NYC storefront registry · filings for 2025
NYC storefront vacancy, end of 2025
How many of New York City's storefronts stood empty on December 31, 2025, by borough, neighborhood and street, with every year since 2019. From the owners' own filings with the city, pulled October 16, 2026.
- Registered storefronts
- 64,175
- Vacant on Dec 31, 2025
- 5,902
- Vacancy rate
- 9.2%
- Change from 2024
- +0.5 pts
- from 8.7%
What the 2025 filings show
- 5,902 of the 64,175 storefronts owners registered stood vacant on December 31, 2025: 9.2%, up from 8.7% a year earlier.
- The rate rose in all five boroughs.
- Manhattan has the highest rate (11.5%), Queens the lowest (7.3%).
- The peak in the registry so far is December 2020, at 11.3%.
- Among the 78 neighborhoods we cover, Hudson Yards has the highest rate (32.0% of 338) and College Point the lowest (3.3% of 182).
- The biggest rise was in Jamaica, from 8.0% to 18.1%.
Vacancy rate by year and borough
The share of registered storefronts reported vacant on December 31 of each year.
| Year end | NYC | Manhattan | Brooklyn | Queens | Bronx | Staten Island |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.2% | 11.5% | 8.2% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 8.2% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | 11.1% | 8.0% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 7.3% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | 11.5% | 8.0% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.2% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | 13.0% | 8.8% | 6.9% | 6.4% | 7.8% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | 13.8% | 9.8% | 8.0% | 6.2% | 8.9% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | 14.8% | 11.5% | 8.9% | 7.0% | 8.5% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | 10.4% | 9.9% | 7.7% | 7.4% | 9.4% |
By borough, December 2025
- Manhattan: 2,773 of 24,024 vacant, 11.5% (+0.4 pts)
- Brooklyn: 1,292 of 15,691 vacant, 8.2% (+0.2 pts)
- Queens: 1,008 of 13,755 vacant, 7.3% (+0.8 pts)
- Bronx: 618 of 8,120 vacant, 7.6% (+1.0 pts)
- Staten Island: 211 of 2,585 vacant, 8.2% (+0.8 pts)
Reading the years
Compare rates, not counts. The number of registered storefronts fell from 75,540 in the 2020 filing to 63,456 in 2021, so the counts before and after are not the same set of stores. Each year is a snapshot of one day, December 31.
Neighborhoods
The 78 neighborhoods Leasemark covers with 50 or more registered storefronts, counting the storefronts near each one's commercial core.
Highest vacancy rate
Lowest vacancy rate
Biggest rises since December 2024
- Jamaica: 8.0% to 18.1% (+10.1 pts)
- Mill Basin: 6.5% to 12.2% (+5.7 pts)
- Richmond Hill: 2.3% to 7.8% (+5.5 pts)
- Hudson Yards: 26.7% to 32.0% (+5.2 pts)
- Canarsie: 4.6% to 9.5% (+4.9 pts)
Biggest falls since December 2024
- Fort Greene: 10.6% to 4.2% (-6.4 pts)
- Mariners Harbor: 14.3% to 9.2% (-5.0 pts)
- Dumbo: 13.3% to 9.2% (-4.1 pts)
- Bed-Stuy: 12.3% to 9.9% (-2.5 pts)
- Downtown Brooklyn: 14.6% to 12.4% (-2.2 pts)
All 78 neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Storefronts | Vacant | Rate | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Yards | 338 | 108 | 32.0% | 26.7% |
| St. George | 107 | 26 | 24.3% | 23.5% |
| Grand Central | 431 | 85 | 19.7% | 19.2% |
| Hudson Square | 148 | 29 | 19.6% | 20.5% |
| Jamaica | 607 | 110 | 18.1% | 8.0% |
| Times Square | 256 | 46 | 18.0% | 14.3% |
| Coney Island | 148 | 25 | 16.9% | 13.8% |
| Financial District | 651 | 106 | 16.3% | 16.9% |
| Murray Hill | 433 | 67 | 15.5% | 15.1% |
| Port Richmond | 211 | 31 | 14.7% | 11.3% |
| Midtown | 2,296 | 329 | 14.3% | 14.0% |
| Concourse | 263 | 37 | 14.1% | 13.1% |
| Stapleton | 137 | 19 | 13.9% | 10.9% |
| Garment District | 747 | 102 | 13.7% | 14.0% |
| Meatpacking | 237 | 32 | 13.5% | 13.1% |
| Tribeca | 574 | 77 | 13.4% | 13.9% |
| Chelsea | 442 | 58 | 13.1% | 10.8% |
| Gowanus | 231 | 29 | 12.6% | 10.6% |
| Downtown Brooklyn | 1,078 | 134 | 12.4% | 14.6% |
| Mill Basin | 229 | 28 | 12.2% | 6.5% |
| Harlem | 1,682 | 202 | 12.0% | 11.1% |
| Midtown South | 899 | 107 | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| New Springville | 118 | 14 | 11.9% | 13.8% |
| South Bronx | 618 | 73 | 11.8% | 11.3% |
| Flatiron | 569 | 67 | 11.8% | 13.5% |
| Union Square | 411 | 48 | 11.7% | 10.6% |
| Sunset Park | 616 | 70 | 11.4% | 12.6% |
| Springfield Gardens | 128 | 14 | 10.9% | 10.0% |
| Hunts Point | 101 | 11 | 10.9% | 7.8% |
| NoHo | 528 | 56 | 10.6% | 8.1% |
| East Village | 753 | 78 | 10.4% | 10.0% |
| Hell's Kitchen | 585 | 60 | 10.3% | 9.2% |
| Lower East Side | 462 | 47 | 10.2% | 10.1% |
| Upper West Side | 1,837 | 186 | 10.1% | 9.5% |
| Elmhurst | 396 | 40 | 10.1% | 8.1% |
| Greenpoint | 527 | 53 | 10.1% | 7.1% |
| Crown Heights | 378 | 38 | 10.1% | 9.5% |
| West Farms | 191 | 19 | 9.9% | 8.9% |
| Sheepshead Bay | 323 | 32 | 9.9% | 8.0% |
| Bed-Stuy | 467 | 46 | 9.9% | 12.3% |
| Canarsie | 168 | 16 | 9.5% | 4.6% |
| Chinatown | 815 | 77 | 9.4% | 8.7% |
| East New York | 476 | 44 | 9.2% | 9.7% |
| Mariners Harbor | 119 | 11 | 9.2% | 14.3% |
| Washington Heights | 1,204 | 111 | 9.2% | 8.2% |
| Dumbo | 163 | 15 | 9.2% | 13.3% |
| Upper East Side | 2,670 | 242 | 9.1% | 8.6% |
| Glendale | 200 | 18 | 9.0% | 9.5% |
| Tremont | 285 | 25 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| Greenwich Village | 572 | 50 | 8.7% | 9.5% |
| Long Island City | 724 | 63 | 8.7% | 7.5% |
| SoHo | 866 | 75 | 8.7% | 8.3% |
| Flatbush | 706 | 61 | 8.6% | 9.2% |
| Williamsburg | 945 | 81 | 8.6% | 9.3% |
| Flatlands | 98 | 8 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| Richmond Hill | 128 | 10 | 7.8% | 2.3% |
| Astoria | 1,150 | 87 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
| Bushwick | 1,054 | 78 | 7.4% | 7.2% |
| New Dorp | 163 | 12 | 7.4% | 6.5% |
| Bay Ridge | 523 | 38 | 7.3% | 6.9% |
| Fordham | 1,050 | 70 | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| Charleston | 198 | 13 | 6.6% | 2.8% |
| Flushing | 1,210 | 77 | 6.4% | 6.9% |
| Forest Hills | 386 | 24 | 6.2% | 7.5% |
| Sunnyside | 365 | 22 | 6.0% | 6.3% |
| Kingsbridge | 231 | 13 | 5.6% | 3.0% |
| Red Hook | 113 | 6 | 5.3% | n/a |
| Jackson Heights | 1,034 | 52 | 5.0% | 4.1% |
| Westchester Square | 356 | 17 | 4.8% | 3.8% |
| Ridgewood | 457 | 21 | 4.6% | 5.3% |
| West Village | 437 | 20 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
| Borough Park | 454 | 20 | 4.4% | 2.9% |
| Fort Greene | 120 | 5 | 4.2% | 10.6% |
| Maspeth | 212 | 8 | 3.8% | 2.5% |
| Midwood | 220 | 8 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
| Park Slope | 227 | 8 | 3.5% | 2.8% |
| Woodside | 146 | 5 | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| College Point | 182 | 6 | 3.3% | 4.9% |
Streets
The 113 streets with 100 or more registered storefronts, counted by the street owners typed in each filing (a few misspelled addresses are missing).
Highest vacancy rate
Lowest vacancy rate
All commercial streets · the CSV has every street.
Method and source
- Source: the NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157) on NYC Open Data, pulled October 16, 2026. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31.
- Vacancy is what owners report. A vacant storefront is not always on the market: some are being renovated, held empty or already leased to a tenant who has not moved in. The registry records no size, rent or asking terms.
- Neighborhood figures count the storefronts near each neighborhood's commercial core (the same area as the rest of its Leasemark page), placed by map point.
- Street figures count storefronts by the street name in the filing, in one borough.
- A neighborhood's change from the year before is shown only when both filings count about as many storefronts there (within a fifth).
Using these figures
If you cite these figures, please link to this page. Suggested citation:
Leasemark, "NYC storefront vacancy, end of 2025," leasemark.co/nyc/storefront-vacancy, from NYC Department of Finance storefront registry filings, pulled October 16, 2026.
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Questions about NYC storefront vacancy
What is the storefront vacancy rate in New York City?
9.2% at the end of 2025: owners registered 64,175 ground- and second-floor storefronts with the NYC Department of Finance and reported 5,902 of them vacant on December 31, 2025, against 8.7% (5,388 of 62,128) a year earlier. A vacant storefront is not always on the market: some are being renovated, held empty or already leased to a tenant who has not moved in.
Which borough has the most vacant storefronts?
Manhattan, by count and by rate: 2,773 of 24,024 storefronts (11.5%) at the end of 2025. Brooklyn 8.2%, Queens 7.3%, The Bronx 7.6%, Staten Island 8.2%.
Which NYC neighborhoods have the highest storefront vacancy?
Of the 78 neighborhoods Leasemark covers with 50 or more registered storefronts, the highest rates at the end of 2025 were Hudson Yards (32.0% of 338), St. George (24.3% of 107), Grand Central (19.7% of 431). Neighborhood figures count the storefronts near each neighborhood's commercial core, not the whole community district.
Where does this data come from?
From the NYC Department of Finance's storefront registry (Local Law 157), published on NYC Open Data. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31. Leasemark adds up the filings by year, borough, neighborhood and street; the CSV on this page has every figure shown.
Is every vacant storefront for rent?
No. The registry is what owners report, not a list of spaces on the market: a vacant storefront is not always on the market: some are being renovated, held empty or already leased to a tenant who has not moved in. It records no size, rent or asking terms.