NYC Coffee Shop Density — World Urbanism Day (D3)

What you're seeing

We query OpenStreetMap for coffee-related POIs citywide — primarily amenity=cafe and shop=coffee — then aggregate points into hexagons to show coffee shop density. Toggle streets for context; optionally hide large chains.

Color scale

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Filters

POIs included: amenity=cafe, shop=coffee. Ways are plotted via their centroid. Chains are heuristically detected via brand/name (e.g., Starbucks, Dunkin, Pret, Blue Bottle).

Tips

Drag the hex size slider to see neighborhood-scale patterns.
Hide chains to emphasize indie cafés.
Use "Save as PNG" for a shareable poster image.

NYC • Coffee shops per hex