Organization	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	Note 1 — Organization New York REIT, Inc. (the "Company") is a REIT oriented towards owning income-producing commercial real estate in New York City, primarily office and retail properties located in Manhattan. The Company may also acquire multifamily, industrial, hotel and other types of real properties as well as originate or acquire first mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, or preferred equity interests related to New York City real estate. The Company purchased its first property and commenced active operations in June 2010. As of December 31, 2015, the Company owned 22 properties. The Company, incorporated on October 6, 2009, is a Maryland corporation that qualified as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes ("REIT") beginning with its taxable year ended December 31, 2010. On April 15, 2014, the Company listed its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "NYRT" (the "Listing"). Substantially all of the Company's business is conducted through New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P. (the "OP"), a Delaware limited partnership. The Company has no direct employees. The Company has retained New York Recovery Advisors, LLC (the "Advisor") to manage its affairs on a day-to-day basis. New York Recovery Properties, LLC (the "Property Manager") serves as the Company's property manager, unless services are performed by a third party for specific properties. The Advisor and Property Manager are under common control with AR Global Investments, LLC (the successor business to AR Capital, LLC, "AR Global"), the parent of the Company's sponsor, American Realty Capital III, LLC (the "Sponsor"), as a result of which, they are related parties and have received or will continue to receive compensation, fees and expense reimbursements for services related to the investment and management of the Company's assets. Realty Capital Securities, LLC (the "Former Dealer Manager") served as the dealer manager of the initial public offering, which was ongoing from September 2010 to December 2013 (the "IPO"), and, together with its affiliates, continued to provide the Company with various services through December 31, 2015. RCS Capital Corporation, the parent company of the Former Dealer Manager and certain of its affiliates that provided services to the Company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2016, prior to which it was also under common control with AR Global, the parent of the Sponsor.

Note 1 — Organization

New York REIT, Inc. (the "Company") is a REIT oriented towards owning income-producing commercial real estate in New York City, primarily office and retail properties located in Manhattan. The Company may also acquire multifamily, industrial, hotel and other types of real properties as well as originate or acquire first mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, or preferred equity interests related to New York City real estate. The Company purchased its first property and commenced active operations in June 2010. As of December 31, 2015, the Company owned 22 properties.

The Company, incorporated on October 6, 2009, is a Maryland corporation that qualified as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes ("REIT") beginning with its taxable year ended December 31, 2010. On April 15, 2014, the Company listed its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "NYRT" (the "Listing").

Substantially all of the Company's business is conducted through New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P. (the "OP"), a Delaware limited partnership. The Company has no direct employees. The Company has retained New York Recovery Advisors, LLC (the "Advisor") to manage its affairs on a day-to-day basis. New York Recovery Properties, LLC (the "Property Manager") serves as the Company's property manager, unless services are performed by a third party for specific properties. The Advisor and Property Manager are under common control with AR Global Investments, LLC (the successor business to AR Capital, LLC, "AR Global"), the parent of the Company's sponsor, American Realty Capital III, LLC (the "Sponsor"), as a result of which, they are related parties and have received or will continue to receive compensation, fees and expense reimbursements for services related to the investment and management of the Company's assets.

Realty Capital Securities, LLC (the "Former Dealer Manager") served as the dealer manager of the initial public offering, which was ongoing from September 2010 to December 2013 (the "IPO"), and, together with its affiliates, continued to provide the Company with various services through December 31, 2015. RCS Capital Corporation, the parent company of the Former Dealer Manager and certain of its affiliates that provided services to the Company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2016, prior to which it was also under common control with AR Global, the parent of the Sponsor.