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City Council District 22

City Council District 22 covers much of Astoria in northwest Queens, including Ditmars-Steinway, Old Astoria and Hallets Point, along with part of north Woodside, edges of Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst, part of LaGuardia Airport and Rikers Island. Walk-ups are the most common housing: in PLUTO, about 48% of its roughly 79,000 homes are in walk-up buildings, 21% in elevator buildings and 18% in one- and two-family houses. NYCHA's Astoria Houses has 1,104 apartments. The N and W run on the elevated Astoria Line with stops at Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, Astoria Blvd, 30 Av, Broadway and 36 Av, and the M and R stop at Steinway St and 46 St. Astoria Park (about 60 acres) sits on the East River.

City Council District 22 has 42,825 open HPD housing violations, 7,076 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 11,379 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 5th most open violations of 14 council districts in Queens. Per apartment it ranks 36th of 51 citywide, at 540.5 open violations per 1,000 homes.

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Open HPD violations
42,825
7,076 Class C
New violations, last 12 months
11,379
2,646 Class C · 7th in Queens
Residential units
79.2K
18,339 tax lots
Open violations per 1,000 homes
540.5
City median 779.7
Heat complaints this season
82
88 by this date last season
Average year built
1940
Lots with a known year
Rent-stabilized units (2024)
27.1K
2,052 buildings · 34% of homes
How serious are the open violations?
Open HPD violations by class
Class C7,076 · 17%Class B18,308 · 43%Class A17,441 · 41%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 noise5,572
  • Heat / hot water4,545
  • General repairs3,327
  • Unsanitary condition2,028
  • Rodents1,222
  • Plumbing684
  • Door / window675
  • Paint / plaster646
  • Safety532
  • Water leak483

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

Open violations per 1,000 homes: Queens council districts
City Council District 22 highlighted

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

Good to know

  • Subway: N and W at Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, Astoria Blvd, 30 Av, Broadway and 36 Av; M and R at Steinway St and 46 St
  • About 48% of residential units are in walk-up buildings (PLUTO 26v2)
  • NYCHA Astoria Houses has 1,104 apartments
  • Parks: Astoria Park (about 60 acres), Socrates Sculpture Park, Rainey Park, Hallets Cove Playground
  • The district also includes Rikers Island and St. Michael's Cemetery

Neighborhoods included

Astoria · Ditmars · Steinway · Old Astoria · Hallets Point · Woodside (North) · Ravenswood · Dutch Kills · Jackson Heights · East Elmhurst · Rikers Island · LaGuardia Airport

Before you rent or buy here

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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-22. 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. Edited "most of Astoria" to "much of Astoria" because District 26 also covers parts of Astoria. Astoria Houses (1,104) matches the Data Book; Rikers Island and St. Michael's Cemetery are listed on the council page.

Sources

  1. NYC Council District 22 page (neighborhoods and district map) · New York City Council (accessed October 12, 2026)
  2. Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO), version 26v2 · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
  3. MTA Subway Stations (station list with routes and coordinates) · Metropolitan Transportation Authority (accessed October 12, 2026)
  4. Parks Properties · NYC Department of Parks and Recreation (accessed October 12, 2026)
  5. NYCHA Development Data Book (data as of 2025-01-01) · New York City Housing Authority (accessed October 12, 2026)
  6. 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 15, 2026. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31; season-to-date counts compare the same dates.