gov/Anchor Skip Main Navigation
https://www.nyc.gov/IMG-ALT NYC.gov Home
/home/text-size.pageText Size
https://www.nyc.gov/Home
/nyc-resources/categories.pageNYC Resources
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/External Subdomain NYC311
/office-of-the-mayor/index.pageOffice of the Mayor
/events/index.htmlEvents
/connect/newsletter-sign-up.pageConnect
/jobs/index.pageJobs
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Anchor Trivial anchor text
MORE
/assets/home/images/press_rele...nyc golden seal on blue background
https://www.youtube.com/live/N...External Subdomain Watch the 2024 September 11th Commemoration Ceremony
https://www.youtube.com/live/N...External Subdomain Text duplicate Watch the 2024 September 11th Commemoration Ceremony
/assets/home/images/home/hero/...NYC Logo
/office-of-the-mayor/news/684-...Subdomain Mayor Adams Opens New East River Park Ballfields, Delancey Street Bridge as Part of East Side Coastal Resiliency
/office-of-the-mayor/news/684-...Subdomain ESCR Will Protect 120,000 New Yorkers from Flooding by 2026 Completion Date — On Time and On Budget
/assets/home/images/press_rele...No Text
/assets/home/images/home/hero/...nyc logo on lightblue background
/office-of-the-mayor/news/683-...Mayor Adams to Ramp Up Annual Support to $50 Million for Opioid Prevention, Treatment, From Major Settlements Secured by City of New York, Attorney General J...
/office-of-the-mayor/news/683-...Builds on 2022 Investments Made to Improve Substance Use Care in Behavioral Health and Emergency Department Settings, Expand Health Services at Syringe Servi...
/assets/home/images/press_rele...Mayor Adam stands next to a man that is holding up a box
/office-of-the-mayor/news/681-...Mayor Adams Announces Next Generation of New York City’s Investments in Flood Prevention and Preparation to Keep New Yorkers Safe, Protect Their Wallets
/office-of-the-mayor/news/681-...Administration Has Invested $1.2 Billion in Stormwater Flood Mitigation Efforts
/office-of-the-mayor/news/681-...Green Medians, Flood Sensors, Rain Gardens, Porous Pavement, Bluebelts, and Slotted Manhole Covers Are Being Implemented Citywide
/assets/home/images/press_rele...a ribbon cutting ceremony where a kid is in the center, Mayor Adam stands on his right.
/office-of-the-mayor/news/675-...Subdomain Mayor Adams Opens 24 new School Buildings Ahead of 2024-2025 School Year
/office-of-the-mayor/news/675-...Subdomain Buildings Include More Than 11,000 New Seats, Modern Classrooms, Innovative Learning and Community Spaces, Advanced Technology
/office-of-the-mayor/news/675-...Subdomain Administration Opens Most New K-12 Seats in Two Decades
/office-of-the-mayor/news/668-...Mayor Adams Announces Historic 10-Point Plan to Make High-Quality Child Care More Affordable
/office-of-the-mayor/news/668-...Trivial anchor text
READ MORE
/office-of-the-mayor/news/668-...Subdomain Plan Would Reimagine City’s Early Childhood Education System With More Than $3 Billion Invested, Bolstered by $100 Million New Funding in FY25 Adopted Budget...
/assets/home/images/press_rele...No Text
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Visit 311
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Benefits & Support
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Business & Consumers
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Courts & Law
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Culture & Recreation
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Education
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Employment
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Environment
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Government & Elections
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Health
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Housing & Buildings
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Noise
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Pets, Pests & Wildlife
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Public Safety
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Records
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Sidewalks, Streets, Highways
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Taxes
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Transportation
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Trash & Recycling
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/all...External Subdomain A to Z
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/abo...External Subdomain About 311
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/art...External Subdomain Get The NYC311 App
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/rep...External Subdomain Report Problems
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/che...External Subdomain Look Up Service Requests
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/mak...External Subdomain Make Payments
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain VIEW VIDEOS
/nyc-resources/programs.pageView All
/site/mopd/publications/access...Subdomain No Text
/site/mopd/publications/access...Subdomain No Text
/site/mopd/publications/access...Subdomain NYC's comprehensive plan to improve the quality of life for New Yorkers with disabilities.
/site/mopd/publications/access...Subdomain Text duplicate NYC's comprehensive plan to improve the quality of life for New Yorkers with disabilities.
/site/mopd/publications/access...Subdomain Text duplicate NYC's comprehensive plan to improve the quality of life for New Yorkers with disabilities.
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/sc...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/sc...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/sc...External Subdomain Eligible students will have an easier & more affordable commute with Student OMNY cards.
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/sc...External Subdomain Text duplicate Eligible students will have an easier & more affordable commute with Student OMNY cards.
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/sc...External Subdomain Text duplicate Eligible students will have an easier & more affordable commute with Student OMNY cards.
/content/oti/pages/free-comput...Subdomain No Text
/content/oti/pages/free-comput...Subdomain No Text
/content/oti/pages/free-comput...Subdomain Find a public computer center near you to access free Wi-Fi, devices, and digital skills training.
/content/oti/pages/free-comput...Subdomain Text duplicate Find a public computer center near you to access free Wi-Fi, devices, and digital skills training.
/content/oti/pages/free-comput...Subdomain Text duplicate Find a public computer center near you to access free Wi-Fi, devices, and digital skills training.
https://vote.nyc/External No Text
https://vote.nyc/External No Text
https://vote.nyc/External Call 311 or visit vote.nyc to register to vote.
https://vote.nyc/External Text duplicate Call 311 or visit vote.nyc to register to vote.
https://vote.nyc/External Text duplicate Call 311 or visit vote.nyc to register to vote.
/nyc-resources/programs.pageText duplicate View All
https://mycity.nyc.gov/External Subdomain No Text
https://mycity.nyc.gov/External Subdomain No Text
https://mycity.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Explore, access, and manage child care, career, and business services.
https://mycity.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate Explore, access, and manage child care, career, and business services.
https://mycity.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate Explore, access, and manage child care, career, and business services.
https://www.nyctourism.com/bro...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.nyctourism.com/bro...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.nyctourism.com/bro...External Subdomain 2-for-1 tickets to Broadway’s most spectacular shows are on sale at nyctourism.com/broadway-week.
https://www.nyctourism.com/bro...External Subdomain Text duplicate 2-for-1 tickets to Broadway’s most spectacular shows are on sale at nyctourism.com/broadway-week.
https://www.nyctourism.com/bro...External Subdomain Text duplicate 2-for-1 tickets to Broadway’s most spectacular shows are on sale at nyctourism.com/broadway-week.
/site/finance/property/benefit...Subdomain No Text
/site/finance/property/benefit...Subdomain No Text
/site/finance/property/benefit...Subdomain Senior citizens and people with disabilities may qualify to have their rent frozen.
/site/finance/property/benefit...Subdomain Text duplicate Senior citizens and people with disabilities may qualify to have their rent frozen.
/site/finance/property/benefit...Subdomain Text duplicate Senior citizens and people with disabilities may qualify to have their rent frozen.
https://access.nyc.gov/External Subdomain No Text
https://access.nyc.gov/External Subdomain No Text
https://access.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Visit the online public benefits screening and application tool.
https://access.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate Visit the online public benefits screening and application tool.
https://access.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate Visit the online public benefits screening and application tool.
/events/events-filter.htmlSee All Events
/events/events-filter.htmlText duplicate View All
/connect/mobile-applications.page. Download mobile apps
A-TITLE Download mobile apps
/connect/social-media.page.Find social channels
A-TITLE Find social channels
/content/hearfromeric/.Stay in Touch
A-TITLE Stay in Touch
/office-of-the-mayor/index.pageIMG-ALT Eric L. Adams
A-TITLE Eric L. Adams
/office-of-the-mayor/index.pageMAYOR
A-TITLE Eric L. Adams
https://comptroller.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Brad Lander
A-TITLE Brad Lander
https://comptroller.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Comptroller
A-TITLE Brad Lander
https://council.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Speaker, Adrienne Adams
A-TITLE Speaker, Adrienne Adams
https://council.nyc.gov/External Subdomain City Council, 51 Members
A-TITLE Speaker, Adrienne Adams
https://www.pubadvocate.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Jumaane Williams
A-TITLE Jumaane Williams
https://www.pubadvocate.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Public Advocate
A-TITLE Jumaane Williams
http://bronxboropres.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Vanessa L. Gibson
A-TITLE Vanessa L. Gibson
http://bronxboropres.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Borough President, Bronx
A-TITLE Vanessa L. Gibson
https://www.brooklynbp.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Antonio Reynoso
A-TITLE Antonio Reynoso
https://www.brooklynbp.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Borough President, Brooklyn
A-TITLE Antonio Reynoso
http://www.manhattanbp.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Mark D. Levine
A-TITLE Mark D. Levine
http://www.manhattanbp.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Borough President, Manhattan
A-TITLE Mark D. Levine
https://www.queensbp.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Donovan Richards
A-TITLE Donovan Richards
https://www.queensbp.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Borough President, Queens
A-TITLE Donovan Richards
http://www.statenislandusa.com/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Vito Fossella
A-TITLE Vito Fossella
http://www.statenislandusa.com/External Subdomain Borough President, Staten Island
A-TITLE Vito Fossella
/nyc-resources/agencies.pageDirectory of City Agencies
/home/contact-us.pageContact NYC Government
https://a127-ess.nyc.gov/External Subdomain City Employees
https://a858-nycnotify.nyc.gov...External Subdomain Notify NYC
https://a856-citystore.nyc.gov/External Subdomain City Store
/connect/social-media.pageStay Connected
/connect/applications.pageNYC Mobile Apps
/nyc-resources/nyc-maps.pageMaps
/nyc-resources/resident-toolki...Residents Toolkit
http://www.nyc.gov/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT NYC Logo
/home/privacy-policy.pageSubdomain Privacy Policy.
/home/terms-of-use.pageSubdomain Terms of Use.
/nyc-resources/website-accessi...Subdomain Learn more about NYC.gov Accessibility Commitment.

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.nyc.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 10 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 39 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The page response time is excellent with 0.24 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (61 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-encodinggzip
dateThu, 12 Sep 2024 04:19:33 GMT
content-length12866
connectionkeep-alive
server-timingcdn-cache; desc=HIT
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http_versionHTTP/1.1

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This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 41,796 referring domains.
This page has 4,389,221 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 25,944 different ip addresses.
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The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

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