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24 alternatives to Humans of New York

New York City, one story at a time. Currently in Iran.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Humans of New York launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Travelistly▲90

   Reddit for travel stories

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   NYT Now▲132

   Your guide to the news, from The New York Times

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Humans of New York Stories▲78

   The stories behind the snapshots

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Airbnbmag▲354

   Human stories from around the globe

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Somewhere▲103

   Random locations from Instagram

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The New Yorker Today▲81

   Quality journalism & writing; still all about the cartoons!

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   journi▲160

   Travel Blogging Rediscovered

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   AHOY▲90

   Yo for location

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Yo Stories▲290

   Stories with absolutely no content

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Journi Explore▲192

    Find 80,000+ travel stories & create your own with ease

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    StoryTime.us▲87

    Create stories told one line at a time

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Made By Immigrants▲340

    Amazing companies proudly made by immigrants.

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Meattext▲74

    Share your location with anyone

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Nomad▲97

    Mark the places you discover

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Digital NYC▲86

    NYC's hub for tech and startups.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Humans of New York▲72

    Capture the heart of New York City

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    #nomads▲169

    A chat community for digital nomads

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    🐼▲122

    🐼🐼🐼

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Workville▲79

    Hot new coworking space in NYC

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Robin, by Reddit▲118

    Humans make connections. Sometimes they grow, stay, collapse

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Sosh▲93

    Discover and share local activities

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    NYT Cooking▲69

    Recipe resource and community by the New York Times

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Slant News▲97

    Sharp angles on news and culture.

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Mapped In NY▲84

    Visual map of all the #startups in NYC

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →