Essex Market
Market · 88 Essex St, New York, NY 10002, United States · United States
★ 4.5 on Google · 6,948 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 15, 2026 · 90 reviews flagged
How this score works
The score estimates how strongly this place's review record matches known manipulation patterns, from 0 (no signs) to 100. Verdicts: Clean below 40, Suspicious from 40, Likely Manipulated from 70. It rises with the share of reviews flagged and how suspicious each one is.
- Burst
- — an abnormal spike of five-star reviews in a single day compared to the place's usual pace.
- Low activity account
- — the reviewer has almost no other reviews, photos, or Local Guide history; throwaway accounts look like this.
- Duplicate text
- — the wording is nearly identical to another review of the same place.
Verdicts are statistical estimates based on public review patterns, not accusations.
Review anatomy
Reviews examined
1,000
Flagged
90
9% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.5★
place average 4.5★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Mar ’24 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr ’24 | 51 | 18 |
| May ’24 | 45 | 2 |
| Jun ’24 | 38 | 2 |
| Jul ’24 | 42 | 3 |
| Aug ’24 | 51 | 2 |
| Sep ’24 | 28 | 2 |
| Oct ’24 | 38 | 4 |
| Nov ’24 | 26 | 1 |
| Dec ’24 | 50 | 1 |
| Jan ’25 | 29 | 1 |
| Feb ’25 | 47 | 5 |
| Mar ’25 | 38 | 1 |
| Apr ’25 | 37 | 6 |
| May ’25 | 36 | 1 |
| Jun ’25 | 35 | 4 |
| Jul ’25 | 38 | 6 |
| Aug ’25 | 35 | 1 |
| Sep ’25 | 37 | 3 |
| Oct ’25 | 42 | 4 |
| Nov ’25 | 29 | 2 |
| Dec ’25 | 40 | 2 |
| Jan ’26 | 42 | 4 |
| Feb ’26 | 31 | 3 |
| Mar ’26 | 22 | 2 |
| Apr ’26 | 31 | 1 |
| May ’26 | 29 | 6 |
| Jun ’26 | 20 | 1 |
| Jul ’26 | 12 | 2 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 3 five-star reviews on 2024-04-03 vs avg 0.1/day; 3 five-star reviews on 2024-04-09 vs avg 0.4/day; 5 five-star reviews on 2024-04-19 vs avg 0.9/day weight 1
- low activity account 77 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 2 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
A market with lots of good quality food options
- Malhar Patel ★★★★ 2025-11-13 suspicion 56
- Duo Tela Marinera ★★★★★ 2026-07-11 suspicion 56
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 88 remaining flagged reviews.
Mr Pomeroy
172 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-04-19
Great selection. Lovely environment, good food.
Eugen Popov
133 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-04-19
A charming market with lots of little stalls. There's a fresh fruit and vegetable stand. There's a fish market with a wide selection. There's also a meat market and a large cheese counter. You can have a great breakfast in the little cafes. Excellent value for money.
Timothy Dabriel
13 reviews
★★★★★
2024-04-19
Love the pictures and seats and the people
xiao zhang
8 reviews
★★★★★
2024-04-19
Rocio Martinez
31 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-04-19
Beautiful place to eat something and stroll around the surroundings.
Minh Z.
225 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-04-09
It was my go-to food market, especially the Dragon Bing has a very refreshing Lychee Tea and Crispy Chicken Bing, the owners of Dragon Bing were really friendly! At the other stand "Don Ceviche" we tried Combo Lima which was Chicken served with fries and Avocado.
Eric Dobrin
9 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-04-09
Emily S
62 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-04-09
Yisachar Gohnmardi
18 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-04-03
Yanelly Alonzo
18 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-04-03
Report generated Jul 15, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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