The New York State Council of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released its 2022 Report Card for New York Infrastructure, issuing the state's infrastructure an overall grade of C.

The rating is a slight improvement from its 2015 grade of C-. However, as detailed by the ASCE, a C rating indicates infrastructure that is mediocre and requires attention. The overall grade is the average of ratings across 11 infrastructure categories, from wastewater to transit. For New York, only two infrastructure categories are in good condition, six are in mediocre condition, and three are in poor condition. The state’s highest ratings were in the Public Parks and Solid Waste categories, which each received a B-, while Roads, Transit, and Wastewater received the lowest grades with D+’s.

The ASCE has made suggestions for improving New York’s infrastructure grade, including establishing more long-term funding, creating infrastructure goals that fit new lifestyles and commuting patterns brought by the pandemic and climate change, updating policies to allow for the testing of new materials and construction techniques, and expanding technical training and STEM programming to attract more workers to the field.