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All things NYC Apartments, Real Estate, Apartment Hunting and Housing: by redditors, for redditors

All things NYC (and surrounding areas) Housing and Real Estate Related!

240k subscribers1,689 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)1,321 authors / mosince 2011

r/NYCapartments has 240k members (+47% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,689 posts a month from 1,321 people. Top topics: Lease Takeover Rooms, Rentals and Apartments and Lease Takeovers & Sublets.

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Size and growth

How r/NYCapartments has grown

r/NYCapartments

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+47%in 12 months · +6.3% in 3 months · +1.3% in 1 month
Oct 2026240k
Growing240k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/NYCapartments

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−5.4%vs Sep 2025 · −12% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.7k
QuieterPeaked at 2.4k in Jul 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/NYCapartments

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Lease Takeover Rooms16%
  2. Rentals and Apartments1.9%
  3. Lease Takeovers & Sublets1.4%
  4. Living in Astoria Area1.2%
  5. Roommates Renting0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. nyc
  2. Leasebreak
  3. Cityofnewyork
  4. New York City Bar Association
  5. Zillow

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