City Council district · Manhattan
City Council District 8
City Council District 8 crosses the Harlem River: it takes in East Harlem and part of the Upper East Side in Manhattan, Randall's and Wards islands, and Mott Haven, Port Morris, Melrose and part of the Concourse area in the South Bronx. About 59% of its roughly 85,000 residential units are in Manhattan. NYCHA is a major landlord here: about 30% of residential units are in buildings PLUTO lists as owned by the NYC Housing Authority, and about 64% are in elevator buildings. The 6 runs on Lexington Avenue in East Harlem and through the South Bronx, with the 4 and 5 at 138 St-Grand Concourse and the Q at 96 St. Parks include Randall's Island Park, St. Mary's Park and Thomas Jefferson Park.
City Council District 8 has 63,796 open HPD housing violations, 16,130 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 24,412 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 3rd most open violations of 10 council districts in Manhattan. Per apartment it ranks 28th of 51 citywide, at 752.4 open violations per 1,000 homes.
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Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 12, 2026
- Residential noise12.7K
- Heat / hot water10.4K
- Unsanitary condition3,917
- Plumbing2,936
- Paint / plaster1,874
- Door / window1,684
- General repairs1,418
- Water leak1,301
- Electric1,051
- Appliance892
Source: NYC 311 Service Requests · data as of Oct 12, 2026
- District 91,327.2
- District 10905.9
- District 7778.7
- District 8752.4
- District 2332.3
- District 3319.1
- District 1293.7
- District 6250.3
- District 5200.1
- District 4158
Source: NYC HPD violations and DCP PLUTO · data as of Oct 12, 2026
Good to know
- Spans two boroughs: about 59% of residential units are in Manhattan, 41% in the Bronx (PLUTO 26v2)
- About 30% of residential units are in NYCHA-owned buildings
- Subway: 6 in East Harlem and the South Bronx; 4, 5 at 138 St-Grand Concourse; 2, 5 at Jackson Av; Q at 96 St
- Randall's Island Park (254 acres) and Wards Island Park are in the district
- St. Mary's Park (35 acres) is the largest Bronx park in the district
Neighborhoods included
East Harlem · Randall's Island · Upper East Side · Carnegie Hill · Yorkville · Mott Haven · Port Morris · Melrose · Concourse Village
Before you rent or buy here
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Re-verified 2026-10-12: neighborhoods match council.nyc.gov/district-8. PLUTO 26v2: 84,792 units, 49,825 Manhattan (58.8%) and 34,967 Bronx; NYCHA 29.5%; D 63.6%. 10 stations incl. 138 St-Grand Concourse (4, 5), Jackson Av (2, 5), 96 St (Q). Parks: Randall's Island Park 254 ac, Wards Island Park, St. Mary's Park 35 ac, Thomas Jefferson Park.
Sources
- City Council District 8 · 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)
- City Council Districts (boundary file) · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
- 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.