r/nyc

nyc reddit

Founded April 2008 · Public — anyone can post

Updated Sep 24

r/nyc, the subreddit about New York City

Members

1,000,383

1M

Online now

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Growth · 7d

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Tracking since Sep 2 · growth spans are the real distance between snapshots, not rounded windows. Posts/day is measured from the community’s own newest posts on Reddit, not from what Prowlo happens to crawl.

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r/nyc — frequently asked

How many members does r/nyc have?

r/nyc has 1,000,383 members as of our most recent crawl on Sep 24. Prowlo re-checks tracked communities on a rolling schedule, so this figure moves rather than sitting frozen at whatever it was when a scraper last ran.

Is r/nyc growing?

We don't have 30 days of snapshot history for r/nyc yet, so we're not going to invent a growth number. We've been tracking it since Sep 2; the chart fills in as history accumulates.

How active is r/nyc?

We don't have a reliable posting-rate sample for r/nyc yet. Subscriber count alone is a poor guide to whether a community is active, so treat this one as unverified until the next sample lands.

When was r/nyc created?

r/nyc was founded in April 2008 and is a public — anyone can post community. Age matters: an older community with steady growth has survived Reddit's moderation churn; a young one with a spike may not.

Can I promote my product in r/nyc?

We don't have a promo-tolerance read for r/nyc yet. Default to the safe approach: read the sidebar rules, contribute in threads where you gain nothing, and mention your product only when it is the honest answer to someone's question.

How do I monitor r/nyc for mentions?

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