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East New York (New Lots)

New Lots is the southern part of East New York, roughly from Dumont Avenue and Linden Boulevard south toward Flatlands Avenue, from Van Sinderen Avenue and the L line east to Fountain Avenue, in Community District 5. It was its own town from 1852 until Brooklyn annexed it in 1886. City tax-lot data counts about 18,600 homes: about 37% in walk-ups, 29% in one- and two-family houses and 20% in elevator buildings, including NYCHA's East New York City Line campus of 3-story buildings. The 3 runs on an elevated line with stops at Pennsylvania Av, Van Siclen Av and New Lots Av, and the L stops at East 105 St. Linden Park is the largest park.

East New York (New Lots) has 43,095 open HPD housing violations, 7,972 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 9,620 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 5th most open violations of 53 neighborhoods in Brooklyn.

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Open HPD violations
43,095
7,972 Class C
New violations, last 12 months
9,620
2,754 Class C · 9th in Brooklyn
How serious are the open violations?
Open HPD violations by class
Class C7,972 · 18%Class B22,512 · 52%Class A12,611 · 29%Class A here includes a small number of Class I orders.

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 14, 2026

New violations in the last 12 months
By class
  • Class C · immediately hazardous2,754
  • Class B · hazardous3,710
  • Class A · non-hazardous2,277

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 14, 2026

Good to know

  • Subway: 3 at Pennsylvania Av, Van Siclen Av and New Lots Av; L at East 105 St, with Livonia Av and New Lots Av (L) on the edge
  • African Burial Ground Square, designated 2013, shares space with the New Lots library (665 New Lots Avenue)
  • Linden Park covers about 9 acres
  • Town of New Lots existed 1852-1886

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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: NTA polygon from NYC Open Data 9nt8-h7nd; housing shares recomputed from PLUTO 26v2 residential units (bldgclass A/B = one- and two-family, C = walk-up incl. co-ops, D = elevator incl. co-ops) joined by 2020 census tract (hm78-6dwm); pre-1940/2000+ use PLUTO yearbuilt, which is estimated for many older buildings. Stations re-placed by point-in-polygon on MTA 39hk-dx4f; parks and acreage from Parks Properties enfh-gkve; NYCHA from phvi-damg; landmark addresses geocoded with NYC Planning GeoSearch. Housing shares adjusted to 37.0% walk-up / 28.6% one-/two-family / 20.0% elevator of 18,606 units. Stations confirmed (Livonia Av and New Lots Av L stations within 10 m of the edge). Boundary wording adjusted: the NTA extends west of Van Sinderen to East 105 St. Town dates (ceded from Flatbush 1852, annexed 1886) and African Burial Ground Square (2013, shares space with the New Lots library) from the New Lots article. Linden Park 9.32 ac; NYCHA East New York City Line (33 3-story buildings) is mostly inside.

Sources

  1. Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO), release 26v2 · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
  2. MTA Subway Stations · Metropolitan Transportation Authority (accessed October 12, 2026)
  3. New Lots, Brooklyn · Wikipedia (accessed October 12, 2026)
  4. East New York, Brooklyn · Wikipedia (accessed October 12, 2026)
  5. Parks Properties · NYC Department of Parks and 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 14, 2026. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31; season-to-date counts compare the same dates.