New York has played a vital role in the global telecommunications hub since at least the early 1920’s. And just like New York City, its internet infrastructure is messy, sporadic, and complex.

One of the main entry’s into the cities underground infrastructure is through manholes, which are labeled with their respective corporate owners. The Empire City Subway was formed in 1891 to create and maintain pneumatic tubes for telegraph and telephone companies. What were once telegraph companies are now home to major internet facilities.

Today, the Empire City Subway is a subsidiary of Verizon and owns around 11,000 manholes and over 58 million feet of cable. The company leases portions of its cable network to telecommunications companies.

Another major player in New York’s underground infrastructure is Level 3 Communications, a major Tier-1 network who started building its fiber optic network in New York City in 1999.

No matter what New York data center houses the servers you use for your VPS, the first hop for all Manhattan traffic is going to be relayed through the same facilities at 60 Hudson or 111 Eighth Avenue, a landing site for many cables running through Europe, the Caribbean, and even South America.

This is due to the fact that these buildings are essentially carrier hotels housing over 100 telecommunications carriers and around 300 international networks providers. With this, there is an endless variety of connectivity options to choose, including major players like AT&T, Level 3, Deutsche Telecom, CenturyLink, Verizon, Korea Telecom, and more.

To gain a more statistical understanding of New York’s internet prowess, here’s a few interesting facts:

– 4th most connected US state.
– 41.8 Mbps average state-wide speed.
– 97% broadband coverage.
– 97% of New Yorkers have access to cable service.
– 56% have access to fiber optic service.
– 91% have access to DSL service.
– 100% have access to mobile broadband service.

A majority of the VPS providers on this list maintain servers in New York City, with a few based in Buffalo or upstate New York. Here is our list of the top 10 New York VPS providers on the web.

Web Hosting
VPB
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 1 GB RAM
- 60 GB Disk Space
- 2 TB Bandwidth
$9.99/Per Month
Features
- 100 Mbps Uplink
- 1 Dedicated IP
- 24/7 Support
- Instant Setup
Web Hosting
Kamatera
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 1 GB RAM
- 20 GB Disk Space
- 5000 GB Bandwidth
$4/Per Month
Features
- Instant Setup
- SSD Storage
- 1 Dedicated IP
- 30 Days Free Trial
- 99.95% Uptime Guaranteed
- 10 Gbps Uplink
Web Hosting
TurnKey Internet
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 1 GB RAM
- 5 GB Disk Space
- Unlimited Bandwidth
$4.99/Per Month
Features
- 1 Gbps Uplink
- 1 Dedicated IP
- KVM Virtualization
- 30 Days Money Back
- Free Data Migration
Web Hosting
4
XtraOrbit
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 256 MB RAM
- 10 GB Disk Space
- 100 GB Bandwidth
$12/Per Month
Features
- Instant Setup
- Root Access
- KVM Virtualization
- 24/7 Support
Web Hosting
5
MassiveGRID
Starting Price
- 2 CPU Cores
- 2 GB RAM
- 32 GB Disk Space
- 1 TB Bandwidth
$16.25/Per Month
Features
- 100% Uptime Guaranteed
- 24/7 Support
- 100 Mbps Uplink
- Instant Setup
- DDoS Protection
Web Hosting
6
ChemiCloud
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 2 GB RAM
- 50 GB Disk Space
- 2 TB Bandwidth
$59.95/Per Month
Features
- 99.99% Uptime Guaranteed
- 24/7 Support
- 45 Days Money Back
- Free Data Migration
- cPanel Included
Web Hosting
7
HostSeba
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 1 GB RAM
- 30 GB Disk Space
- 1 TB Bandwidth
$14.99/Per Month
Features
- 99.9% Uptime Guaranteed
- 24/7 Support
- Root Access
- OpenVZ Virtualization
- SSD Storage
- 1 Dedicated IP
Web Hosting
8
Onlive Server
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 1 GB RAM
- 30 GB Disk Space
- 1000 GB Bandwidth
$11/Per Month
Features
- KVM Virtualization
- 99.9% Uptime Guaranteed
- Root Access
- 24/7 Support
Web Hosting
9
Insight Technology
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 1 GB RAM
- 25 GB Disk Space
- 1 TB Bandwidth
$9/Per Month
Features
- SSD Storage
- Tier I Data Center
- 100% Uptime Guaranteed
- 24/7 Support
Web Hosting
10
Hostchilly
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 1 GB RAM
- 25 GB Disk Space
- 1 TB Bandwidth
649 INR/Per Month
Features
- Instant Setup
- 24/7 Support
- SSD Storage
- 100 Mbps Uplink
- DDoS Protection
Web Hosting
11
FXVM
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 1 GB RAM
- 50 GB Disk Space
- 1 Dedicated IP
$19/Per Month
Features
- Free Backups
- Instant Setup
- 100% Uptime Guaranteed
- 24/7 Support
Web Hosting
12
WebHostPro
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 2 GB RAM
- 50 GB Disk Space
- 1 TB Bandwidth
$18.99/Per Month
Features
- 24/7 Support
- 45 Days Money Back
- Free Setup
- DDoS Protection
Web Hosting
13
SparkVPS
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 512 MB RAM
- 15 GB Disk Space
- 1000 GB Bandwidth
$4/Per Month
Features
- Root Access
- SSD Storage
- 1 Gbps Uplink
- SolusVM Control Panel
Web Hosting
14
HostPapa
Starting Price
- 4 CPU Cores
- 1.5 GB RAM
- 50 GB Disk Space
- 1 TB Bandwidth
£19.99/Per Month
Features
- Free Setup
- 99.9% Uptime Guaranteed
- SSD Storage
- Root Access
- SolusVM Control Panel
Web Hosting
15
VPS6.NET
Starting Price
- 2 CPU Cores
- 2 GB RAM
- 40 GB Disk Space
- 4 TB Bandwidth
$7.99/Per Month
Features
- RAID10 Storage
- 99.99% Uptime Guaranteed
- 1 Gbps Uplink
- 24/7 Support
- Root Access
Web Hosting
16
PureVoltage
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 128 MB RAM
- 15 GB Disk Space
- 600 GB Bandwidth
$1.5/Per Month
Features
- 99.9% Uptime Guaranteed
- Root Access
- SSD Storage
- 1 Dedicated IP
- Instant Setup
Web Hosting
17
CometVPS
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 1 GB RAM
- 100 GB Disk Space
- 1 TB Bandwidth
$9.95/Per Month
Features
- 1 Dedicated IP
- Instant Setup
- 24/7 Support
- DDoS Protection
- Root Access
- 99.9% Uptime Guaranteed
Web Hosting
18
HostFav
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 512 MB RAM
- 10 GB Disk Space
- 500 GB Bandwidth
$2.99/Per Month
Features
- 99.9% Uptime Guaranteed
- 24/7 Support
- 1 Dedicated IP
- RAID Storage
- KVM Virtualization
- 7 Days Money Back
Web Hosting
19
Infosaic
Starting Price
- 2 CPU Cores
- 2 GB RAM
- 50 GB Disk Space
- Unlimited Bandwidth
$6.95/Per Month
Features
- Free Data Migration
- Root Access
- 24/7 Support
- RAID Storage
Web Hosting
20
Exmasters
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 1 GB RAM
- 50 GB Disk Space
- 2000 GB Bandwidth
€15/Per Month
Features
- Free Setup
- 24/7 Support
- Instant Setup
- Free SSL Certificates
Web Hosting
21
HostHatch
Starting Price
- 1 CPU Core
- 256 MB RAM
- 30 GB Disk Space
- 1 TB Bandwidth
$2.67/Per Month
Features
- SSD Storage
- 10 Gbps Uplink
- Instant Setup
- 24/7 Support
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By Henry Gemmer
Henry Gemmer is a professional hosting reviewer with a decade of experience working with the biggest brands in the IT sector.