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24 alternatives to Neighborhoods.nyc

Hyper-local alerts targeted by NYC neighborhood

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

1. 1
   Weather Underground ▲193

   Hyper local weather from a network of weather stations

   2016 · wunderground.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Wikilerts▲103

   Never miss out on anything with “alert communities”

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Citizen▲220

   Stay safe with instant alerts about nearby crime

   2017 · citizen.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Neighbors▲110

   Neighborhood watch as an app, by Ring

   2018 · ring.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   TrackReddit▲210

   Get alerted when your startup/phrase is mentioned on Reddit

   2014 · trackreddit.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hooks for iOS▲172

   All your alerts in one mobile app

   2014 · gethooksapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ShareWhere▲72

   Anonymous local interaction about the places in your city

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   When2Leave▲171

   Get an alert when your commute time drops below _____

   2016 · when2leave.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Nextdoor Now▲85

   Get the help you need from neighbors you trust

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Fresh Web Explorer▲137

    Far Superior Alternative to Google Alerts

    2015 · moz.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Flare▲126

    Anonymously share & discover real-time events in your city

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Site Alerts▲108

    Instant insights on any website

    2014 · sitealerts.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Followistic▲72

    Smart email alerts for your (blog) readers

    2015 · vipjet4d.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hitlist 2.0▲119

    List where you want to go, get fare sale alerts

    2014 · hitlistapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dark Sky for Apple Watch▲86

    Weather Radar, Hyperlocal Forecasts, and Storm Alerts

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Dot▲166

    Intelligent and contextual notifications

    2016 · doteverything.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Owler Mobile▲93

    Competitor tracking, business news alerts, company profiles

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Howler▲61

    Location-based retail / restaurant notifications

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Neighbor▲100

    A Social Network For Parents

    2017 · callneighbor.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    HipPocket▲72

    The network for real estate agents

    2015 · hippocket.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hyper News▲98

    100% Offline latest news videos for your commute

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Streetchat▲70

    Anonymous local message boards

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    PokéLoké▲100

    Get alerts when you're near Pokémon you're looking for

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tictoctransit▲74

    A new subway iOS app for New Yorkers

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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