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Queens Community District 1

Queens Community District 1 covers Astoria, northern Long Island City, Ravenswood, Dutch Kills and Steinway in northwest Queens, with the East River on the west and north and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway on the east. It also takes in Rikers Island, which is legally part of the Bronx. In PLUTO tax-lot data it has about 96,000 residential units, 31% in walk-ups and 29% in elevator buildings. NYCHA's Queensbridge, Ravenswood, Astoria and Woodside Houses are here. The N and W run on the elevated Astoria line to Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, and the M and R stop at 36 St, Steinway St and 46 St. Astoria Park, Socrates Sculpture Park, Kaufman Astoria Studios and the Museum of the Moving Image are in the district.

Queens Community District 1 has 48,469 open HPD housing violations, 8,201 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 12,516 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 2nd most open violations of 14 community districts in Queens. Per apartment it ranks 43rd of 59 citywide, at 503.4 open violations per 1,000 homes.

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Open HPD violations
48,469
8,201 Class C
New violations, last 12 months
12,516
3,044 Class C · 5th in Queens
Residential units
96.3K
19,329 tax lots
Open violations per 1,000 homes
503.4
City median 760.6
Heat complaints this season
94
96 by this date last season
Average year built
1940
Lots with a known year
Rent-stabilized units (2024)
32.4K
2,221 buildings · 34% of homes
How serious are the open violations?
Open HPD violations by class
Class C8,201 · 17%Class B20,753 · 43%Class A19,515 · 40%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
  • Residential noise8,822
  • Heat / hot water5,004
  • General repairs3,373
  • Unsanitary condition2,190
  • Rodents1,282
  • Plumbing786
  • Door / window729
  • Paint / plaster700
  • Safety539
  • Water leak511

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

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

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

Good to know

  • Subway: N and W at six Astoria line stations from 39 Av-Dutch Kills to Astoria-Ditmars Blvd; M and R at 36 St, Steinway St and 46 St; E, F, R at Queens Plaza; M at 21 St-Queensbridge
  • About 96,000 residential units: 31% in walk-ups, 29% in elevator buildings (PLUTO 26v2)
  • NYCHA: Queensbridge North and South (about 3,150 apartments combined), Ravenswood, Astoria and Woodside Houses
  • Astoria Park (about 60 acres) on the East River; Socrates Sculpture Park and Rainey Park nearby
  • Includes Rikers Island, legally part of the Bronx

Neighborhoods included

Astoria · Astoria Heights · Queensbridge · Dutch Kills · Long Island City · Ravenswood · Rikers Island · Steinway

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. 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). NYC Planning lists Rikers Island (BX) in this district; its Bronx status per Wikipedia (Queens Community Board 1). Rikers point falls inside the 401 boundary polygon. 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: station routes reflect the Dec 2025 F/M swap in the MTA dataset (M at 21 St-Queensbridge, E/F/R at Queens Plaza); Queensbridge N+S 3,147 apartments; Kaufman Astoria and Museum of the Moving Image lots confirmed cd 401.

Sources

  1. Queens Community District 1 profile · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
  2. MTA Subway Stations (station list with routes and coordinates) · Metropolitan Transportation Authority (accessed October 12, 2026)
  3. 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.