New York City nearby infrastructure and amenity access

NearbyIndex scores access to mapped daily services. Walkability also depends on routes, street conditions, safety, and comfort.

Population: 8.8M

Score Range

10-88 (best: 92)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 48 sample points50% score 60+29% score 80+

Groceries

61

Restaurants & Cafes

43

Public Transit

47

Healthcare

78

Education

69

Parks & Recreation

60

Shopping

39

Entertainment

49

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for New York City

Calculated August 26, 2026

The median sampled point scores 62. A total of 50% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 1088, a 78-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (78). The weakest is Shopping (39).

Median access
62/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
50%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
22/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
61/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
48 analyzed of 49 points
Estimated scored area
535.1 km²
Mapped place records
38,569(72.1/km²)
Named-area coverage
57% of grid points
How to read this profile: it measures access to mapped destinations. It does not measure walking routes, crossings, pavements, slope, safety, accessibility, opening hours, or transit frequency. The scored area is a rectangle inferred from local place data. It is not an official city boundary.

Review every formula and source on the methodology page. Download the reviewed dataset as versioned JSON.

Nearby infrastructure across New York City

50% of sampled points score 60 or more for nearby daily amenities. The model uses straight-line distance to groceries, food, transit, healthcare, education, parks, shopping, and entertainment.

This page is outside the reviewed city core. Use it for exploration, and verify the result with local sources.

Strongest categories

Healthcare (78)

Weakest categories

Restaurants & Cafes (43), Shopping (39)

Scores range from 0 to 92 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in New York City

11,048 restaurants & cafes8,970 healthcare6,460 groceries4,166 shopping2,555 parks & recreation2,207 entertainment2,013 education1,150 public transit

Counted inside the area we score. Presence, not walking distance — the category scores above measure reachability.

Amenity access by sampled area in New York City

These labels come from source map boundaries. The table covers 28 of 49 grid points (57%). Some named areas can sit outside the city boundary because the current grid follows the inferred urban area.

NeighborhoodScorePoints
Top areaManhattan Community Board 7
921
Manhattan
901
Manhattan Community Board 8
881
Manhattan Community Board 4
871
Greenwood Heights
821
Manhattan Community Board 11
821
Brooklyn Community District 17
781
Union City
761
Manhattan Community Board 6
721
East Rutherford
581

+10 more neighborhoods not shown

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Curious how the score is computed? Read the methodology.