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Queens Community District 2

Queens Community District 2 covers Long Island City, Hunters Point, Sunnyside and Woodside in western Queens, bounded by the East River on the west and Newtown Creek on the south. Apartment buildings dominate: in PLUTO tax-lot data, about 46% of the roughly 72,000 residential units are in elevator buildings, 18% in condos and 17% in walk-ups. Sunnyside Gardens, a planned garden community built from 1924 to 1928, is in the district. The 7 runs the length of the district on Queens Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue, the E, F and G stop at Court Square, and the M and R at Northern Blvd and 65 St. Hunter's Point South Park and Calvary Cemetery are here.

Queens Community District 2 has 29,170 open HPD housing violations, 5,945 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 9,309 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 9th most open violations of 14 community districts in Queens. Per apartment it ranks 47th of 59 citywide, at 407.0 open violations per 1,000 homes.

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Open HPD violations

29,170

5,945 Class C

New violations, last 12 months

9,309

2,678 Class C · 8th in Queens

Residential units

71.7K

10,696 tax lots

Open violations per 1,000 homes

407.0

City median 760.6

Heat complaints this season

84 by this date last season

Average year built

1942

Lots with a known year

Rent-stabilized units (2024)

28.4K

953 buildings · 40% of homes

How serious are the open violations?

Open HPD violations by class

Class C5,945 · 20%Class B13,058 · 45%Class A10,167 · 35%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 water4,099Heat / hot water: 4,099
Residential noise3,664Residential noise: 3,664
Unsanitary condition1,201Unsanitary condition: 1,201
Paint / plaster632Paint / plaster: 632
Plumbing610Plumbing: 610
Water leak438Water leak: 438
Door / window410Door / window: 410
General repairs389General repairs: 389
Rodents299Rodents: 299
Electric280Electric: 280

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

Open violations per 1,000 homes: Queens community districts

Queens Community District 2 highlighted

CD 12929.9CD 12: 929.9
CD 3826.3CD 3: 826.3
CD 14805.8CD 14: 805.8
CD 9803.6CD 9: 803.6
CD 4697.9CD 4: 697.9
CD 5682.4CD 5: 682.4
CD 10618.8CD 10: 618.8
CD 1503.4CD 1: 503.4
CD 13471.2CD 13: 471.2
CD 8417.1CD 8: 417.1
CD 2407CD 2: 407
CD 7305.4CD 7: 305.4
CD 6255.4CD 6: 255.4
CD 11144.9CD 11: 144.9

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

Good to know

Subway: 7 at 10 stations from Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av to 69 St; E and F at Court Sq-23 St; G at Court Sq and 21 St; M and R at Northern Blvd and 65 St
About 46% of residential units are in elevator buildings and 18% in condos (PLUTO 26v2)
Hunter's Point South Park (about 23 acres) on the East River
Sunnyside Gardens, a planned garden community built 1924-1928
Calvary Cemetery is inside the district

Neighborhoods included

Blissville · Hunters Point · Long Island City · Sunnyside · Sunnyside Gardens · Woodside

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). Sunnyside Gardens construction dates (1924-1928) from Wikipedia. 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: Calvary Cemetery lots (Trustees of St Patrick's Cathedral) confirmed cd 402; Hunter's Point South Park 22.8 acres.

Sources

Queens Community District 2 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)

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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.