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How walkable is New York City?
New York City has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 15 cities ranked in the United States.
What's within walking distance
11,586 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central New York City. The nearest grocery is Getir: Groceries In Minutes, about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Getir: Groceries In Minutes210 m · 3 min
- Soho Deli Grocery300 m · 4 min
- ร้านพรทวีทรัพย์ สาขา อำเภอนาเยีย300 m · 4 min
- The Lounge - Audrey Cohen College30 m · 1 min
- Just Delicious30 m · 1 min
- Mahagony Fine Foods & Catering Llc50 m · 1 min
- Hudson Square Liquors20 m · 1 min
- Menu Space New York30 m · 1 min
- Wine Spring30 m · 1 min
- Drip10 m · 1 min
- Now or Never Coffee160 m · 2 min
- Bell's Coffee & Design160 m · 2 min
- University Settlement Federal Credit Union150 m · 2 min
- Bank of America ATM320 m · 4 min
- Citibank530 m · 7 min
- Duarte Square100 m · 1 min
- Freeman Plaza East100 m · 1 min
- Albert Capsouto Park130 m · 2 min
- Broome Street Academy Charter High School170 m · 2 min
- Chelsea Career And Technical Education High School230 m · 3 min
- NYC iSchool230 m · 3 min
- Manhattan Center Library50 m · 1 min
- Metropolitan College of New York90 m · 1 min
- Joanne Hendricks Cookbooks470 m · 6 min
- Jackie Robinson Museum110 m · 1 min
- Biny Karaoke Bar & Lounge220 m · 3 min
- African Grove220 m · 3 min
Measured from the representative point at 40.7233, -74.0060. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 114 street intersections per km², and blocks average 90 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 89 to 100, and New York City's score of 100 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 100 | Map |
| 1 km north | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 97 | Map |
| 1 km south | 100 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 100 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 89 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Manhattan, United States | 8 km | 95 |
| Brooklyn, United States | 9 km | 93 |
| Queens, United States | 15 km | 90 |
| The Bronx, United States | 19 km | 91 |
| Philadelphia, United States | 130 km | 100 |
Questions about walking in New York City
Is New York City a walkable city?
Yes. Central New York City has a walkability score of 100 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 2nd of 15 cities in the United States and 20th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in the United States?
Philadelphia is the most walkable of the 15 cities ranked in the United States, with a score of 100. New York City ranks 2nd with 100.
How does New York City compare with nearby cities?
New York City is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: New York City scores 100, against Manhattan (95, 8 km away), Brooklyn (93, 9 km away) and Queens (90, 15 km away).
How is New York City's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For New York City it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.