What are Eviction Patterns?

An eviction is a legal process where a landlord obtains a court order to forcibly remove a tenant from their home, typically due to unpaid rent or lease violations. Evictions represent the most severe outcome of housing instability, creating devastating cascading effects including homelessness, loss of possessions, difficulty finding future housing due to eviction records, job loss from residential instability, and family separation. Beyond the immediate trauma, evictions trap families in cycles of poverty because having an eviction on your record makes it nearly impossible to rent again, forcing people into worse housing situations or homelessness. This dashboard examines eviction patterns across NYC from 2017 to 2025, with particular attention to the dramatic impact of COVID-19 eviction protections and their subsequent expiration. Understanding where evictions are concentrated and how they've changed over time reveals which neighborhoods face the greatest displacement pressure and helps identify where intervention is most urgently needed to prevent families from losing their homes.