Plastic pollution has infiltrated virtually every corner of the world, resulting in the proliferation of tiny, degraded pieces of artificial polymers known as microplastics (MPs). The dispersal of MPs across ecosystems wreaks havoc on ecological health. The extent of this problem in the metropolitan area of New York is mostly unknown to the public. To address this discrepancy, I made an interactive map where the user can click over a particular place and see available information on microplastics in an area like, MP concentration, frequent MP types, its sources, affected organisms, and the fluctuations of the MP quantity. I developed the Microplastics Information Platform (MIP) as a communication tool to help people understand the level of environmental hazards in any area. The MIP was based on publicly available datasets on microplastics. I visualized datasets through interactive charts, graphs, and numerically-based tables. The MIP shows data takeaways like microplastic concentrations averaging 7.5 particles per cubic meter in water samples with a maximum of 18.3 particles per cubic meter, 10.1 particles per fish with a maximum of 28 particles per organism, and 1.0 particles per mussel with a maximum of 5 particles per organism. Understanding the quantification of microplastics can aid in the creation of MP assessment and removal technology. I expanded the project by assessing water samples for MPs from two locations in New York City: the East River and the Coney Island Channel. While tremendous efforts have been made to document the presence of microplastics, there are limited quantitative documentations on its role in an urban environment. The assessment of microplastics in an underexplored area known as Coney Island, which is visited by both wildlife and humans, will fill in gaps in microplastics research with new data on a particular subset.