City Council district · Queens

City Council District 25

City Council District 25 is in northwest-central Queens, covering much of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, with parts of East Elmhurst and Woodside. Apartment buildings dominate: in PLUTO, about 48% of its roughly 57,000 homes are in elevator buildings and 26% in walk-ups, with 16% in one- and two-family houses and 8% in condominiums. The Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av hub is served by the E, F, M and R, with the 7 on the elevated line above it at 74 St-Broadway. The M and R also stop at Northern Blvd, Elmhurst Av and Grand Av-Newtown, and the 7 stops at 82 St-Jackson Hts. Green space is limited to small parks and playgrounds such as Travers Park, Moore Homestead Playground and Frank D. O'Connor Playground.

City Council District 25 has 35,684 open HPD housing violations, 7,425 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 13,397 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 6th most open violations of 14 council districts in Queens. Per apartment it ranks 31st of 51 citywide, at 624.8 open violations per 1,000 homes.

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Open HPD violations

35,684

7,425 Class C

New violations, last 12 months

13,397

4,024 Class C · 1st in Queens

Residential units

57.1K

11,222 tax lots

Open violations per 1,000 homes

624.8

City median 778.9

Heat complaints this season

34 by this date last season

Average year built

1944

Lots with a known year

Homes in pre-1974, 6+ unit buildings

33.2K

Where rent stabilization is most common

How serious are the open violations?

Open HPD violations by class

Class C7,425 · 21%Class B16,124 · 45%Class A12,135 · 34%Class A here includes a small number of Class I orders.

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 12, 2026

What residents report to 311

Housing-related 311 complaints, last 12 months

Heat / hot water6,023Heat / hot water: 6,023
Residential noise4,410Residential noise: 4,410
Unsanitary condition1,634Unsanitary condition: 1,634
Plumbing900Plumbing: 900
Paint / plaster813Paint / plaster: 813
Door / window559Door / window: 559
General repairs550General repairs: 550
Water leak550Water leak: 550
Building use425Building use: 425
Electric332Electric: 332

Source: NYC 311 Service Requests · data as of Oct 12, 2026

Open violations per 1,000 homes: Queens council districts

City Council District 25 highlighted

District 21977.4District 21: 977.4
District 28925.7District 28: 925.7
District 31866.8District 31: 866.8
District 27866.7District 27: 866.7
District 25624.8District 25: 624.8
District 32552.7District 32: 552.7
District 22539.7District 22: 539.7
District 30488.4District 30: 488.4
District 24463.9District 24: 463.9
District 29440.9District 29: 440.9
District 26399.6District 26: 399.6
District 20359.3District 20: 359.3
District 23200.9District 23: 200.9
District 19199.9District 19: 199.9

Source: NYC HPD violations and DCP PLUTO · data as of Oct 12, 2026

Good to know

Subway hub: Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av (E, F, M, R) with the 7 at 74 St-Broadway
Also: M and R at Northern Blvd, Elmhurst Av and Grand Av-Newtown; 7 at 82 St-Jackson Hts
About 48% of residential units are in elevator buildings (PLUTO 26v2)
Parks are small, including Travers Park and Moore Homestead Playground (about 2 acres each)

Neighborhoods included

Jackson Heights · Elmhurst · East Elmhurst · 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

Re-verified 2026-10-12 by roofy-research: neighborhood list matches the 'Neighborhoods' line on council.nyc.gov/district-25. 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. The NYCHA ownership share is effectively zero in PLUTO for this district.

Sources

NYC Council District 25 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)
Parks Properties · NYC Department of Parks and Recreation (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 12, 2026. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31; season-to-date counts compare the same dates.