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Manhattan Community District 11

Manhattan Community District 11 is East Harlem, plus Randall's Island and Wards Island. It runs from 96th Street to the Harlem River, between Fifth Avenue (and Marcus Garvey Park) and the East River. Of about 59,700 homes, 63% are in elevator buildings and 23% in walk-ups. Public housing is a large part of the stock: 21 NYCHA developments hold about 15,400 apartments, including Wagner, Washington, Jefferson, Taft, Johnson and Lincoln Houses. The 4, 5 and 6 run under Lexington Avenue, with an express stop at 125th Street; the Q stops at 96th Street on the Second Avenue line; and Metro-North stops at Harlem-125 St. Randall's Island Park, Marcus Garvey Park and Thomas Jefferson Park are its major parks.

Manhattan Community District 11 has 45,505 open HPD housing violations, 11,145 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 17,488 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 4th most open violations of 12 community districts in Manhattan. Per apartment it ranks 29th of 59 citywide, at 762.0 open violations per 1,000 homes.

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Open HPD violations
45,505
11,145 Class C
New violations, last 12 months
17,488
5,632 Class C · 4th in Manhattan
Residential units
59.7K
3,062 tax lots
Open violations per 1,000 homes
762.0
City median 760.6
Heat complaints this season
141
126 by this date last season
Average year built
1930
Lots with a known year
Rent-stabilized units (2024)
20.3K
856 buildings · 34% of homes
How serious are the open violations?
Open HPD violations by class
Class C11,145 · 24%Class B22,963 · 50%Class A11,397 · 25%Class A here includes a small number of Class I orders.

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 15, 2026

What residents report to 311
Housing-related 311 complaints, last 12 months
  • Heat / hot water8,134
  • Residential noise7,554
  • Unsanitary condition3,579
  • Plumbing2,380
  • Paint / plaster1,688
  • General repairs1,369
  • Door / window1,343
  • Water leak1,163
  • Electric944
  • Flooring / stairs791

Source: NYC 311 Service Requests · data as of Oct 15, 2026

Open violations per 1,000 homes: Manhattan community districts
Manhattan Community District 11 highlighted

Source: NYC HPD violations and DCP PLUTO · data as of Oct 15, 2026

Good to know

  • 21 NYCHA developments with about 15,400 apartments, against about 59,700 homes in all
  • Subway: 4, 5, 6 on Lexington Avenue; Q at 96 St; Metro-North at Harlem-125 St
  • Randall's Island Park (about 254 acres) and Wards Island Park are in the district
  • Marcus Garvey Park (about 20 acres) and Thomas Jefferson Park (about 15.5 acres)

Neighborhoods included

East Harlem · Harlem · Randall's Island Park · Wards Island Park

Before you rent or buy here

Check the buildingLook up any address for violations, complaints and owner.Read the violation classesWhat A, B and C mean and how fast owners must fix them.Work out your budgetThe 40× income rule most NYC landlords use.

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Fact-checked October 12, 2026

Neighborhood list from the NYC Planning community profile (neighborhood names are not officially designated). Housing shares computed from PLUTO 26v2 (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks) residential units by building class (C = walk-up, D = elevator, R = condominium, A/B = one- and two-family); 'before 1940' uses PLUTO year built, which is estimated for many older buildings. Subway stations placed by point-in-polygon test of MTA station coordinates (data.ny.gov 39hk-dx4f, which reflects the late-2025 F/M swap) against the community district boundary (data.cityofnewyork.us 5crt-au7u); stations within about 150 m outside the line are called 'on the edge'. Park names and acreage from NYC Parks Properties (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/enfh-gkve). Boundary streets from the Wikipedia article on Manhattan Community Board 11. NYCHA development names and apartment counts from the NYCHA Development Data Book, data as of 2025-01-01 (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/evjd-dqpz). Commuter rail station placement uses MTA Rail Stations (data.ny.gov wxmd-5cpm). Fact-check 2026-10-12: re-ran the PLUTO 26v2 unit query (unit totals and walk-up/elevator/condo/pre-1940 shares match), re-ran the station point-in-polygon test against 39hk-dx4f and the 5crt-au7u boundary, re-queried the NYCHA Data Book and Parks Properties (names, apartment counts and acreage match), matched the neighborhood list to the NYC Planning community profile, and checked boundary wording against the cited board pages. F/M service pattern per the MTA swap of Dec 8, 2025 (F via 53 St and M via 63 St on weekdays only).

Sources

  1. NYC Planning Community District Profiles: Manhattan Community District 11 · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
  2. Manhattan Community Board 11 (Wikipedia) · Wikipedia (accessed October 12, 2026)
  3. MTA Subway Stations (station list with routes and coordinates) · Metropolitan Transportation Authority (accessed October 12, 2026)
  4. Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO), version 26v2 · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
  5. NYC Parks Properties · NYC Department of Parks and Recreation (accessed October 12, 2026)
  6. NYCHA Development Data Book · New York City Housing Authority (accessed October 12, 2026)

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“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.