Top Gen Z Influencers on YouTube in New York (2026)

Discover the top Gen Z influencers on YouTube in New York for 2026 and meet the New York zoomer YouTubers audiences trust most. Compare engagement, audience quality, and growth to find the right local partners.

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Explore the top Gen Z influencers on YouTube in New York for November 2026. This ranking is updated monthly to keep the list current. Use it as a starting point to discover New York YouTubers in the Gen Z niche. To explore detailed creator analytics and find more accounts, .

  1. 1. Best of Danny Jones

    @jonesdannyYouTubeUnited States, New York

    Best moments from the Danny Jones Podcast.

    Followers185K
    Engagement rate0.5%
    Average likes965
    Audience quality score74/100Average
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.+7.7%
    2023202420252026
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    United States36.2%
    Canada17.0%
    Mexico14.9%
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Music16.7%
    Photography14.1%
    Dog Owner11.5%
  2. 2. Kyla Imani

    @KylaImaniYouTubeUnited States, New York

    Kyla Imani, a singer-songwriter is a new voice of young women who embody the power of Generation-Z. The New York City born performer has deemed it necessary to use her multi-format platform in ways that extend beyond creating the average bubbly melody.

    Followers91.2K
    Engagement rate0.02%
    Average likes17
    Audience quality score53/100Low
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.-0.1%
    202120222023202420252026
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    United States36.1%
    Canada16.5%
    Mexico15.5%
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Music28.2%
    Fashion14.1%
    DJ9.0%
  3. 3. ITSCAROLYNGRAY

    @ITSCAROLYNGRAYYouTubeUnited States, New York

    Welcome! I’m Carolyn Gray and I'm a New York based content curator sharing the real side of fashion, beauty, and lifestyle. Here you’ll find style stories, luxe-but-relatable inspiration, and the behind-the-scenes grit it takes to create a dream life. From outfit breakdowns to unfiltered moments, I’m here to spark confidence, creativity, and fun in how you show up every day. Subscribe and join the Cookies community; we’re rewriting the rules of style, one look at a time.

    Hashtags#ad#quince#quincepartner#prosepartner
    Followers37.1K
    Engagement rate3.3%
    Average likes1.2K
    Audience quality score81/100High
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.+1.2%
    20252026
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    United States37.6%
    Canada19.4%
    Mexico15.1%
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Fashion18.2%
    Music12.7%
    Food10.9%
  4. 4. Amanda Pascali

    @AmandaPascaliYouTubeUnited States, New York

    As the rising voice of America's most ethnically diverse generation of young people, singer-songwriter Amanda Pascali writes music that speaks to the experience of growing up as a first-generation American. After her songs went viral on social media, she amassed hundreds of thousands of fans around the globe. Her music, coined, Immigrant American Folk delivers a powerful narrative on being, “too foreign for here, too foreign for home, and never enough for both.” Blending folk/Americana influences with Mediterranean, Balkan, and Latin rhythms Pascali’s songs are powerful tales of America told through the eyes of immigrants and those who have always felt like the “other”. With a father who was thrown out of his home country for rebelling against the government and an immigrant mother who built a career from scratch in 1980s Brooklyn, Amanda was driven from a young age to be a messenger of her family’s stories and diaspora.

    Hashtags#amandapascali#uccellino#immigrantfolk#multiculturalidentity
    Followers10.4K
    Engagement rate2.4%
    Average likes247
    Audience quality score80/100High
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.+1.0%
    202120222023202420252026
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    United States33.3%
    Canada20.6%
    Mexico17.7%
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Fashion14.5%
    Music11.3%
    Food11.3%
  5. 5. Jack Plotnick

    @JackPlotnickYouTubeUnited States, New York

    Go to www.JackPlotnick.com for everything "Jack". You most likely will recognize Jack from his series regular and recurring roles on Grace and Frankie, Z Nation, The Mentalist, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Reno 911, Action, Ellen, and Drawn Together, and his appearance in the films Meet the Fockers, Down With Love, Rubber, Wrong, and Gods and Monsters. Jack co-wrote and directed the Sony Pictures feature film, Space Station 76, starring Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler and Matt Bomer. He also co-wrote and directed the Broadway musical, Disaster!, to rave reviews (New York Times CRITICS’ PICK!)

    Followers8.8K
    Engagement rate3.8%
    Average likes337
    Audience quality score60/100Average
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.+0.9%
    20222023202420252026
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    United States33.0%
    Mexico19.8%
    India17.9%
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Fashion13.8%
    Lifestyle12.1%
    Fitness12.1%
  6. 6. Tasfiqur Rob

    @TasfiqurRobYouTubeUnited States, New York

    I'm currently a Case Western Reserve University student planning on majoring in Computer Science with a concentration in databases and data mining. I was born in Bangladesh and moved to NYC in second grade and was there until the end of middle school and returned to Bangladesh for high school. Throughout the years I have worked at startups like Ampfluence, for influencers like Nas Daily, and founded Purnota Foundation (a youth-operated non-profit in Bangladesh). My goal has always been to help people using social media, technology, and data; and I plan to continue that in my future ventures such as youtube!

    Followers5.1K
    Engagement rate2.2%
    Average likes110
    Audience quality score87/100Very high
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.-0.1%
    20252026
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    India35.2%
    United States20.9%
    Bangladesh14.3%
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Fashion16.1%
    Music11.3%
    Dog Owner11.3%
  7. 7. Kasia Bosne

    @KasiaBosneYouTubeUnited States, New York

    From dressing celebs in glam to crafting chocolate with Rawmantic flair! 🍫 Meet Kasia Bosne, the style maestro turned chocolate maven. After 25 fab years in fashion, she traded stilettos for aprons, bringing runway-worthy indulgence to every Rawmantic Chocolate bite. 🌟 Now, Kasia's sweetening life, one cacao bean at a time – proving that chocolate is the chicest accessory!

    Hashtags#tvnstyle#jestemzpolski#grateful#incredibleteam
    Followers3.4K
    Engagement rate0.07%
    Average likes3
    Audience quality score61/100Average
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.0.0%
    2023202420252026
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    United States33.7%
    Canada19.8%
    Mexico16.3%
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Fashion18.5%
    Dog Owner13.0%
    Music11.1%
  8. 8. Brad Lander for NYC

    @landerfornycYouTubeUnited States, New York

    Brad has spent years fighting for working families — building affordable housing and stopping evictions, passing groundbreaking legislation to protect freelancers and fast-food workers, pushing Wall Street on climate accountability and divesting billions from fossil fuels. You saw him put his body on the line to protect immigrant neighbors, when ICE agents arrested him at 26 Federal Plaza. And cross-endorse Zohran to defeat Andrew Cuomo and the sour politics of the past. When New Yorkers need help, Brad doesn’t just talk — he rolls up his sleeves and delivers. In Congress, Brad will help lead the fight against Trump’s attacks on our democracy. And also the fights for affordable housing, public education, transit that works, reproductive rights, workers rights, and a livable future for all of us. He’ll be a representative rooted in our neighborhoods — not special interests. Donate: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/blct Get Involved: https://www.mobilize.us/landerforcongress/

    Hashtags#1
    Followers2.4K
    Engagement rate1.8%
    Average likes43
    Audience quality score57/100Average
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.+10.8%
    20252026
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    United States38.1%
    India17.5%
    Mexico14.4%
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Photography17.0%
    Makeup Artist11.3%
    Fashion11.3%
  9. 9. AngieMartinez97

    @AngieMartinez97YouTubeUnited States, New York

    The Official YouTube Page of The Voice of New York

    Followers2.2K
    Engagement rate2.3%
    Average likes50
    Audience quality score95/100Very high
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.+0.2%
    202020212022202320242025
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    United States33.3%
    Canada19.4%
    Mexico17.2%
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Photography11.9%
    Music11.9%
    Fashion11.9%
  10. 10. Bernelli Designs

    @bernelli.designsYouTubeUnited States, New York

    Welcome to Bernelli Designs - by me, Yannah Bernelli! Step inside the world of slow fashion, bold femininity, and luxury handcrafted couture. Find exclusive behind-the-scenes sewing content, fashion illustration tutorials, design diaries, runway prep, and styling tips — all from a NYC-based emerging designer, Yannah Bernelli ✨What to expect: • Original fashion collections & lookbooks • The design process from sketch to runway • Studio vlogs & small business journey • Styling ideas, fabric sourcing, and mood boards • Real talk about building a fashion brand from scratch Whether you're a style lover, aspiring designer, or creative entrepreneur — hit subscribe and follow along as we live seamlessly, and shape the future of fashion, one stitch at a time. #slowfashion #womenswear #fashiondesign #madeinnyc #emergingdesigner

    Hashtags#fashiondesign#sewing#emergingdesigner#fashion
    Followers1.8K
    Engagement rate0.3%
    Average likes5
    Audience quality score64/100Average
    Followers evolutionA graph showing the change in a creator’s follower count over time.-0.2%
    20252026
    AuthenticityThe percentage of a creator’s audience that is likely to be real, human followers.
    LocationLocation of a creator’s engaged audience.
    India29.8%
    United States24.6%
    Nigeria12.3%
    InterestsTopics creator’s audience engages with the most.
    Fashion14.8%
    Music13.0%
    Travel13.0%

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How We Rank the Top Gen Z Influencers on YouTube in New York

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Who are the top Gen Z influencers on YouTube in New York in 2026?

As of November 2026, the most followed of the top Gen Z influencers on YouTube in New York is Best of Danny Jones with 185K followers, followed by Kyla Imani and ITSCAROLYNGRAY. This ranking lists 15 creators ordered by follower count, and each card shows the creator's engagement rate, average likes and audience quality.

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How are the top Gen Z influencers on YouTube in New York ranked?

Creators are ranked by follower count, from the most followed down, among the public profiles that match this ranking's filters. Heepsy refreshes the ranking every month with the latest public data, and this version was updated in November 2026. Each card shows an audience quality score, so you can spot accounts with suspicious followers.

What is a good engagement rate for Gen Z influencers on YouTube in New York?

The creators in this ranking have an average engagement rate of 1.7%. Engagement usually drops as follower count grows, so smaller creators often show higher rates than the accounts at the top of the list. Heepsy calculates engagement rate as the average likes and comments on recent posts divided by follower count, excluding suspicious activity.

How much do Gen Z influencers on YouTube in New York charge per post?

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