VACANT NEW YORK maps Manhattan's shuttered storefronts

This is high-rent blight.

The vacancy problem is immediately visible but lacking in hard data. The intent of this project is to provide some background around commercial vacancies and use a map to give some insight into the extent of the issue, ideally doubling as a tool for community groups and policymakers to identify areas for intervention.

It's an obvious problem without a clear set of causes or solutions, but there are several contributing factors [...] — vacantnewyork.com