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Brooklyn Community District 8
Brooklyn Community District 8 covers Prospect Heights, northern Crown Heights and Weeksville in central Brooklyn. It is bounded by Flatbush Avenue on the west, Atlantic Avenue on the north, Ralph Avenue on the east and, for most of its length, Eastern Parkway on the south. Most homes are in apartment buildings: in PLUTO tax-lot data, about 41% of the roughly 50,000 residential units are in walk-ups and 28% in elevator buildings. The 2, 3 and 4 trains run under Eastern Parkway along the southern edge, and the Franklin Avenue Shuttle stops at Park Pl inside the district. Lincoln Terrace Park, the Brooklyn Children's Museum and the Weeksville Heritage Center are here.
Brooklyn Community District 8 has 79,886 open HPD housing violations, 17,461 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 24,129 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 5th most open violations of 18 community districts in Brooklyn. Per apartment it ranks 8th of 59 citywide, at 1583.3 open violations per 1,000 homes.
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Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 15, 2026
- Heat / hot water8,216
- Residential noise5,336
- Unsanitary condition3,169
- Plumbing2,061
- Paint / plaster1,753
- Water leak1,509
- Door / window1,435
- General repairs1,007
- Flooring / stairs891
- Electric825
Source: NYC 311 Service Requests · data as of Oct 15, 2026
- CD 171,869.6
- CD 31,779.1
- CD 41,671
- CD 51,667.1
- CD 161,664.5
- CD 81,583.3
- CD 91,225.1
- CD 121,182.4
- CD 71,176.6
- CD 141,049.5
- CD 18760.6
- CD 6752.2
- CD 11699.1
- CD 1692.5
- CD 10688.6
- CD 13553.8
- CD 2528.2
- CD 15512.7
Source: NYC HPD violations and DCP PLUTO · data as of Oct 15, 2026
Good to know
- Subway: 2 and 3 at Bergen St; Franklin Av Shuttle at Park Pl; Eastern Parkway stations from Grand Army Plaza to Crown Hts-Utica Av sit on the southern boundary
- About 41% of residential units are in walk-up buildings and 28% in elevator buildings (PLUTO 26v2)
- Landmarks include the Brooklyn Children's Museum and the Weeksville Heritage Center
- NYCHA developments include Albany and Albany II Houses
- Parks: Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park and St. John's Park
Neighborhoods included
Crown Heights · Prospect Heights · Weeksville
Before you rent or buy here
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Neighborhood list from the NYC Planning community profile. Subway stations placed by point-in-polygon test of MTA station coordinates against NYC Planning community district boundaries (data.cityofnewyork.us 5crt-au7u); 'on the edge' means within about 30 m of the boundary. Housing shares are PLUTO 26v2 residential units by building class (A/B and C0 = one- to three-family homes, other C = walk-up apartment buildings, D = elevator buildings, R = condos). Parks from NYC Parks Properties (data.cityofnewyork.us enfh-gkve). NYCHA development names and apartment counts from the NYCHA Development Data Book (data.cityofnewyork.us evjd-dqpz, data as of 1/1/2025). Boundary streets per Wikipedia (Brooklyn Community Board 8) and checked against the boundary polygon; the Eastern Parkway stations lie on the line. Independently re-verified 2026-10-12: neighborhood lists match the NYC Planning Community Profiles app data; station placement re-run against MTA 39hk-dx4f and boundaries 5crt-au7u; PLUTO 26v2 unit shares and totals recomputed; park acreage and boards from enfh-gkve; NYCHA counts from evjd-dqpz. Fact-check 2026-10-12: Lincoln Terrace Park (board 308) and Eastern Parkway lots in 316 show Eastern Parkway is the south edge only for most of its length; Children's Museum and Weeksville lots confirmed cd 308; Albany 829 + Albany II 400 apartments.
Sources
- Brooklyn Community District 8 profile · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
- MTA Subway Stations (station list with routes and coordinates) · Metropolitan Transportation Authority (accessed October 12, 2026)
- Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO), version 26v2 · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules change; confirm with the agency or a professional before you act.
“Open” counts every HPD violation not yet recorded as corrected, including old ones owners never certified, so totals can exceed the number of apartments. Statistics: NYC Open Data (HPD violations, 311 service requests, DCP PLUTO) and rent-stabilized counts from DOF tax bills (via JustFix), updated Oct 15, 2026. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31; season-to-date counts compare the same dates.