// 2011-01 → 2024-12 · yellow + green + FHV + HVFHS
Ghost Neighborhoods of NYC
2.76B for-hire trips across 168 months and 264 taxi zones — a data-first X-ray of which parts of NYC quietly stopped getting picked up. Computed across 371 monthly trip-records files from the NYC TLC by a 371-way parallel Burla map in 14.5s.
Newark Airport (EWR) — stable Jamaica Bay (Queens) — stable Allerton/Pelham Gardens (Bronx) — emergent Alphabet City (Manhattan) — cooling Arden Heights (Staten Island) — emergent Arrochar/Fort Wadsworth (Staten Island) — emergent Astoria (Queens) — warming Astoria Park (Queens) — warming Auburndale (Queens) — emergent Baisley Park (Queens) — warming Bath Beach (Brooklyn) — emergent Battery Park (Manhattan) — ghost Battery Park City (Manhattan) — cooling Bay Ridge (Brooklyn) — warming Bay Terrace/Fort Totten (Queens) — emergent Bayside (Queens) — emergent Bedford (Brooklyn) — warming Bedford Park (Bronx) — emergent Bellerose (Queens) — emergent Belmont (Bronx) — emergent Bensonhurst East (Brooklyn) — emergent Bensonhurst West (Brooklyn) — emergent Bloomfield/Emerson Hill (Staten Island) — emergent Bloomingdale (Manhattan) — cooling Boerum Hill (Brooklyn) — warming Borough Park (Brooklyn) — warming Breezy Point/Fort Tilden/Riis Beach (Queens) — emergent Briarwood/Jamaica Hills (Queens) — warming Brighton Beach (Brooklyn) — emergent Broad Channel (Queens) — emergent Bronx Park (Bronx) — emergent Bronxdale (Bronx) — emergent Brooklyn Heights (Brooklyn) — warming Brooklyn Navy Yard (Brooklyn) — emergent Brownsville (Brooklyn) — emergent Bushwick North (Brooklyn) — warming Bushwick South (Brooklyn) — warming Cambria Heights (Queens) — emergent Canarsie (Brooklyn) — emergent Carroll Gardens (Brooklyn) — cooling Central Harlem (Manhattan) — cooling Central Harlem North (Manhattan) — warming Central Park (Manhattan) — cooling Charleston/Tottenville (Staten Island) — emergent Chinatown (Manhattan) — cooling City Island (Bronx) — emergent Claremont/Bathgate (Bronx) — emergent Clinton East (Manhattan) — cooling Clinton Hill (Brooklyn) — warming Clinton West (Manhattan) — cooling Co-Op City (Bronx) — emergent Cobble Hill (Brooklyn) — warming College Point (Queens) — emergent Columbia Street (Brooklyn) — warming Coney Island (Brooklyn) — emergent Corona (Queens) — emergent Corona (Queens) — emergent Country Club (Bronx) — emergent Crotona Park (Bronx) — emergent Crotona Park East (Bronx) — emergent Crown Heights North (Brooklyn) — warming Crown Heights South (Brooklyn) — emergent Cypress Hills (Brooklyn) — emergent Douglaston (Queens) — emergent Downtown Brooklyn/MetroTech (Brooklyn) — cooling DUMBO/Vinegar Hill (Brooklyn) — cooling Dyker Heights (Brooklyn) — emergent East Chelsea (Manhattan) — cooling East Concourse/Concourse Village (Bronx) — emergent East Elmhurst (Queens) — warming East Flatbush/Farragut (Brooklyn) — emergent East Flatbush/Remsen Village (Brooklyn) — emergent East Flushing (Queens) — emergent East Harlem North (Manhattan) — cooling East Harlem South (Manhattan) — cooling East New York (Brooklyn) — emergent East New York/Pennsylvania Avenue (Brooklyn) — emergent East Tremont (Bronx) — emergent East Village (Manhattan) — cooling East Williamsburg (Brooklyn) — warming Eastchester (Bronx) — emergent Elmhurst (Queens) — warming Elmhurst/Maspeth (Queens) — warming Eltingville/Annadale/Prince's Bay (Staten Island) — emergent Erasmus (Brooklyn) — emergent Far Rockaway (Queens) — emergent Financial District North (Manhattan) — stable Financial District South (Manhattan) — cooling Flatbush/Ditmas Park (Brooklyn) — warming Flatiron (Manhattan) — cooling Flatlands (Brooklyn) — emergent Flushing (Queens) — warming Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (Queens) — cooling Fordham South (Bronx) — emergent Forest Hills (Queens) — warming Forest Park/Highland Park (Queens) — emergent Fort Greene (Brooklyn) — cooling Fresh Meadows (Queens) — emergent Freshkills Park (Staten Island) — stable Garment District (Manhattan) — cooling Glen Oaks (Queens) — emergent Glendale (Queens) — emergent Governor's Island/Ellis Island/Liberty Island (Manhattan) — unknown Governor's Island/Ellis Island/Liberty Island (Manhattan) — stable Governor's Island/Ellis Island/Liberty Island (Manhattan) — stable Gowanus (Brooklyn) — cooling Gramercy (Manhattan) — cooling Gravesend (Brooklyn) — emergent Great Kills (Staten Island) — emergent Great Kills Park (Staten Island) — stable Green-Wood Cemetery (Brooklyn) — emergent Greenpoint (Brooklyn) — warming Greenwich Village North (Manhattan) — cooling Greenwich Village South (Manhattan) — cooling Grymes Hill/Clifton (Staten Island) — emergent Hamilton Heights (Manhattan) — warming Hammels/Arverne (Queens) — emergent Heartland Village/Todt Hill (Staten Island) — emergent Highbridge (Bronx) — emergent Highbridge Park (Manhattan) — emergent Hillcrest/Pomonok (Queens) — emergent Hollis (Queens) — emergent Homecrest (Brooklyn) — emergent Howard Beach (Queens) — emergent Hudson Sq (Manhattan) — cooling Hunts Point (Bronx) — emergent Inwood (Manhattan) — emergent Inwood Hill Park (Manhattan) — emergent Jackson Heights (Queens) — warming Jamaica (Queens) — warming Jamaica Estates (Queens) — emergent JFK Airport (Queens) — warming Kensington (Brooklyn) — warming Kew Gardens (Queens) — warming Kew Gardens Hills (Queens) — emergent Kingsbridge Heights (Bronx) — emergent Kips Bay (Manhattan) — cooling LaGuardia Airport (Queens) — warming Laurelton (Queens) — emergent Lenox Hill East (Manhattan) — cooling Lenox Hill West (Manhattan) — cooling Lincoln Square East (Manhattan) — cooling Lincoln Square West (Manhattan) — cooling Little Italy/NoLiTa (Manhattan) — cooling Long Island City/Hunters Point (Queens) — warming Long Island City/Queens Plaza (Queens) — cooling Longwood (Bronx) — emergent Lower East Side (Manhattan) — cooling Madison (Brooklyn) — emergent Manhattan Beach (Brooklyn) — emergent Manhattan Valley (Manhattan) — cooling Manhattanville (Manhattan) — cooling Marble Hill (Manhattan) — emergent Marine Park/Floyd Bennett Field (Brooklyn) — emergent Marine Park/Mill Basin (Brooklyn) — emergent Mariners Harbor (Staten Island) — emergent Maspeth (Queens) — warming Meatpacking/West Village West (Manhattan) — cooling Melrose South (Bronx) — emergent Middle Village (Queens) — emergent Midtown Center (Manhattan) — cooling Midtown East (Manhattan) — cooling Midtown North (Manhattan) — cooling Midtown South (Manhattan) — cooling Midwood (Brooklyn) — emergent Morningside Heights (Manhattan) — cooling Morrisania/Melrose (Bronx) — emergent Mott Haven/Port Morris (Bronx) — warming Mount Hope (Bronx) — emergent Murray Hill (Manhattan) — cooling Murray Hill-Queens (Queens) — emergent New Dorp/Midland Beach (Staten Island) — emergent North Corona (Queens) — emergent Norwood (Bronx) — emergent Oakland Gardens (Queens) — emergent Oakwood (Staten Island) — emergent Ocean Hill (Brooklyn) — emergent Ocean Parkway South (Brooklyn) — emergent Old Astoria (Queens) — warming Ozone Park (Queens) — emergent Park Slope (Brooklyn) — warming Parkchester (Bronx) — emergent Pelham Bay (Bronx) — emergent Pelham Bay Park (Bronx) — emergent Pelham Parkway (Bronx) — emergent Penn Station/Madison Sq West (Manhattan) — cooling Port Richmond (Staten Island) — emergent Prospect-Lefferts Gardens (Brooklyn) — warming Prospect Heights (Brooklyn) — warming Prospect Park (Brooklyn) — emergent Queens Village (Queens) — emergent Queensboro Hill (Queens) — emergent Queensbridge/Ravenswood (Queens) — warming Randalls Island (Manhattan) — ghost Red Hook (Brooklyn) — warming Rego Park (Queens) — warming Richmond Hill (Queens) — emergent Ridgewood (Queens) — emergent Rikers Island (Bronx) — stable Riverdale/North Riverdale/Fieldston (Bronx) — emergent Rockaway Park (Queens) — emergent Roosevelt Island (Manhattan) — warming Rosedale (Queens) — emergent Rossville/Woodrow (Staten Island) — emergent Saint Albans (Queens) — emergent Saint George/New Brighton (Staten Island) — emergent Saint Michaels Cemetery/Woodside (Queens) — cooling Schuylerville/Edgewater Park (Bronx) — emergent Seaport (Manhattan) — warming Sheepshead Bay (Brooklyn) — emergent SoHo (Manhattan) — stable Soundview/Bruckner (Bronx) — emergent Soundview/Castle Hill (Bronx) — emergent South Beach/Dongan Hills (Staten Island) — emergent South Jamaica (Queens) — emergent South Ozone Park (Queens) — warming South Williamsburg (Brooklyn) — warming Springfield Gardens North (Queens) — emergent Springfield Gardens South (Queens) — warming Spuyten Duyvil/Kingsbridge (Bronx) — emergent Stapleton (Staten Island) — emergent Starrett City (Brooklyn) — emergent Steinway (Queens) — warming Stuy Town/Peter Cooper Village (Manhattan) — cooling Stuyvesant Heights (Brooklyn) — emergent Sunnyside (Queens) — warming Sunset Park East (Brooklyn) — emergent Sunset Park West (Brooklyn) — warming Sutton Place/Turtle Bay North (Manhattan) — cooling Times Sq/Theatre District (Manhattan) — cooling TriBeCa/Civic Center (Manhattan) — cooling Two Bridges/Seward Park (Manhattan) — warming UN/Turtle Bay South (Manhattan) — cooling Union Sq (Manhattan) — cooling University Heights/Morris Heights (Bronx) — emergent Upper East Side North (Manhattan) — cooling Upper East Side South (Manhattan) — cooling Upper West Side North (Manhattan) — cooling Upper West Side South (Manhattan) — cooling Van Cortlandt Park (Bronx) — emergent Van Cortlandt Village (Bronx) — emergent Van Nest/Morris Park (Bronx) — emergent Washington Heights North (Manhattan) — warming Washington Heights South (Manhattan) — warming West Brighton (Staten Island) — emergent West Chelsea/Hudson Yards (Manhattan) — stable West Concourse (Bronx) — warming West Farms/Bronx River (Bronx) — emergent West Village (Manhattan) — stable Westchester Village/Unionport (Bronx) — warming Westerleigh (Staten Island) — emergent Whitestone (Queens) — emergent Willets Point (Queens) — emergent Williamsbridge/Olinville (Bronx) — emergent Williamsburg (North Side) (Brooklyn) — warming Williamsburg (South Side) (Brooklyn) — warming Windsor Terrace (Brooklyn) — emergent Woodhaven (Queens) — emergent Woodlawn/Wakefield (Bronx) — emergent Woodside (Queens) — warming World Trade Center (Manhattan) — stable Yorkville East (Manhattan) — cooling Yorkville West (Manhattan) — cooling The entire NYC for-hire fleet, month by month
2011-01 → 2024-12 ·
single line, one point per month, every taxi + every rideshare pickup.
Ghost Zones Zones that peaked during the taxi era and never came back. Ranked by current trips/month as a fraction of their all-time monthly peak.
#1 · Manhattan · now 32.2% of peak
Battery Park
peaked 2011-07 at 11.5K/mo ·
now 3.7K/mo ·
772.6K trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
drop vs peak: 7.8K/mo
#2 · Manhattan · now 34.8% of peak
Randalls Island
peaked 2019-05 at 10.3K/mo ·
now 3.6K/mo ·
313.2K trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
drop vs peak: 6.7K/mo
#3 · Manhattan · now 39.6% of peak
Central Park
peaked 2011-05 at 219.8K/mo ·
now 87.0K/mo ·
22.51M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
drop vs peak: 132.8K/mo
#4 · Queens · now 40.4% of peak
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
peaked 2022-09 at 45.1K/mo ·
now 18.2K/mo ·
1.25M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
drop vs peak: 26.9K/mo
#5 · Manhattan · now 50.4% of peak
Penn Station/Madison Sq West
peaked 2012-03 at 478.5K/mo ·
now 241.3K/mo ·
54.41M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
drop vs peak: 237.2K/mo
#6 · Manhattan · now 51.6% of peak
Midtown East
peaked 2011-03 at 536.5K/mo ·
now 276.7K/mo ·
57.94M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
drop vs peak: 259.7K/mo
#7 · Manhattan · now 51.8% of peak
Gramercy
peaked 2012-03 at 437.0K/mo ·
now 226.5K/mo ·
46.43M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
drop vs peak: 210.4K/mo
#8 · Manhattan · now 52.9% of peak
Clinton East
peaked 2019-03 at 538.5K/mo ·
now 284.9K/mo ·
57.65M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
drop vs peak: 253.6K/mo
#9 · Manhattan · now 53.0% of peak
Garment District
peaked 2019-03 at 315.0K/mo ·
now 166.8K/mo ·
33.32M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
drop vs peak: 148.2K/mo
#10 · Manhattan · now 53.1% of peak
Union Sq
peaked 2019-03 at 566.8K/mo ·
now 301.0K/mo ·
59.07M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
drop vs peak: 265.8K/mo
#11 · Manhattan · now 53.4% of peak
Morningside Heights
peaked 2019-03 at 197.9K/mo ·
now 105.6K/mo ·
17.05M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
drop vs peak: 92.3K/mo
#12 · Manhattan · now 53.4% of peak
Murray Hill
peaked 2013-03 at 525.0K/mo ·
now 280.5K/mo ·
57.84M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
drop vs peak: 244.5K/mo
Newborn Zones Zones where for-hire pickups barely existed in their first two years of observation, but are now pulling meaningful volume. Ranked by growth ratio.
#1 · Queens · 958x birth-window rate
Far Rockaway
peaked 2024-12 at 46.1K/mo ·
now 42.1K/mo ·
2.25M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
started at 44/mo; now 42.1K/mo
#2 · Bronx · 850x birth-window rate
Eastchester
peaked 2024-12 at 59.4K/mo ·
now 54.7K/mo ·
3.41M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
started at 64/mo; now 54.7K/mo
#3 · Bronx · 848x birth-window rate
Pelham Bay
peaked 2024-12 at 27.7K/mo ·
now 25.5K/mo ·
1.59M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
started at 30/mo; now 25.5K/mo
#4 · Brooklyn · 769x birth-window rate
Brownsville
peaked 2019-03 at 146.9K/mo ·
now 120.3K/mo ·
8.06M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
started at 156/mo; now 120.3K/mo
#5 · Bronx · 753x birth-window rate
Woodlawn/Wakefield
peaked 2024-12 at 71.1K/mo ·
now 64.6K/mo ·
3.81M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
started at 86/mo; now 64.6K/mo
#6 · Brooklyn · 704x birth-window rate
East New York/Pennsylvania Avenue
peaked 2019-03 at 67.2K/mo ·
now 58.4K/mo ·
3.84M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
started at 83/mo; now 58.4K/mo
#7 · Bronx · 672x birth-window rate
Williamsbridge/Olinville
peaked 2024-03 at 104.0K/mo ·
now 95.2K/mo ·
5.95M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
started at 142/mo; now 95.2K/mo
#8 · Staten Island · 615x birth-window rate
Great Kills
peaked 2024-12 at 15.2K/mo ·
now 13.3K/mo ·
738.3K trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
started at 22/mo; now 13.3K/mo
#9 · Bronx · 597x birth-window rate
Co-Op City
peaked 2024-12 at 91.3K/mo ·
now 76.7K/mo ·
4.67M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
started at 128/mo; now 76.7K/mo
#10 · Brooklyn · 556x birth-window rate
Starrett City
peaked 2019-03 at 27.2K/mo ·
now 24.4K/mo ·
1.55M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
started at 44/mo; now 24.4K/mo
#11 · Bronx · 543x birth-window rate
Belmont
peaked 2019-03 at 70.1K/mo ·
now 58.3K/mo ·
3.79M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
started at 107/mo; now 58.3K/mo
#12 · Queens · 527x birth-window rate
Hammels/Arverne
peaked 2024-03 at 34.9K/mo ·
now 31.3K/mo ·
1.86M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
started at 59/mo; now 31.3K/mo
Resurrected Zones Zones that had a historic peak, a deep trough, and a measurable recovery from that trough.
2020 · 04
Mass extinction event
12 of 12 resurrected zones bottomed in the same month. When the data is allowed to speak, the pandemic shows up as a single visible knife-cut across NYC’s busiest neighborhoods.
#1 · Queens · bottomed 2020-04
LaGuardia Airport
peaked 2019-05 at 609.9K/mo ·
now 502.8K/mo ·
53.62M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
trough 10.7K/mo → now 502.8K/mo
#2 · Queens · bottomed 2020-04
JFK Airport
peaked 2019-05 at 603.4K/mo ·
now 526.8K/mo ·
51.88M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
trough 13.7K/mo → now 526.8K/mo
#3 · Manhattan · bottomed 2020-04
Meatpacking/West Village West
peaked 2012-06 at 246.1K/mo ·
now 154.8K/mo ·
26.35M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
trough 4.6K/mo → now 154.8K/mo
#4 · Manhattan · bottomed 2020-04
Battery Park
peaked 2011-07 at 11.5K/mo ·
now 3.7K/mo ·
772.6K trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
trough 126/mo → now 3.7K/mo
#5 · Manhattan · bottomed 2020-04
Greenwich Village South
peaked 2019-03 at 270.9K/mo ·
now 179.0K/mo ·
28.76M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
trough 7.0K/mo → now 179.0K/mo
#6 · Manhattan · bottomed 2020-04
SoHo
peaked 2019-03 at 201.7K/mo ·
now 143.0K/mo ·
20.80M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
trough 5.7K/mo → now 143.0K/mo
#7 · Manhattan · bottomed 2020-04
Midtown Center
peaked 2019-03 at 617.7K/mo ·
now 393.3K/mo ·
66.20M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
trough 16.1K/mo → now 393.3K/mo
#8 · Manhattan · bottomed 2020-04
Little Italy/NoLiTa
peaked 2019-03 at 273.4K/mo ·
now 180.9K/mo ·
26.41M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
trough 7.8K/mo → now 180.9K/mo
#9 · Manhattan · bottomed 2020-04
Midtown North
peaked 2011-03 at 432.4K/mo ·
now 262.8K/mo ·
47.74M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
trough 12.2K/mo → now 262.8K/mo
#10 · Manhattan · bottomed 2020-04
West Village
peaked 2019-03 at 379.5K/mo ·
now 266.0K/mo ·
43.05M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
trough 12.4K/mo → now 266.0K/mo
#11 · Manhattan · bottomed 2020-04
West Chelsea/Hudson Yards
peaked 2019-10 at 374.9K/mo ·
now 274.4K/mo ·
34.05M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
trough 12.8K/mo → now 274.4K/mo
#12 · Manhattan · bottomed 2020-04
Midtown South
peaked 2019-03 at 443.0K/mo ·
now 288.4K/mo ·
46.67M trips total ·
active 2011-01–2024-12
trough 15.2K/mo → now 288.4K/mo