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Meta information
61% 
Page quality
28% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
35% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.53 s
File size
60.60 kB
Words
1070
Media files
47
Number of links
65 internal / 73 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: 1184 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

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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 46 words is high.
This page contains 1070 words. That's ok.
21.3% 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
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...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
...e/images/programs/charter-commission.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ages/events/2025/summer-streets-2025.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...programs/air_conditioner_fan_480x480.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ome/images/programs/Register-to-Vote.pngNo alt attribute provided
.../images/programs/mycityprogramsquare.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...me/images/programs/beachstatussquare.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../images/programs/Fair-Fares-NYC-Logo.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/nyc_white@x2.pngNYC 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 Mayor Eric Adams Hosts Older Adult Town Hall
H2 Mayor Eric Adams Delivers Remarks at Flag Raising Event for Egypt
H2 Mayor Adams, HPD, NYPL Announce new Program to Deliver Free and Low-Cost Wi-Fi to Thousands of Low-Income New Yorkers in Affordable Housing
H2 Mayor Eric Adams Hosts Guyanese Heritage Reception
H2 Mayor Adams Announces New Drone Operations Committee
H2 Mayor Adams Announces 40 New After-School Sites to Serve Families This Fall, First Step in Achieving Ambitious Universal After-School Programming for Students and Families
H2 Mayor Adams and NYPD Commissioner Tisch Announce Milestone in Life-Saving Drone Program to Stop Subway Surfing
H2 Mayor Adams Expands Public Safety Communications With 'NYC Public Safety' Account on Citizen App to Keep New Yorkers Safe and Informed
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 2025 Charter Revision Commission
H4 Summer Streets
H4 NYC Cool Options
H4 Register to Vote
H4 NYC Just Got Easier With MyCity
H4 DOH Get Beach Status
H4 Fair Fares NYC
H4 ACCESS NYC Portal
H4 Empty heading
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
9 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (73) 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/home/hero/...No Text
/assets/home/images/home/hero/...No Text
/assets/home/images/press_rele...Mayor Adam in white shirt and gray pant with a group of officials behind him.
/office-of-the-mayor/news/544-...Mayor Adams, HPD, NYPL Announce new Program to Deliver Free and Low-Cost Wi-Fi to Thousands of Low-Income New Yorkers in Affordable Housing
/office-of-the-mayor/news/544-...“Liberty Link” Will Serve Nearly 2,200 Households in Section 8 and Other Affordable Housing Buildings Across Bronx and Upper Manhattan
/office-of-the-mayor/news/544-...Pilot Program Continues Adams Administration’s Efforts to Close City’s Digital Divide
/assets/home/images/home/hero/...No Text
/assets/home/images/home/hero/...NYC Logo
/office-of-the-mayor/news/541-...Mayor Adams Announces New Drone Operations Committee
/office-of-the-mayor/news/541-...Committee Comprised of Leaders from Across City Agencies, Will Strengthen Governance, Oversight, and Innovation in New York City
/assets/home/images/press_rele...Mayor Adam on the right is speaking to a crowd in the park
/office-of-the-mayor/news/540-...Mayor Adams Announces 40 New After-School Sites to Serve Families This Fall, First Step in Achieving Ambitious Universal After-School Programming for Student...
/office-of-the-mayor/news/540-...$21 Million Immediate Investment Will Bring 5,000 New Seats Across 40 Schools This Fall
/office-of-the-mayor/news/540-...Unprecedented $331 Million Additional Investment Will Bring “After-School for All” to 20,000 Additional K-5 Students by Fall 2027
/assets/home/images/press_rele...Mayor Adams and NYPD Commissioner Tisch Announce Milestone in Life-Saving Drone Program to Stop Subway Surfing
/office-of-the-mayor/news/537-...Text duplicate Mayor Adams and NYPD Commissioner Tisch Announce Milestone in Life-Saving Drone Program to Stop Subway Surfing
/office-of-the-mayor/news/537-...From Emergency Response to Youth Safety, NYPD Drones Deliver Life-Saving Results
/office-of-the-mayor/news/537-...Deployed to Monitor Subway Lines, Drones Helped Prevent Deadly Stunts — Made 200 Saves
/assets/home/images/press_rele...Mayor Adam in white shirt, gray pant, and hist hands in the pockets.
/office-of-the-mayor/news/534-...Mayor Adams Expands Public Safety Communications With 'NYC Public Safety' Account on Citizen App to Keep New Yorkers Safe and Informed
/office-of-the-mayor/news/534-...No-Cost Initiative Allows City to Share Verified Real-Time Safety Updates Directly to Over 3 Million New Yorkers on Citizen
/office-of-the-mayor/news/534-...Rollout Builds on Adams Administration’s Commitment to Breakdown Communications Siloes, Make New York City Safest and Best Place to Raise a Family
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/charter/index.pageSubdomain No Text
/site/charter/index.pageSubdomain No Text
/site/charter/index.pageSubdomain NYC is revising its Charter—and you can participate! Find a public meeting near you or join online.
/site/charter/index.pageSubdomain Text duplicate NYC is revising its Charter—and you can participate! Find a public meeting near you or join online.
/site/charter/index.pageSubdomain Text duplicate NYC is revising its Charter—and you can participate! Find a public meeting near you or join online.
/html/dot/html/pedestrians/sum...Subdomain No Text
/html/dot/html/pedestrians/sum...Subdomain No Text
/html/dot/html/pedestrians/sum...Subdomain Summer Streets: 5 Saturdays in 5 Boroughs for people to play, walk, and bike.
/html/dot/html/pedestrians/sum...Subdomain Text duplicate Summer Streets: 5 Saturdays in 5 Boroughs for people to play, walk, and bike.
/html/dot/html/pedestrians/sum...Subdomain Text duplicate Summer Streets: 5 Saturdays in 5 Boroughs for people to play, walk, and bike.
https://finder.nyc.gov/cooling...External Subdomain No Text
https://finder.nyc.gov/cooling...External Subdomain No Text
https://finder.nyc.gov/cooling...External Subdomain View our 24/7 map of cool options to help beat the heat.
https://finder.nyc.gov/cooling...External Subdomain Text duplicate View our 24/7 map of cool options to help beat the heat.
https://finder.nyc.gov/cooling...External Subdomain Text duplicate View our 24/7 map of cool options to help beat the heat.
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://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/...External Subdomain Anchor No Text
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/...External Subdomain Anchor No Text
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/...External Subdomain Anchor NYC beaches open on May 24th. Get the latest beach status online or by text before you go.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/...External Subdomain Anchor Text duplicate NYC beaches open on May 24th. Get the latest beach status online or by text before you go.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/...External Subdomain Anchor Text duplicate NYC beaches open on May 24th. Get the latest beach status online or by text before you go.
/site/fairfares/index.pageSubdomain No Text
/site/fairfares/index.pageSubdomain No Text
/site/fairfares/index.pageSubdomain With Fair Fares NYC, eligible City residents may buy a 7-day or 30-day pass for half the price.
/site/fairfares/index.pageSubdomain Text duplicate With Fair Fares NYC, eligible City residents may buy a 7-day or 30-day pass for half the price.
/site/fairfares/index.pageSubdomain Text duplicate With Fair Fares NYC, eligible City residents may buy a 7-day or 30-day pass for half the price.
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.

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HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://www.nyc.gov/"
HTTP header
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No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
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The page response time of 0.53 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
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 file size of the HTML document is fine (61 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-encodinggzip
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