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City Council District 20

City Council District 20 is in north-central Queens, centered on downtown Flushing and taking in Murray Hill, Queensboro Hill, Mitchell-Linden and part of Fresh Meadows. Its housing is a mix of apartments and houses: in PLUTO, about 37% of roughly 65,000 homes are in elevator buildings, 26% in one- and two-family houses, 20% in condominiums and 13% in walk-ups. NYCHA developments here include Latimer Gardens and Bland Houses. The 7 train ends at Flushing-Main St, and the LIRR Port Washington Branch stops at Flushing Main Street and Murray Hill. Kissena Park (about 237 acres) and Kissena Corridor Park are in the district, which also shares Flushing Meadows Corona Park with Districts 21 and 24.

City Council District 20 has 23,470 open HPD housing violations, 4,694 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 9,079 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 12th most open violations of 14 council districts in Queens. Per apartment it ranks 41st of 51 citywide, at 360.0 open violations per 1,000 homes.

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Open HPD violations

23,470

4,694 Class C

New violations, last 12 months

9,079

2,861 Class C · 4th in Queens

Residential units

65.2K

16,664 tax lots

Open violations per 1,000 homes

360.0

City median 779.9

Heat complaints this season

123 by this date last season

Average year built

1952

Lots with a known year

Rent-stabilized units (2024)

14.7K

355 buildings · 23% of homes

How serious are the open violations?

Open HPD violations by class

Class C4,694 · 20%Class B11,065 · 47%Class A7,711 · 33%Class A here includes a small number of Class I orders.

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 16, 2026

What residents report to 311

Housing-related 311 complaints, last 12 months

Residential noise6,029Residential noise: 6,029
Heat / hot water3,778Heat / hot water: 3,778
Unsanitary condition1,089Unsanitary condition: 1,089
Building use1,035Building use: 1,035
Plumbing750Plumbing: 750
Paint / plaster445Paint / plaster: 445
Water leak389Water leak: 389
Door / window341Door / window: 341
Rodents282Rodents: 282
General repairs258General repairs: 258

Source: NYC 311 Service Requests · data as of Oct 16, 2026

Open violations per 1,000 homes: Queens council districts

City Council District 20 highlighted

District 21977.7District 21: 977.7
District 28926.3District 28: 926.3
District 31868District 31: 868
District 27867.4District 27: 867.4
District 25625.8District 25: 625.8
District 32553.3District 32: 553.3
District 22540.7District 22: 540.7
District 30489District 30: 489
District 24464.2District 24: 464.2
District 29441.1District 29: 441.1
District 26400.5District 26: 400.5
District 20360District 20: 360
District 23201.6District 23: 201.6
District 19198.8District 19: 198.8

Source: NYC HPD violations and DCP PLUTO · data as of Oct 16, 2026

Good to know

Subway: 7 terminal at Flushing-Main St
LIRR Port Washington Branch at Flushing Main Street and Murray Hill
Kissena Park (about 237 acres) and Kissena Corridor Park; part of Flushing Meadows Corona Park
About 37% of residential units are in elevator buildings and 20% are condominiums (PLUTO 26v2)

Neighborhoods included

Flushing · Murray Hill · Queensboro Hill · Fresh Meadows · Mitchell-Linden

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

Re-verified 2026-10-12 by roofy-research: neighborhood list matches the 'Neighborhoods' line on council.nyc.gov/district-20. Housing shares recomputed from PLUTO 26v2 (sum of unitsres grouped by council and bldgclass; A/B = one- and two-family, C = walk-up, D = elevator, R = condominium; NYCHA share = units on lots with owner name containing 'HOUSING AUTH'). Subway and rail stations re-placed by point-in-polygon test of MTA station coordinates (data.ny.gov 39hk-dx4f, wxmd-5cpm) against the City Council Districts boundary file (872g-cjhh); every station named matches. Park names, acreage and Flagship/Nature Area type checked in NYC Parks Properties (enfh-gkve, councildistrict field), including shared parks. Latimer Gardens (423) and Bland (400) are the NYCHA developments the Data Book lists for this district.

Sources

NYC Council District 20 page (neighborhoods and district map) · New York City Council (accessed October 12, 2026)
Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO), version 26v2 · 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)
MTA Rail Stations (LIRR and Metro-North station list with coordinates) · Metropolitan Transportation Authority (accessed October 12, 2026)
Parks Properties · NYC Department of Parks and Recreation (accessed October 12, 2026)
NYCHA Development Data Book (data as of 2025-01-01) · New York City Housing Authority (accessed October 12, 2026)
City Council Districts (boundary file) · 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 16, 2026. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31; season-to-date counts compare the same dates.