List of disasters in New York City by death toll

This is a list of disasters in New York City by death toll.

More than 100 fatalities

Year	Event	Type	Fatalities
1994	HIV/AIDS (peak year in NYC)	disease	7,102
1848	Second cholera pandemic	disease	5,071
1832	Second cholera pandemic	disease	3,500
2001	September 11 attacks	warfare	2,753
1854	Third cholera pandemic	disease	2,509
1798	Yellow fever	disease	2,086
1866	Fourth cholera pandemic	disease	1,137
1904	PS General Slocum	fire	1,021
1972	Heat wave	weather	891
1795	Yellow fever	disease	732
1702	Yellow fever	disease	500
1776	Battle of Long Island	warfare	364
1876	Brooklyn Theatre fire	fire	278
2001	American Airlines Flight 587	aircraft	265
1996	TWA Flight 800	aircraft	230
1888	Great Blizzard of 1888	weather	200
1911	Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire	fire	146
1776	Battle of Fort Washington	warfare	143
1840	Lexington	fire	139
1960	Park Slope plane crash	aircraft	134
1776	Battle of Harlem Heights	warfare	122
1863	New York City draft riots	warfare	120
1975	Eastern Air Lines Flight 66	aircraft	113

50 to 99 fatalities

1918 Malbone Street Wreck 93-102 fatalities

1990 Happyland Night Club Fire 87 fatalities