Find influencers in New York
New York is the second-biggest creator market in the country, anchored by New York City, the leader for fashion, media, finance and food and Brooklyn, with its own distinct creative scene. Browse verified US creators by city or niche on KALO IQ and filter to New York-based creators by location, engagement and audience quality. Every creator is hand-checked, so you reach real audiences not bought followers.
Browse New York creators by city
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The New York creator landscape
New York City sits second only to Los Angeles for creator depth and first for several categories. It is the fashion capital of the country, the center of media and publishing, the home of finance and business creators that barely exist elsewhere and one of the great food cities in the world. For fashion, media, finance and food brands, NYC is often the single most important market.
Brooklyn deserves its own mention, since its indie, arts-driven and food-obsessed creator scene reads very differently from Manhattan and reaches a younger, design-forward audience. Beyond the city, upstate is a different story: Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany are real regional markets but far smaller, so set expectations accordingly rather than treating them like the metro.
Inside KALO IQ you filter New York creators by city and niche then sort by engagement and audience quality, so you are working from real performance rather than follower count.
What New York influencers charge
New York City rates run at the high end of US ranges, on par with LA, especially for fashion and top-tier accounts, though tier and engagement still drive the number. Upstate sits closer to national norms. Typical NYC per-post ranges:
- Nano (1K to 10K followers)$40 to $250 per post
- Micro (10K to 50K)$250 to $1,000 per post
- Mid-tier (50K to 500K)$1,000 to $7,000 per post
- Macro (500K to 1M)$7,000 to $15,000 per post
Outside the city, New York rates drop toward national norms, so brands on a budget often find better value in Buffalo, Rochester or the other upstate markets than in NYC.
How to find and vet New York creators
Filter New York creators by city, niche and audience size, sort by engagement, then run each through a few checks:
- Verified US-based audience share, since large NYC accounts often carry international followings
- Engagement rate against niche benchmarks rather than raw reach
- Audience-quality score, to screen out bought or inactive followers
- City and sub-niche fit, since NYC and upstate audiences are very different
Every New York creator in KALO IQ is hand-checked by our 15-person verification team for US residency, real engagement and audience authenticity.
Pricing for New York brands
KALO IQ is free to start browsing, then $79 a month for the full platform with outreach, tracking and the complete database of 100M+ hand-verified US creators. Billing is in dollars with US sales-tax handling and no annual contract. See full pricing.