New York City residential evictions, 2017-2023

Legal evictions recorded by city marshals from Jan. 1, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2023

Red area chart shows number of monthly residential evictions in New York City, with a sharp decrease starting in March 2020 and a steady rise starting in January 2022.

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New York established an eviction moratorium in March 2020 with rules allowing for removals in limited circumstances. The state lifted the moratorium in January 2022.

Chart: David Brand | GothamistSource: NYC Open DataGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper