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NYChistory: The History of New York City

Exploring the history of New York City

122k subscribers157 posts / mo in Sep 202695 authors / mosince 2013

r/nycHistory has 122k members (+12% over the last 12 months). It gets about 157 posts a month from 95 people. Top topics: Manhattan Streets Past and Present, NYC Streets and New York Buildings.

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Size and growth

How r/nycHistory has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+12%in 12 months · +2.7% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 2026122k
Growing122k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+153%vs Sep 2025 · −13% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026157
BusierPeaked at 182 in Jun 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/nycHistory

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Manhattan Streets Past and Present5.0%
  2. NYC Streets3.9%
  3. New York Buildings2.2%
  4. NYC Exploration1.9%
  5. NYC Photos Past Present1.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Eventbrite
  2. Brick Underground
  3. New York Public Library
  4. Archive
  5. Substack

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research