NYC — Place Directory Index (Almost-Code Canonical) — v0.1

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DOC_ID = NYC.DIR.IDX.v0_1
CANONICAL = TRUE
ID_GRAMMAR = Place×Lane×Zoom×Role×Type×ID
PLACE = NYC # New York City
LANE_SET = GOV|HLT|EDU|FIN|TRN|FOD|SEC|HOU|ENE|WTR|WST|COM|CUL|EMG
ZOOM_SET = Z0|Z1|Z2|Z3
ROLE_SET = V|O|P # Visionary|Oracle|Operator
TYPE_SET = PLACE|NODE|PIPE|SENSOR|RULE|BIND|REG|IDX|TEMPLATE
PHASE_SET = P0|P1|P2|P3 # Reliability under load
VERSIONING = LOCK-IDs (never rename; only version forward)
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1) PLACE Record

[PLACE]
ID = NYC.PLACE.Z3.P.PLACE.NYC
NAME = New York City
REGION_HINT = USA.NY + Metro (NJ/CT/LI binds)
PRIMARY_LANES = GOV,TRN,FIN,SEC,HLT,EDU,FOD,HOU
PHASE_TARGET = P3 (city-wide), with P2 buffers at Z1/Z2
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2) Zoom Map (NYC internal partitions)

Z1 — Borough lattice (internal)

[REG]
ID = NYC.REG.Z1.P.REG.BOROUGHS
SET = NYC.Z1.BOR.MNH | NYC.Z1.BOR.BKN | NYC.Z1.BOR.QNS | NYC.Z1.BOR.BRX | NYC.Z1.BOR.SIN
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[NODE] ID=NYC.Z1.BOR.MNH NAME=Manhattan TYPE=NODE
[NODE] ID=NYC.Z1.BOR.BKN NAME=Brooklyn TYPE=NODE
[NODE] ID=NYC.Z1.BOR.QNS NAME=Queens TYPE=NODE
[NODE] ID=NYC.Z1.BOR.BRX NAME=Bronx TYPE=NODE
[NODE] ID=NYC.Z1.BOR.SIN NAME=StatenIsland TYPE=NODE

Z2 — Example district clusters (expandable templates)

[REG]
ID = NYC.REG.Z2.P.REG.DISTRICTS_EXAMPLES
SET = NYC.Z2.DST.MIDTOWN | NYC.Z2.DST.FIDI | NYC.Z2.DST.HARLEM | NYC.Z2.DST.UWS |
NYC.Z2.DST.WBURG | NYC.Z2.DST.DWTBK | NYC.Z2.DST.FLUSH | NYC.Z2.DST.JAMAICA |
NYC.Z2.DST.FORDHAM | NYC.Z2.DST.STGEO
[/REG]

Z3 — Micro-nodes (stations/schools/clinics/etc.) use templates

[TEMPLATE]
ID = NYC.TPL.Z3.P.TEMPLATE.MICRONODE
FORM = NYC.<LANE>.Z3.<ROLE>.NODE.<MICRO_ID>
NOTE = "Use for any named facility or intersection-level node."
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3) NYC.* Core Lane Nodes (minimum viable city directory)

GOV — City governance & regulation

[NODE] ID=NYC.GOV.Z3.P.NODE.NYC_HALL NAME=NYC Executive (Mayor/City Hall)
[NODE] ID=NYC.GOV.Z3.P.NODE.NYC_COUNCIL NAME=NYC Council (legislation/budget)
[NODE] ID=NYC.GOV.Z3.P.NODE.NYC_OMB NAME=Budget/Management (city fiscal control)
[NODE] ID=NYC.GOV.Z3.P.NODE.NYC_311 NAME=311 Service Intake (civic issue routing)

SEC — Safety / justice / rule-of-law

[NODE] ID=NYC.SEC.Z3.P.NODE.NYPD NAME=Police Operations
[NODE] ID=NYC.SEC.Z3.P.NODE.FDNY NAME=Fire + EMS core ops
[NODE] ID=NYC.SEC.Z3.P.NODE.DOC NAME=Corrections (jails/detention)
[NODE] ID=NYC.SEC.Z3.P.NODE.DA_NETWORK NAME=District Attorneys (prosecution mesh)

EMG — Emergency coordination layer (city-wide “stitching router”)

[NODE] ID=NYC.EMG.Z3.O.NODE.NYCEM NAME=NYC Emergency Management (multi-agency command)
[PIPE] ID=NYC.EMG.Z3.P.PIPE.911_DISPATCH NAME=911 Intake→Dispatch→Response pipeline

TRN — Transit / mobility (arteries)

[NODE] ID=NYC.TRN.Z3.P.NODE.MTA_SUBWAY NAME=Subway network ops
[NODE] ID=NYC.TRN.Z3.P.NODE.MTA_BUS NAME=Bus network ops
[NODE] ID=NYC.TRN.Z3.P.NODE.COMMUTER_RAIL NAME=Regional commuter rail interface (templates)
[NODE] ID=NYC.TRN.Z3.P.NODE.PANYNJ NAME=Port Authority (cross-state transport hubs)
[NODE] ID=NYC.TRN.Z3.P.NODE.BRIDGE_TUNNEL NAME=Bridges/Tunnels ops (templates)

FIN — Finance / payments / settlement (city as global node)

[NODE] ID=NYC.FIN.Z2.O.NODE.WALL_ST_CLUSTER NAME=Financial District cluster
[NODE] ID=NYC.FIN.Z3.O.NODE.MARKETS_EXCH NAME=Markets/Exchanges (template node)
[NODE] ID=NYC.FIN.Z3.O.NODE.CLEARING_CORE NAME=Clearing/Settlement core (template node)
[NODE] ID=NYC.FIN.Z3.P.NODE.RETAIL_BANK_MESH NAME=Retail banking mesh (citywide)

HLT — Health system (care throughput)

[NODE] ID=NYC.HLT.Z3.P.NODE.PUBLIC_HOSP_NET NAME=Public hospital network (template)
[NODE] ID=NYC.HLT.Z3.P.NODE.PRIVATE_HOSP_NET NAME=Private hospital network (template)
[NODE] ID=NYC.HLT.Z3.O.NODE.DOHMH NAME=Public Health / surveillance / guidance
[PIPE] ID=NYC.HLT.Z3.P.PIPE.ED_TO_INPATIENT NAME=ED→Bed→Discharge throughput pipeline

EDU — Education system (human pipeline regeneration)

[NODE] ID=NYC.EDU.Z3.P.NODE.NYC_DOE NAME=Public schools governance/ops
[NODE] ID=NYC.EDU.Z3.P.NODE.HIGHER_EDU_MESH NAME=Universities/colleges mesh (template)
[PIPE] ID=NYC.EDU.Z3.P.PIPE.K12_TO_WORKFORCE NAME=K12→Credentials→Workforce pipeline

FOD — Food supply & distribution (daily survival flow)

[NODE] ID=NYC.FOD.Z3.P.NODE.WHOLESALE_CORE NAME=Wholesale distribution core (template)
[NODE] ID=NYC.FOD.Z3.P.NODE.RETAIL_GROC_MESH NAME=Retail grocery mesh
[PIPE] ID=NYC.FOD.Z3.P.PIPE.PORT_TO_PLATE NAME=Inbound logistics→Warehouses→Stores→Households

HOU — Housing / shelter (stability of households)

[NODE] ID=NYC.HOU.Z3.P.NODE.HPD NAME=Housing preservation/development (template)
[NODE] ID=NYC.HOU.Z3.P.NODE.NYCHA NAME=Public housing ops (template)
[PIPE] ID=NYC.HOU.Z3.P.PIPE.SHELTER_TO_HOUSING NAME=Shelter→Casework→Placement pipeline

ENE / WTR / WST / COM — Utilities & comms (non-negotiable pipes)

[NODE] ID=NYC.ENE.Z3.P.NODE.ELECTRIC_GRID NAME=Electric distribution (template)
[NODE] ID=NYC.ENE.Z3.P.NODE.GAS_GRID NAME=Gas distribution (template)
[NODE] ID=NYC.WTR.Z3.P.NODE.DEP_WATER NAME=Water supply/distribution (template)
[PIPE] ID=NYC.WTR.Z3.P.PIPE.SOURCE_TO_TAP NAME=Watershed→Treatment→Mains→Tap
[NODE] ID=NYC.WST.Z3.P.NODE.DSNY NAME=Sanitation (collection/transfer/export)
[PIPE] ID=NYC.WST.Z3.P.PIPE.CITY_WASTE_FLOW NAME=Pickup→Transfer→Export/Processing
[NODE] ID=NYC.COM.Z3.P.NODE.TELECOM_MESH NAME=Telecom/Internet mesh (template)
[PIPE] ID=NYC.COM.Z3.P.PIPE.ALERTS_BROADCAST NAME=Gov/EMG alerts→Population broadcast

CUL — Culture / cohesion (soft-infrastructure but real load-buffer)

[NODE] ID=NYC.CUL.Z2.V.NODE.MEDIA_CULTURE NAME=Media/Culture production cluster (template)
[NODE] ID=NYC.CUL.Z2.P.NODE.PUBLIC_SPACES NAME=Parks/libraries/museums mesh (template)

4) Critical Binds (stitching edges across lanes)

# Governance binds
[BIND] A=NYC.GOV.Z3.P.NODE.NYC_HALL REL=GOVERNS B=NYC.TRN.Z3.P.NODE.MTA_SUBWAY
[BIND] A=NYC.GOV.Z3.P.NODE.NYC_HALL REL=GOVERNS B=NYC.SEC.Z3.P.NODE.NYPD
[BIND] A=NYC.GOV.Z3.P.NODE.NYC_HALL REL=GOVERNS B=NYC.WST.Z3.P.NODE.DSNY
[BIND] A=NYC.GOV.Z3.P.NODE.NYC_OMB REL=FUNDS B=NYC.EDU.Z3.P.NODE.NYC_DOE
[BIND] A=NYC.GOV.Z3.P.NODE.NYC_311 REL=ROUTES_TO B=NYC.EMG.Z3.O.NODE.NYCEM
# Emergency binds (city “repair router”)
[BIND] A=NYC.EMG.Z3.O.NODE.NYCEM REL=COORDINATES B=NYC.SEC.Z3.P.NODE.FDNY
[BIND] A=NYC.EMG.Z3.P.PIPE.911_DISPATCH REL=DISPATCHES B=NYC.SEC.Z3.P.NODE.NYPD
[BIND] A=NYC.EMG.Z3.P.PIPE.911_DISPATCH REL=DISPATCHES B=NYC.SEC.Z3.P.NODE.FDNY
[BIND] A=NYC.EMG.Z3.O.NODE.NYCEM REL=COORDINATES B=NYC.HLT.Z3.P.NODE.PUBLIC_HOSP_NET
# Transit binds (feeds everything)
[BIND] A=NYC.TRN.Z3.P.NODE.MTA_SUBWAY REL=FEEDS B=NYC.FIN.Z2.O.NODE.WALL_ST_CLUSTER
[BIND] A=NYC.TRN.Z3.P.NODE.MTA_SUBWAY REL=FEEDS B=NYC.EDU.Z3.P.NODE.NYC_DOE
[BIND] A=NYC.TRN.Z3.P.NODE.MTA_BUS REL=FEEDS B=NYC.HLT.Z3.P.NODE.PUBLIC_HOSP_NET
[BIND] A=NYC.TRN.Z3.P.NODE.PANYNJ REL=CONNECTS_EXT B=USA.TRN.Z3.P.NODE.AIRPORTS_TEMPLATE
# Food binds (survival flow)
[BIND] A=NYC.TRN.Z3.P.NODE.PANYNJ REL=INBOUND_LOGI B=NYC.FOD.Z3.P.PIPE.PORT_TO_PLATE
[BIND] A=NYC.FOD.Z3.P.PIPE.PORT_TO_PLATE REL=FEEDS B=NYC.HOU.Z3.P.NODE.NYCHA
# Utilities binds (keep Phase from slipping)
[BIND] A=NYC.ENE.Z3.P.NODE.ELECTRIC_GRID REL=POWERS B=NYC.COM.Z3.P.NODE.TELECOM_MESH
[BIND] A=NYC.ENE.Z3.P.NODE.ELECTRIC_GRID REL=POWERS B=NYC.HLT.Z3.P.NODE.PUBLIC_HOSP_NET
[BIND] A=NYC.WTR.Z3.P.PIPE.SOURCE_TO_TAP REL=ENABLES B=NYC.HLT.Z3.P.NODE.PUBLIC_HOSP_NET
[BIND] A=NYC.WST.Z3.P.PIPE.CITY_WASTE_FLOW REL=PROTECTS B=NYC.HLT.Z3.O.NODE.DOHMH

(External nodes like USA.TRN... are placeholders for cross-place stitching; they live in their own Place pages and bind in.)


5) Sensors (Phase × Load instrumentation)

[SENSOR] ID=NYC.SEN.Z0.O.SENSOR.TTC_HOSPITAL METRIC=Median travel time to ED
[SENSOR] ID=NYC.SEN.Z0.O.SENSOR.TTC_TRANSIT METRIC=Median time-to-core nodes (work/school)
[SENSOR] ID=NYC.SEN.Z1.O.SENSOR.SUBWAY_LOAD METRIC=Crowding index + headway variance
[SENSOR] ID=NYC.SEN.Z1.O.SENSOR.ER_WAIT METRIC=ED wait + boarding time
[SENSOR] ID=NYC.SEN.Z2.O.SENSOR.OUTAGE_RATE METRIC=Electric outage frequency/duration
[SENSOR] ID=NYC.SEN.Z2.O.SENSOR.CRIME_PRESSURE METRIC=Incident rate + response time
[SENSOR] ID=NYC.SEN.Z3.O.SENSOR.PIPE_BREAKS METRIC=Water main breaks / day
[SENSOR] ID=NYC.SEN.Z3.O.SENSOR.WASTE_BACKLOG METRIC=Collection delays / backlog

Phase evaluator (citywide)

[RULE]
ID = NYC.RUL.Z3.O.RULE.PHASE_SCORE
INPUT = {TTC_HOSPITAL, TTC_TRANSIT, SUBWAY_LOAD, ER_WAIT, OUTAGE_RATE, CRIME_PRESSURE}
OUTPUT= P0..P3
NOTE = "Defines operational reliability under load; used for truncation/stitching triggers."
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6) Stop-Loss Rules (Truncation & Stitching triggers)

# TRUNCATION: cut accelerating failure early
[RULE] ID=NYC.RUL.Z3.O.RULE.TRN_TRUNCATE
IF = (NYC.SEN.Z1.O.SENSOR.SUBWAY_LOAD > THRESH_SUBWAY_CRUSH) OR (headway_variance > THRESH)
THEN = {NYC.EMG.Z3.O.NODE.NYCEM -> COORDINATE,
NYC.TRN.Z3.P.NODE.MTA_SUBWAY -> PRIORITIZE_CORE_LINES,
NYC.GOV.Z3.P.NODE.NYC_OMB -> RELEASE_CONTINGENCY_FUNDS}
# STITCHING: repair routing until Phase returns
[RULE] ID=NYC.RUL.Z3.O.RULE.HLT_STITCH
IF = (NYC.SEN.Z1.O.SENSOR.ER_WAIT > THRESH_ER_OVERLOAD)
THEN = {NYC.HLT.Z3.P.PIPE.ED_TO_INPATIENT -> ADD_SURGE_CAPACITY,
NYC.EMG.Z3.O.NODE.NYCEM -> REDISTRIBUTE_PATIENT_FLOW,
NYC.COM.Z3.P.PIPE.ALERTS_BROADCAST -> PUBLIC_GUIDANCE}

7) Lane Directories (pointers)

[IDX] ID=NYC.DIR.LANE.GOV.v0_1 PTR=NYC.GOV.*
[IDX] ID=NYC.DIR.LANE.SEC.v0_1 PTR=NYC.SEC.*
[IDX] ID=NYC.DIR.LANE.EMG.v0_1 PTR=NYC.EMG.*
[IDX] ID=NYC.DIR.LANE.TRN.v0_1 PTR=NYC.TRN.*
[IDX] ID=NYC.DIR.LANE.FIN.v0_1 PTR=NYC.FIN.*
[IDX] ID=NYC.DIR.LANE.HLT.v0_1 PTR=NYC.HLT.*
[IDX] ID=NYC.DIR.LANE.EDU.v0_1 PTR=NYC.EDU.*
[IDX] ID=NYC.DIR.LANE.FOD.v0_1 PTR=NYC.FOD.*
[IDX] ID=NYC.DIR.LANE.HOU.v0_1 PTR=NYC.HOU.*
[IDX] ID=NYC.DIR.LANE.UTL.v0_1 PTR=NYC.ENE.*,NYC.WTR.*,NYC.WST.*,NYC.COM.*

8) Optional: Life-Path Story Directory Stub (coordinates used)

[STORY_TEMPLATE]
ID = NYC.STY.Z0.V.TEMPLATE.FAMILY_TRAJECTORY
FORM = "Narrative paragraphs + embedded COORDS_USED list"
COORDS_USED = {NYC.TRN.Z3.P.NODE.MTA_SUBWAY, NYC.EDU.Z3.P.NODE.NYC_DOE, NYC.HLT.Z3.P.NODE.PUBLIC_HOSP_NET,
NYC.FIN.Z2.O.NODE.WALL_ST_CLUSTER, NYC.HOU.Z3.P.NODE.NYCHA, NYC.EMG.Z3.O.NODE.NYCEM}
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9) Expansion Hooks (what to add next, without changing IDs)

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1) Fill Z2 district registries per borough (NYC.Z2.DST.*) + bind to TRN nodes (stations/lines)
2) Instantiate key Z3 micronodes: JFK/LGA (NYC.TRN.Z3...), major hospitals (NYC.HLT.Z3...), core substations (NYC.ENE.Z3...)
3) Add cross-place binds: NJ.*, CT.*, NYS watershed, airports/ports, regional rail
4) Publish separate Lane Directory pages using the exact same IDs (no renames)
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