New Yorkers looking to catch big deals on Black Friday may be finding even bigger crowds this year, according to city figures released Wednesday.

The analysis published by the city’s Economic Development Corporation found that city visitors flocked to hubs like Bryant Park, Times Square and SoHo on Black Friday in record numbers last year – with 1 million alone visiting the shopping hubs — and are expected to return in droves in 2025.

New York locals, meanwhile, took their business to growing retail districts in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx, with multiple major retail corridors seeing double-digit jumps in shopper counts between 2023 and 2024.

“From lively holiday markets to iconic department stores, New York City’s holiday festivities add hundreds of millions of dollars to our econom

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