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City Council district · Manhattan

City Council District 5

City Council District 5 covers much of the Upper East Side, including Lenox Hill, Yorkville and Carnegie Hill, plus Roosevelt Island in the East River. It has about 116,000 homes in PLUTO, about 57% of residential units in elevator buildings, 23% in walk-ups and 17% condominiums. The Q on the Second Avenue line stops at 72 St and 86 St, the 6 stops at 96 St, and the M serves Roosevelt Island. Carl Schurz Park sits on the East River between East 84th and 90th streets, and the East River Esplanade runs along the shore. Mill Rock Park is also in the district.

City Council District 5 has 23,201 open HPD housing violations, 4,589 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 5,026 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 9th most open violations of 10 council districts in Manhattan. Per apartment it ranks 47th of 51 citywide, at 200.1 open violations per 1,000 homes.

Check a building in Manhattan

Open HPD violations
23,201
4,589 Class C
New violations, last 12 months
5,026
1,509 Class C · 9th in Manhattan
Residential units
116K
3,369 tax lots
Open violations per 1,000 homes
200.1
City median 778.9
Heat complaints this season
59
32 by this date last season
Average year built
1923
Lots with a known year
Homes in pre-1974, 6+ unit buildings
77K
Where rent stabilization is most common
How serious are the open violations?
Open HPD violations by class
Class C4,589 · 20%Class B11,705 · 50%Class A6,907 · 30%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 water3,510
  • Residential noise2,371
  • Unsanitary condition1,622
  • Plumbing788
  • Rodents607
  • Paint / plaster591
  • Water leak474
  • Door / window432
  • General repairs414
  • Electric311

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

Open violations per 1,000 homes: Manhattan council districts
City Council District 5 highlighted

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

Good to know

  • Subway: Q at 72 St and 86 St (Second Avenue Subway), 6 at 96 St, M at Roosevelt Island
  • About 116,000 residential units in PLUTO 26v2
  • Includes Roosevelt Island
  • Carl Schurz Park (15 acres) is the largest park on the Manhattan side

Neighborhoods included

Upper East Side · Lenox Hill · Yorkville · Carnegie Hill · Roosevelt Island

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: neighborhoods match council.nyc.gov/district-5. PLUTO 26v2: 115,960 units; D 57.2%, C 23.5%, R 16.9%. Stations by point-in-polygon: 72 St (Q), 86 St (Q), 96 St (6), Roosevelt Island (M). Parks: Carl Schurz 14.9 ac, Mill Rock Park, East River Esplanade.

Sources

  1. City Council District 5 · 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. City Council Districts (boundary file) · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
  5. Parks Properties · NYC Department of Parks & Recreation (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 12, 2026. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31; season-to-date counts compare the same dates.