New York City has a special relationship with its dogs — just look at the treasure trove that is The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs, one of 2012’s best art books. Now, the data team at WNYC — consisting of John Keefe, Stephen Reader, Steven Melendez and Louise Ma — has put together this fantastic map of NYC’s dog names and breeds, explorable by area, down to the ZIP code. The data is displayed over Stamen’s stunning watercolor map of NYC, one of the works featured in Art Pickings.

The project site also features a charming New York Dog T-Shirt Generator.

Complement with John Homans’s poignant What’s a Dog For?: The Surprising History, Science, Philosophy, and Politics of Man’s Best Friend.

Thanks, @alexgoldmark