Discover NYC Like Never Before: Your Ultimate RSS Feed Guide

Discover NYC Like Never Before: Your Ultimate RSS Feed Guide

Stay ahead of the curve in New York — news, culture, food & more — delivered straight to your reader

New York City never sleeps — and neither should your feed reader. Whether you’re tracking urban development in Brooklyn, rooftop openings in Manhattan, underground music in Queens, or politics in the Bronx, you deserve an RSS collection that’s as dynamic as the city itself.

In this guide, we present 50 of the best RSS feeds about NYC — curated by topic, annotated with what each delivers, and designed to keep you plugged into the pulse of the city. Scroll, pick your favorites, import into your reader — and let New York come to you.

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Why Subscribe to NYC-Focused RSS Feeds?

• Real-time local insight — national media seldom capture neighborhood-level shifts. RSS lets you see stories as they publish.

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• Hyperlocal depth — many feeds focus on a single borough, niche topic, arts, architecture, transit, or community boards.

• Ad-free, minimalist consumption — skip social algorithms and get straight to content.

• Aggregated control — gather everything in one reader: news, blogs, podcasts, official city sources.

• Evergreen ROI — once configured, your feed list works in the background, forever.

How This List Works

• We group by theme (News, Boroughs & Neighborhoods, Culture & Arts, Local Gov / Services, Specialized).

• Each feed includes a short description of what you’ll get and why it’s useful.

• Many large publishers break down by subtopics (e.g. politics, real estate, culture). You can subscribe to just the subset you care about.

📡 Top 50 NYC RSS Feeds (by Theme)

Below is your curated feed list. (Note: some publishers offer multiple sub-feeds — you may choose specific ones.)

📰 General News & Citywide Coverage

1. The New York Times (NYC / Metro / All Sections) — the flagship for New York news in all beats. RSS Database – FeedSpot

2. New York Post RSS Feeds — metro, politics, entertainment, sports sub-feeds. New York Post

3. New York Magazine — covers NYC culture, politics, food, local personalities. New York Magazine

4. The City NYC — nonprofit newsroom focused on NYC civic, housing, education, transportation. RSS Database – FeedSpot

5. NBC New York (Local) — local breaking news, weather, traffic, etc. RSS Database – FeedSpot

6. FOX5 NY — local station feed, covering borough-level stories. RSS Database – FeedSpot

7. New York Daily News — strong city reporting, regional beats, neighborhood focus. RSS Database – FeedSpot+1

8. Gothamist — culture, events, city stories. RSS Database – FeedSpot

9. Curbed NY — real estate, urbanism, architecture in NYC. RSS Database – FeedSpot+1

10. Crain’s New York Business — business, finance, development in NYC. RSS Database – FeedSpot

🏙️ Boroughs & Neighborhoods Focus

11. NYC News Service – Borough Feeds — separate RSS for Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island. New York City News Service

12. Manhattan Times — news and events in upper Manhattan. RSS Database – FeedSpot+1

13. Daily Intelligencer (NY Magazine) — politics, media, city commentary. RSS Database – FeedSpot

14. The Bronx Times — local stories in the Bronx. RSS Database – FeedSpot

15. Welcome2TheBronx — Bronx history, culture, community news. RSS Database – FeedSpot

16. Brooklyn Magazine — focused on Brooklyn life, neighborhoods, trends. RSS Database – FeedSpot

17. SILive.com — Staten Island news and community reporting. RSS Database – FeedSpot

18. Bushwick Daily — neighborhood-level coverage in Bushwick, Brooklyn. RSS Database – FeedSpot

19. PIX11 Manhattan News — select Manhattan stories via local TV feed. RSS Database – FeedSpot

20. City Limits — deep-dive reporting on NYC’s communities. RSS Database – FeedSpot

🎭 Culture, Arts & Events

21. WNYC (New York Public Radio) — show-based feeds, arts, culture, podcasts. WNYC

22. Vulture (NY Magazine) — entertainment, music, books, TV. RSS Database – FeedSpot

23. Observer — arts, culture, media criticism in NYC. RSS Database – FeedSpot

24. Village Voice — alternative arts, music, local scene. RSS Database – FeedSpot

25. The Real Deal — NYC real estate, architecture, trends. RSS Database – FeedSpot

26. Brooklyn Magazine (arts section) — culture in Brooklyn. RSS Database – FeedSpot

27. Curbed (NY branch) – design & architecture feeds — urban design, houses, architecture. New York Magazine+1

28. New Yorker — longform essays, culture, arts critiques. (NY-centric when tagged) RSS Database – FeedSpot

29. Grub Street (NY Magazine) — food, restaurants, culinary news in NYC. RSS Database – FeedSpot

30. Gazetteller — NY opinions, commentary, local voices. RSS Database – FeedSpot

🏛 City Government & Public Services

31. NYC Parks RSS — news, events, park updates. Parques de Nova Iorque

32. NYC News Service – Features / Multimedia RSS — features, audio, video, arts & culture. New York City News Service

33. NYC Department of Transportation – Press Releases — infrastructure, transit updates. (NY state DOT, partially relevant) NYSDOT

34. New York Courts – Official Reports RSS — court decisions, legal publications. Tribunais de Nova York

35. Notify NYC — alerts for emergencies, city services; you can subscribe by zone/zip. Wikipedia

36. NYC Gov / Parks / Public Meeting Notices — event notices, meetings. (via parks or city feeds) Parques do Estado de Nova York

37. NY State Parks – Events & Press Releases — state-level parks & historic sites around NYC region. Parques do Estado de Nova York

🔍 Specialized & Niche Topics

38. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York – Liberty Street Economics — economics, local/regional finance. RSS Database – FeedSpot

39. Bushwick Daily (arts & local) — niche local storytelling in a Brooklyn neighborhood. RSS Database – FeedSpot

40. Manhattan architecture / heritage blogs (e.g. Daytonian in Manhattan) — building history, NYC architecture. RSS Database – FeedSpot

41. Miss Manhattan (personal blog) — lifestyle and perspectives within Manhattan. RSS Database – FeedSpot

42. The Blog That Ate Manhattan — commentary, food, city life from an NYC lens. RSS Database – FeedSpot

43. Metro Manhattan – commercial real estate blog — real estate trends in Manhattan. RSS Database – FeedSpot

44. One Manhattan Square Blog — life, events, trends in a Manhattan district. RSS Database – FeedSpot

45. Crain’s Sub-sections (e.g. Real Estate, Finance) — for specialized verticals in NYC business. RSS Database – FeedSpot

46. CBS New York (City, Traffic, Weather) — selective local sub-feeds. RSS Database – FeedSpot

47. Newsday (Long Island / NYC area) — coverage that includes NYC suburbs. RSS Database – FeedSpot

48. News12 Hudson Valley — regional proximity but can cover NY metro spillover stories. RSS Database – FeedSpot

49. Daily Intelligencer / Intelligencer subfeeds (NY Magazine) — politics, media inside NYC. RSS Database – FeedSpot

50. Special interest local blogs — e.g. community boards, transit-focused sites, local architecture blogs (you can often find these via “neighborhood + blog + RSS”)

Pro Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Feed Setup

• Start with a backbone: begin by subscribing to general news (NYT, NYC, Gothamist), then layer borough and niche feeds.

• Use folders or tags in your RSS reader to group by borough, arts, transit, etc.

• Use full-text RSS or “fetch full content” tools if summaries frustrate you.

• Prune periodically — if a feed grows stale or overlaps too much, remove or pause it.

• Share via Portal AZ New York — embed the RSS list, encourage readers to subscribe using your curated list.

Final Word

By assembling this list, you turn your RSS reader into a microcosm of New York City. You’ll catch developments before they hit major media, explore hidden neighborhoods, keep tabs on cultural pulses, and stay connected to hyperlocal governance.

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