NYC Open Data is the City of New York's open data program, widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive municipal portals in the world. It publishes thousands of datasets from city agencies, mandated by local law.
For urban GIS it is exceptionally rich: building footprints, tax lots (PLUTO), zoning, 311 service requests, transportation, and detailed administrative geographies are all available, exportable as GeoJSON and Shapefile through a Socrata platform with full APIs.