Business Survivability in Weequahic, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Weequahic is a Cafe with a 79.4% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.
Quick Summary
- Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
- Best business: a Cafe in Weequahic (79.4% Typical, 88.8% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #134 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 58.6% two-year survival across the business types ranked here
- Coverage: This ranking carries one row per business type and neighborhood. Its score is the projected chance of lasting two or more years, averaged across the price points StreetSpring scores separately in the tool (most types have 5). The 10 business types here are base types; the tool offers 500+ business types, counting each type at each of its price points.
- Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data
- Detailed methodology
Last reviewed: November 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Weequahic a good place to start a business?
- How to find the best location
- Best businesses to open
- How much money could a business make?
- What businesses should open next?
- Frequently Asked Questions
Summary
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Weequahic is a Cafe with a 79.4% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 88.8% Best; next is a Convenience Store with 88.7% Best, followed by a Clothing Store with 78.0% Best.
Is Weequahic a good place to start a business?
In New York City's survivability rankings, Weequahic comes in at #134 of 180 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 58.6% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 88.8% Best is 9.4 points above 79.4% Typical in Weequahic.
- But at poorly chosen addresses within Weequahic, even the top-ranked business types can fall well below the neighborhood average. Location selection remains critical: a promising concept at the wrong spot still carries significant risk.
- Weequahic's employment rate of 90.0% and housing vacancy rate of 6.9% are two of the Census inputs StreetSpring's model reads for this neighborhood.
Employment and housing vacancy figures sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.
How can you find the best location to open a business in Weequahic?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Weequahic that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Weequahic for a Cafe:
This map shows the optimal location for a Cafe in Weequahic based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Weequahic?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cafe | 88.8% | 79.4% | 73.8% |
| 2 | Convenience Store | 88.7% | 78.7% | 73.1% |
| 3 | Clothing Store | 78.0% | 70.3% | 62.7% |
| 4 | Laundromat | 76.9% | 68.6% | 60.4% |
| 5 | Bar | 72.7% | 65.1% | 57.4% |
| 7 | Dentist Office | 70.9% | 66.0% | 61.2% |
| 8 | Dermatology Clinic | 70.7% | 66.0% | 61.3% |
| 9 | Mental Health Clinic | 70.5% | 65.9% | 61.2% |
| 13 | Coffee Shop | 68.8% | 61.1% | 53.4% |
| 14 | Veterinary Clinic | 68.2% | 63.8% | 59.5% |
Best and Worst are the average results for the better and the worse of two addresses picked at random in the place: a weighted average of every scored location in which the best locations count the most for Best and the weakest count the most for Worst. Typical is the average address. Best is shown for a smaller space (half the standard size) and Worst for a larger one (half again as large), at the metro's median asking rent, using the same rent rule as our tool; Typical is at the market rent.
The rank column is the published file's rank within this place; a skipped number is a business type the file ranks here that this list leaves out to keep any one business family from filling it.
Highest Survivability in Weequahic
- #1 Cafe: 79.4% Typical across Weequahic; Best 88.8%, Worst 73.8%.
- #2 Opening a Convenience Store in Weequahic shows 78.7% Typical survivability, 88.7% Best and 73.1% Worst.
- #3 Clothing Store (Ranked #3): 70.3% Typical in Weequahic. Best: 78.0%. Worst: 62.7%.
- #4 Laundromat is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Weequahic: 68.6% Typical, 76.9% Best, 60.4% Worst.
- #5 Bar: 65.1% Typical across Weequahic; Best 72.7%, Worst 57.4%.
Strong Performers in Weequahic
- #7 Opening a Dentist Office in Weequahic shows 66.0% Typical survivability, 70.9% Best and 61.2% Worst.
- #8 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #8): 66.0% Typical in Weequahic. Best: 70.7%. Worst: 61.3%.
- #9 Mental Health Clinic is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Weequahic: 65.9% Typical, 70.5% Best, 61.2% Worst.
- #13 Coffee Shop: 61.1% Typical across Weequahic; Best 68.8%, Worst 53.4%.
- #14 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Weequahic shows 63.8% Typical survivability, 68.2% Best and 59.5% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Weequahic make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, going with one of the top-scoring locations in the neighborhood rather than an average one in Weequahic starts with the Revenue Capture Score, the most important factor in choosing a location: StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What businesses should open next in Weequahic?
The top businesses to open next in Weequahic:
- Cafes: 79.4% Typical, 88.8% Best
- Convenience Stores: 78.7% Typical, 88.7% Best
- Clothing Stores: 70.3% Typical, 78.0% Best
Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. StreetSpring scores 500+ business types: 153 base business types, most of them at 5 price points, which is 569 type-and-price combinations you can choose in the tool. Weequahic sits at 90.0% employment and 6.9% housing vacancy in Census data, context the model reads alongside competition and consumer spending. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Weequahic today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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- Explore Cafe survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Weequahic.
What type of business should you rent your Weequahic storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Cafes, Convenience Stores, and Clothing Stores at the top of the survivability rankings for Weequahic, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Weequahic storefront to a Cafe?
Yes, our 2026 model ranks a Cafe first among business types for Weequahic storefronts, with 88.8% Best and 73.8% Worst.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What should I consider when opening a business in Weequahic?
When selecting a location in Weequahic it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- No third-party scoring system produces these results: every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Weequahic with a free 10-minute trial of StreetSpring's live tool.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. Aggregated survivability rankings for New York City are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for New York City: /resources/data/new-york-city-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.