Last year, New York City marshalls served more than 16,000 evictions, the highest annual number since the eviction moratorium ended in 2021. Although most neighborhoods saw some increase, evictions had an outsized impact in certain areas—most distinctly in New York's poorest neighborhoods.

Recent efforts to protect renters, like the “good cause”eviction laws legislators passed in April 2024, do not seem to have stopped evictions from rising near pre-pandemic levels. Under the new laws, landlords may only evict tenants for specific reasons, such as violating the lease terms, or renters may oppose “unreasonable” rent increases (inflation + 5%).

The chart above shows the increase mapped across neighborhoods. Longer and more opaque arrows represent an increase in evictions for that neighborhood in 2024 from 2023. Most of the rise occurred in Queens, which saw an 83% increase. Areas in Upper Manhattan, like Harlem and Washington Heights, also saw spikes.