1 tracked destination
across 1 tracked cities in New York
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Categories shifted this check
Latest findings
How New York compares, rolled up
Confirmed-open rate
New York
81%
Network average
81%
Distinctiveness
New York
0%
Network average
11%
Presence rate
New York
92%
Network average
11%
New York's benchmark numbers averaged across its tracked cities, compared to the network average across all tracked destinations.
Each metric shows two bars: the rolled-up average across New York's tracked destinations and the network average for that metric, so you can see how it compares. See how these scores are calculated.
Key takeaways
What this check tells you
Concentration
In Best Boutique Hotels, The Bowery Hotel, The Ludlow Hotel, and Crosby Street Hotel take 30.1% of mentions versus the 11.1% they'd get if AI spread recommendations evenly across all hotels.
Concentration
For Best Rainy-Day Attractions, the top 3 picks - Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, and The American Museum of Natural History - draw 16.1% of mentions against an even-split expectation of just 3.7%.
Volatility
Best Winter Experiences is the most unstable category tracked, with 87 of 87 entities changing position between the August 27 and September 3 checks.
Volatility
Best Local or Traditional Restaurants also shows full turnover, with all 80 tracked entities moving between checks, keeping Katz's Delicatessen, Russ & Daughters, and Peter Luger at the top despite the churn.
Lead finding
New York's AI-perceived distinctiveness score hits 60%, nearly triple the 21% network average, yet the destination is underrepresented for couples-focused travel.
New York stands out as a highly distinctive AI-recommended destination, scoring 60% versus a 21% network average, with cross-model agreement at 16% compared to just 5% elsewhere. Sentiment around its themes is overwhelmingly positive, with 99% of 124 rated mentions skewing favorable and none negative. However, a clear ThemeGap emerges: the city is underrepresented in the 'Couples' theme, missing romantic getaways, scenic drives, and wine and culinary experiences framed for two. Supporting themes instead lean toward authentic city experiences, indoor activities, and affordable stays, suggesting AI models see New York more as an explorer's city than a romantic escape.
How AI sees New York
Across the prompts we've tracked, AI most consistently associates New York with:
budget-friendlyromanticactive indoor activitiesaffordable accommodationaffordable diningAffordable RestaurantsArt and NatureArt, Gardens and History
How New York benchmarks
Confirmed-open rate
New York
80%
Network average
81%
Distinctiveness
New York
40%
Network average
11%
Presence rate
New York
0%
Network average
11%
New York's AI benchmark numbers compared to the network average across all tracked destinations.
Each metric shows two bars: New York's rate and the network average for that metric, so you can see how it compares. See how these scores are calculated.
Presence beyond New York-specific questions
How often New York comes up in regional and national AI questions that aren't specifically about it (out of 12 tracked questions, as of Sep 15, 2026):
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Two-Week Must-See Itinerary in the United States — Direct
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Two-Week Must-See Itinerary in the United States — Conversational
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Two-Week Must-See Itinerary in the United States — Recommendation
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Best Winter Destinations in the United States — Direct
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Best Winter Destinations in the United States — Conversational
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Best Winter Destinations in the United States — Recommendation
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Best Foodie Cities in the United States — Direct
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Best Foodie Cities in the United States — Conversational
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Best Foodie Cities in the United States — Recommendation
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Best Romantic Weekend Destinations in the United States — Direct
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Best Romantic Weekend Destinations in the United States — Conversational
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Best Romantic Weekend Destinations in the United States — Recommendation
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Where AI might be wrong
The NoMad Hotel
— Best Boutique Hotels
Closed
Flagged closed by 1 source, still recommended by Claude Sonnet 5 and GPT-4o.
With great sadness, we announced the permanent closure of NoMad New York in 2021.
SourceThe Jane Hotel
— Best Budget Hotels
Closed
Flagged closed by 1 source, still recommended by Claude Sonnet 5 and GPT-4o.
The Jane Hotel in New York is permanently closed and no longer operating as a hotel.
Source
Top picks by traveler intent
Rankings: Volatile
37 places moved rank this check
24 new
Le Bernardin
20 of 30
rank #1–#9
Katz's Delicatessen
16 of 30
rank #1–#7
Peter LugerNew
13 of 30
rank #2–#9
Eleven Madison ParkNew
11 of 30
rank #1–#8
Russ & Daughters
11 of 30
rank #3–#13
Atomix
10 of 30
rank #1–#4
CarboneNew
10 of 30
rank #6–#10
Per SeNew
10 of 30
rank #3–#6
Rankings: Volatile
24 places moved rank this check
15 new
The St. Regis New York
21 of 30
rank #2–#8
Baccarat Hotel
17 of 30
rank #2–#10
Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown
16 of 30
rank #3–#9
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel
16 of 30
rank #2–#9
Aman New York
15 of 30
rank #1–#4
Central ParkNew
15 of 30
rank #3–#12
Mandarin Oriental, New York
13 of 30
rank #4–#10
The Greenwich Hotel
13 of 30
rank #2–#12
Rankings: Volatile
33 places moved rank this check
10 new13 returning1 in & out8 classics
9/11 Memorial & Museum
24 of 31
rank #1–#11
Central Park
22 of 31
rank #1–#9
Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
22 of 31
rank #1–#8
Times Square
22 of 31
rank #2–#12
Brooklyn Bridge
21 of 31
rank #2–#11
Empire State Building
20 of 31
rank #2–#11
Metropolitan Museum of ArtBack
20 of 31
rank #3–#9
High Line
19 of 31
rank #5–#13
Rankings: Volatile
30 places moved rank this check
11 new14 in & out
The Greenwich Hotel
22 of 33
rank #2–#8
The Bowery Hotel↔
19 of 33
rank #3–#14
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel
17 of 33
rank #1–#11
The Ludlow Hotel
13 of 33
rank #3–#10
Brooklyn Bridge
12 of 33
rank #4–#10
Central Park↔
12 of 33
rank #2–#11
Crosby Street Hotel
12 of 33
rank #5–#12
The St. Regis New York↔
11 of 33
rank #2–#6
Rankings: Volatile
35 places moved rank this check
9 new10 returning
Central Park
21 of 30
rank #1–#10
The American Museum of Natural History
21 of 30
rank #1–#9
Bronx Zoo
20 of 30
rank #1–#13
Children’s Museum of Manhattan
18 of 30
rank #2–#10
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
18 of 30
rank #2–#11
Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
16 of 30
rank #1–#13
Coney Island
13 of 30
rank #5–#17
Brooklyn Bridge
12 of 30
rank #2–#15
Rankings: Volatile
69 places moved rank this check
39 new6 returning14 in & out5 classics
Los Tacos No. 1
50 of 61
rank #1–#8
Mamoun’s Falafel
46 of 61
rank #1–#16
Xi’an Famous FoodsBack
45 of 61
rank #1–#11
Shu Jiao Fu Zhou
34 of 61
rank #1–#5
Wah Fung No. 1 Fast Food
34 of 61
rank #1–#15
L’Industrie Pizzeria
30 of 61
rank #1–#12
Joe's Pizza↔
28 of 61
rank #1–#10
Birria-Landia
22 of 61
rank #2–#7
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Rankings: Volatile
80 places moved rank this check
55 new8 returning7 in & out5 classics
Katz's Delicatessen
43 of 54
rank #1–#8
Russ & Daughters
43 of 54
rank #1–#9
Keens Steakhouse
32 of 54
rank #1–#9
Peter Luger
32 of 54
rank #2–#8
Joe's Pizza
28 of 54
rank #2–#12
Bamonte's
24 of 54
rank #3–#10
John's of Bleecker Street↔
24 of 54
rank #3–#11
John's of 12th Street
18 of 54
rank #4–#13
Rankings: Volatile
81 places moved rank this check
40 new22 returning1 in & out10 classics
Katz's Delicatessen
22 of 35
rank #1–#21
Russ & Daughters
20 of 35
rank #1–#6
Le Bernardin
18 of 35
rank #1–#19
Smorgasburg Winter
17 of 35
rank #5–#21
Joe's Pizza
16 of 35
rank #1–#7
Chelsea Market
15 of 35
rank #5–#25
Eleven Madison Park
15 of 35
rank #1–#18
Jackson Heights
13 of 35
rank #5–#15
Rankings: Volatile
27 places moved rank this check
8 new15 returning1 in & out3 classics
Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
26 of 35
rank #1–#5
Federal Hall
24 of 35
rank #1–#9
Tenement Museum
20 of 35
rank #2–#12
Brooklyn BridgeBack
18 of 35
rank #4–#13
9/11 Memorial & MuseumBack
16 of 35
rank #2–#7
Trinity ChurchBack
14 of 35
rank #3–#12
Fraunces Tavern
13 of 35
rank #2–#11
Grand Central Terminal
12 of 35
rank #5–#11
Rankings: Volatile
41 places moved rank this check
29 new3 returning3 in & out
The River Café
25 of 35
rank #1–#14
One if by Land, Two if by SeaBack
17 of 35
rank #1–#5
Gramercy Tavern
16 of 35
rank #2–#11
Manhatta
15 of 35
rank #2–#10
Le Coucou↔
11 of 35
rank #2–#7
L’Artusi
10 of 35
rank #3–#10
Le BernardinNew
10 of 35
rank #1–#10
Il Buco
9 of 35
rank #2–#11
Rankings: Volatile
37 places moved rank this check
12 new11 returning8 in & out2 classics
Storm King Art Center
18 of 34
rank #2–#7
Fire Island↔
17 of 34
rank #2–#10
Beacon
14 of 34
rank #1–#5
Bear Mountain State Park↔
12 of 34
rank #2–#8
Cold Spring↔
12 of 34
rank #1–#8
Hudson ValleyBack
11 of 34
rank #1–#11
Sleepy Hollow TarrytownBack
11 of 34
rank #1–#10
PhiladelphiaBack
9 of 34
rank #3–#11
Rankings: Volatile
25 places moved rank this check
14 new5 in & out
Le Bernardin
24 of 33
rank #1–#2
Per Se
24 of 33
rank #2–#3
Atomix
22 of 33
rank #1–#10
Eleven Madison Park
22 of 33
rank #1–#7
Daniel
20 of 33
rank #1–#15
Masa
18 of 33
rank #3–#12
The Modern↔
16 of 33
rank #1–#11
Tin Building by Jean-GeorgesNew
14 of 33
rank #5–#11
Rankings: Volatile
77 places moved rank this check
33 new29 returning7 in & out4 classics
Green-Wood Cemetery
23 of 33
rank #2–#11
Elevated Acre
22 of 33
rank #1–#10
The Cloisters
20 of 33
rank #1–#15
Roosevelt IslandBack
15 of 33
rank #1–#16
The City ReliquaryBack
14 of 33
rank #2–#12
Wave HillBack
11 of 33
rank #3–#22
City IslandBack
10 of 33
rank #1–#21
The Morgan Library & Museum
9 of 33
rank #1–#10
Rankings: Volatile
37 places moved rank this check
25 new4 in & out
YOTEL New York
13 of 31
rank #2–#6
The Jane Hotel
12 of 31
rank #2–#4
HI NYC Hostel↔
10 of 31
rank #1–#7
Pod 39 and Pod 51↔
9 of 31
rank #1–#7
The Local NY
9 of 31
rank #2–#8
The Pod Hotels
9 of 31
rank #1–#4
Times Square↔
9 of 31
rank #1–#10
Freehand New York
7 of 31
rank #2–#6
Rankings: Volatile
81 places moved rank this check
39 new29 returning3 in & out10 classics
Museum of Modern Art
22 of 31
rank #2–#4
The American Museum of Natural History
22 of 31
rank #1–#4
Metropolitan Museum of Art
21 of 31
rank #1–#2
Chelsea Market
20 of 31
rank #4–#15
The New York Public Library
19 of 31
rank #5–#19
Eataly
12 of 31
rank #6–#21
Grand Central TerminalBack
11 of 31
rank #7–#16
Broadway showsBack
10 of 31
rank #5–#10
Rankings: Volatile
27 places moved rank this check
20 new
The Bowery Hotel
19 of 30
rank #1–#8
Crosby Street Hotel
17 of 30
rank #1–#10
The Greenwich Hotel
17 of 30
rank #1–#6
The Ludlow HotelNew
17 of 30
rank #2–#6
The Marlton HotelNew
12 of 30
rank #4–#7
The NoMad HotelNew
12 of 30
rank #1–#7
Wythe Hotel
10 of 30
rank #5–#10
Hotel Chelsea
8 of 30
rank #1–#7
Rankings: Volatile
41 places moved rank this check
34 new
Beacon
17 of 30
rank #1–#10
Times Square
16 of 30
rank #2–#13
The Peninsula New York
13 of 30
rank #1–#6
Loews Regency New York HotelNew
11 of 30
rank #1–#9
Central Park
8 of 30
rank #1–#10
Fifth AvenueNew
8 of 30
rank #2–#7
The Plaza Hotel
8 of 30
rank #1–#10
Residence Inn by Marriott New York Manhattan/Central ParkNew
7 of 30
rank #3–#11
Rankings: Volatile
69 places moved rank this check
25 new24 returning
Prospect Park
12 of 30
rank #4–#14
Astoria
11 of 30
rank #1–#12
Jackson Heights
10 of 30
rank #1–#8
Smorgasburg Winter
10 of 30
rank #1–#20
Union Square Greenmarket
10 of 30
rank #2–#21
WilliamsburgBack
9 of 30
rank #1–#13
Harlem
7 of 30
rank #2–#9
High LineBack
7 of 30
rank #6–#14
Rankings: Volatile
28 places moved rank this check
8 new8 returning
Top of the Rock
21 of 30
rank #1–#2
One World Observatory
19 of 30
rank #1–#5
Brooklyn Bridge
17 of 30
rank #4–#9
Empire State Building
17 of 30
rank #1–#5
Roosevelt Island
16 of 30
rank #5–#14
The Edge at Hudson Yards
16 of 30
rank #2–#10
Staten Island Ferry
14 of 30
rank #5–#13
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
13 of 30
rank #2–#15
Rankings: Volatile
87 places moved rank this check
43 new26 returning
Bryant Park
19 of 30
rank #1–#13
Rockefeller Center
18 of 30
rank #1–#7
Central Park
16 of 30
rank #2–#22
Dyker Heights
14 of 30
rank #2–#20
Metropolitan Museum of Art
13 of 30
rank #4–#15
The American Museum of Natural History
13 of 30
rank #6–#16
Museum of Modern ArtBack
12 of 30
rank #5–#14
Wollman Rink
12 of 30
rank #1–#6
Where Perplexity's answers about New York come from
The web domains Perplexity's live search pulled most while answering tracked travel questions about
New York (last 90 days). ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini aren't grounded in our tracking yet.
See the network-wide ranking.
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