New York through the years
The long series behind our articles in one place, with more from the same public sources: jobs, pay, prices, rents, population, homelessness, commutes, crime, fires, flooding, the weather since 1900 and our neighbours across the Hudson, month by month where the source allows, and borough by borough. Pick a series, cut it the way the article could, see it on a map of the boroughs, carry it on to 2026 with our estimates (always marked as estimates), or set it beside another on one time axis. New to it? A short guide, with pictures.
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Every series
Work
- Payroll jobs, every month since 1990 · Jan 1990 to Aug 2026 · BLS payroll jobs (CES), CPI deflators and State LAUS unemployment for New York City · figure 8 of What people do in New York
- Payroll jobs by sector, every year since 1990 · 1990 to 2026 · BLS payroll jobs (CES), CPI deflators and State LAUS unemployment for New York City · figure 1 of What people do in New York
- Where residents work, by industry, 1990 to 2024 · 1990 to 2024 · Census 1990 and 2000 PUMS and ACS 2005-2014 person files, New York City; ACS one-year PUMS, New York metro extract · figure 2 of What people do in New York
- Who does the work, by industry or occupation, 1990 to 2024 · 1990 to 2024 · Census 1990 and 2000 PUMS and ACS 2005-2014 person files, New York City; ACS one-year PUMS, New York metro extract · figure 3 of What people do in New York
- What residents do, by occupation, 1990 to 2024 · 1990 to 2024 · Census 1990 and 2000 PUMS and ACS 2005-2014 person files, New York City; ACS one-year PUMS, New York metro extract · figure 13 of What people do in New York
- What the work pays, by industry or occupation, 1990 to 2024 · 1990 to 2024 · Census 1990 and 2000 PUMS and ACS 2005-2014 person files, New York City; ACS one-year PUMS, New York metro extract · figure 10 of What people do in New York
- The boroughs at work: residents, pay and workplaces, 1990 to 2024 · 1990 to 2024 · Census 1990 and 2000 PUMS and ACS 2005-2014 person files, New York City; ACS one-year PUMS, New York metro extract · figure 12 of What people do in New York
- Unemployment, every month since 1976 · Jan 1976 to Aug 2026 · New York State Department of Labor, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Bureau of Labor Statistics · as the agency publishes it
- Unemployment by borough, every month since 1990 · Jan 1990 to Aug 2026 · New York State Department of Labor, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (counties) · as the agency publishes it
- Working at home, every month since June 2024 · June 2024 to August 2026 · Current Population Survey, basic monthly public-use files · figure 7 of Who still goes to the office
Transportation
- The hour-plus commute by borough and mode, 1990 to 2024 · 1990 to 2024 · Census 1990 and 2000 PUMS and ACS 2005-2014 person files, New York City; ACS one-year PUMS, New York metro extract · figure 7 of The hour-plus commute
- Transit and traffic against 2019, every month since 2020 · Mar 2020 to Sep 2026 · MTA daily ridership and traffic · figure 8 of The hour-plus commute
- Vehicles entering Manhattan's core, 1990 to 2024 · 1990 to 2024 · NYC traffic, speed, ride-hail and street-space series · figure 3 of Twenty months of the toll
- Vehicles entering the toll zone, every month since January 2025 · Jan 2025 to Sep 2026 · MTA Congestion Relief Zone vehicle entries (toll gantries) · figure 1 of Twenty months of the toll
- Yellow-taxi speeds in Manhattan's core, 2009 to 2026 · 2009 to 2026 · NYC traffic, speed, ride-hail and street-space series · figure 4 of Twenty months of the toll
- Taxi and ride-hail trips a day, 2010 to 2026 · 2010 to 2026 · NYC traffic, speed, ride-hail and street-space series · figure 2 of Twenty months of the toll
- Bike lanes inside the toll zone, 2000 to 2026 · 2000 to 2026 · NYC traffic, speed, ride-hail and street-space series · figure 8 of Twenty months of the toll
- Taxi and for-hire speeds in and around the zone, monthly since 2019 · Oct 2019 to Aug 2025 · NYC traffic, speed, ride-hail and street-space series · figure 7 of Twenty months of the toll
Housing
- Renters whose heat broke down, every survey since 1991 · 1991 to 2023 · NYC Housing and Vacancy Survey 1991-2021, occupied-unit files (the heating-breakdown series); NYC Housing and Vacancy Survey 2023, public-use files · figure 3 of Not just the cold: thirty winters of heat in New York
- Heat complaints against the cold, every season since 2003 · 2003 to 2025 · HPD heat and hot-water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems); NOAA weather at Central Park (monthly summaries and daily temperatures) · figure 1 of Not just the cold: thirty winters of heat in New York
- Heat complaints per renter household, by borough · 2003 to 2025 · HPD heat and hot-water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems); NYC Housing and Vacancy Survey 2023, public-use files · figure 8 of Not just the cold: thirty winters of heat in New York
- The busiest tenth of buildings' share of heat complaints · 2003 to 2025 · HPD heat and hot-water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems) · figure 5 of Not just the cold: thirty winters of heat in New York
- Repeat no-heat buildings, every season since 2013 · 2013 to 2025 · HPD heat and hot-water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems) · figure 2 of Not just the cold: thirty winters of heat in New York
- No-heat complaints closed with a new violation · 2003 to 2025 · HPD heat and hot-water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems) · figure 7 of Not just the cold: thirty winters of heat in New York
- How cold each winter was, since 1996 · 1996 to 2025 · NOAA weather at Central Park (monthly summaries and daily temperatures) · figure 9 of Not just the cold: thirty winters of heat in New York
- How 311 heat complaints arrive, 2014 to 2025 · 2014 to 2025 · 311 heat and hot-water complaints · figure 4 of Not just the cold: thirty winters of heat in New York
- Rent Guidelines Board increases, every order since 1968 · 1968 to 2026 · NYC Rent Guidelines Board, Apartment Orders 1 to 58 · figure 1 of Who gets the rent freeze
- Six-figure households in stabilized housing, since 1993 · 1993 to 2023 · NYC Housing and Vacancy Survey 1993-2023, renter households' income and rent (the thirty-year income series) · figure 4 of Who gets the rent freeze
- Rent and hourly pay since 2019, indexed · 2019 to 2026 · BLS payroll jobs (CES), CPI deflators and State LAUS unemployment for New York City · figure 2 of The six-figure renter
- Median rent by borough, every year since 2015 · 2015 to 2024 · Census Bureau, American Community Survey one-year microdata (median gross rent) · as the agency publishes it
- Evictions by borough, every month since 2017 · Jan 2017 to Aug 2026 · NYC Department of Investigation, evictions carried out by city marshals · as the agency publishes it
Families
- Children under five, by borough, 2010 to 2025 · 2010 to 2025 · Census Bureau population estimates, counties · figure 10 of Raising a child in New York
- Where the children live, by borough, 2015, 2019 and 2024 · 2015 to 2024 · ACS one-year PUMS, New York metro extract · figure 1 of Raising a child in New York
- Who leaves the city with young children, 2015, 2019 and 2024 · 2015 to 2024 · ACS one-year PUMS, New York metro extract · figure 9 of Raising a child in New York
- Where the youngest leavers go, 2015, 2019 and 2024 · 2015 to 2024 · ACS one-year PUMS, New York metro extract · figure 12 of Raising a child in New York
Migration
- Why the population changes, every year since 2011 · 2011 to 2025 · Census Bureau population estimates, counties · figure 7 of Who is leaving New York, and who is arriving
- Where the arrivals come from, 2015, 2019 and 2024 · 2015 to 2024 · ACS one-year PUMS, New York metro extract · figure 2 of Who is leaving New York, and who is arriving
- Where the leavers go, 2015, 2019 and 2024 · 2015 to 2024 · ACS one-year PUMS, New York metro extract · figure 8 of Who is leaving New York, and who is arriving
- Who the city gains and loses to the rest of the country, 2015, 2019 and 2024 · 2015 to 2024 · ACS one-year PUMS, New York metro extract · figure 10 of Who is leaving New York, and who is arriving
- Who leaves, as a share of who was here, 2015, 2019 and 2024 · 2015 to 2024 · ACS one-year PUMS, New York metro extract · figure 9 of Who is leaving New York, and who is arriving
- Who arrives from abroad, 2015, 2019 and 2024 · 2015 to 2024 · ACS one-year PUMS, New York metro extract · figure 12 of Who is leaving New York, and who is arriving
Public safety
- Ambulance response, every fiscal year since 1988 · 1988 to 2026 · EMS incident dispatch and 911 end-to-end response times · figure 1 of The ambulance is slower: where the extra time goes
- Ambulance response, every month since 2005 · Jan 2005 to Jun 2026 · EMS incident dispatch and 911 end-to-end response times · figure 2 of The ambulance is slower: where the extra time goes
- Ambulance response by borough and kind of call, since 2017 · 2017 to 2026 · EMS incident dispatch and 911 end-to-end response times · figure 9 of The ambulance is slower: where the extra time goes
- Where the ambulance's extra time goes, since 2017 · 2017 to 2026 · EMS incident dispatch and 911 end-to-end response times · figure 3 of The ambulance is slower: where the extra time goes
- Calls upgraded and calls held for a unit, since 2017 · 2017 to 2026 · EMS incident dispatch and 911 end-to-end response times · figure 5 of The ambulance is slower: where the extra time goes
- Ambulance hours against incidents, since 2022 · 2022 to 2026 · EMS incident dispatch and 911 end-to-end response times · figure 6 of The ambulance is slower: where the extra time goes
- Murders, every year since 1990 · 1990 to 2025 · New York State index crimes by county (DCJS); NYPD crime counts by year, the weekly CompStat report, and felony assaults by code, place and law section · figure 2 of Fewer shootings, more assaults: thirty-five years of violence in New York
- Felony assaults, every year since 1990 · 1990 to 2025 · NYPD crime counts by year, the weekly CompStat report, and felony assaults by code, place and law section · figure 3 of Fewer shootings, more assaults: thirty-five years of violence in New York
- Shootings by borough, every month since 2006 · Jan 2006 to Jun 2026 · NYPD shooting incident data (historic and year to date) · as the agency publishes it
- Shooting incidents, January to June, since 2006 · 2006 to 2026 · NYPD shootings and shooting victims · figure 1 of Fewer shootings, more assaults: thirty-five years of violence in New York
- Felony assaults, shootings and murders since 2006, indexed · 2006 to 2025 · NYPD crime counts by year, the weekly CompStat report, and felony assaults by code, place and law section; NYPD shootings and shooting victims · figure 5 of Fewer shootings, more assaults: thirty-five years of violence in New York
Population
- Population by borough and across the Hudson, every year since 2000 · 2000 to 2025 · Census Bureau population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010 and 2010-2020, Vintage 2025) · as the agency publishes it
Prices
- Prices and inflation in the New York area, every month since 1990 · Jan 1990 to Aug 2026 · Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), New York-Newark-Jersey City and U.S. city average · as the agency publishes it
Homelessness
- Homeless shelters, every month since 2021 · Mar 2021 to Sep 2026 · NYC Department of Homeless Services, daily shelter census · as the agency publishes it
- Homeless shelters by borough, every month since 2018 · Jul 2018 to Sep 2026 · NYC Department of Homeless Services, census by borough and community district · as the agency publishes it
- Homeless shelters, where residents last lived, since 2017 · Apr 2017 to Sep 2026 · NYC Department of Homeless Services, associated address by borough and community district · as the agency publishes it
Weather
- Weather in Central Park, every month since 1900 · Jan 1900 to Aug 2026 · NOAA, the Central Park weather station (monthly summary) · as the agency publishes it
- Weather in Central Park, every year since 1900 · 1900 to 2025 · NOAA, the Central Park weather station (monthly summary, by year) · as the agency publishes it
Fires and flooding
- Fires by borough, every month since 2005 · Jan 2005 to Aug 2026 · FDNY, Fire Incident Dispatch Data · as the agency publishes it
- Flooding complaints by borough, every month since 2010 · Jan 2010 to Jun 2026 · NYC 311 service requests (sewer and flooding complaints) · as the agency publishes it
Across the Hudson (New Jersey)
- Unemployment in the boroughs, Jersey City, Hoboken and Newark, every month since 1990 · Jan 1990 to Aug 2026 · Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; New York State Department of Labor · as the agency publishes it