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89-20 161 STREET

Queens · ZIP 11432 · BIN 4208865 · Jamaica · Last violation Apr 21, 2026 · Last complaint Jul 19, 2026

NeighborhoodJamaica
More violations than 96% of nearby buildings
More violations than 96% of buildings and more complaints than 98% of buildings in Jamaica. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 427 violations · 237 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
13 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Class Cimmediately hazardous13Class Bhazardous7

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests, and fire safety.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look for droppings, live insects, or damage to walls, cabinets, and baseboards in the kitchen, bathroom, and under sinks. Check that apartment entry doors, stairwell doors, and fire escape access are all unlocked and open freely without obstruction.
    details ▸

    Deadlines vary by condition: immediate for heat and hot water, 14 days for self-closing doors, 21 days for lead paint, window guards, mold, and mice, cockroaches or rats, and 24 hours for everything else. They run from the date the owner is served, and mark when civil penalties can be sought in Housing Court. They are not a promise the condition is fixed by then. If the owner does not fix it, HPD can send its own contractor and bill them.

    • —Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.
    • —Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.

    The violation list below shows which conditions are open and when each was cited. If one in your own apartment is still unaddressed, call 311.

Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1988
1,193
31 per year avg.↑ Up 122% in the last 2 years (427 vs 192 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
23
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ13
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ7
Rent-impairingⓘ0
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
1,950
81 per year avg.↓ Down 12% in the last 2 years (237 vs 270 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access21%Violation issued15%No violation24%Phone resolved40%Other0%(1,950)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ158 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ73 violations
Egressⓘ63 violations
Paintingⓘ59 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ49 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ47 violations
Lead-Based Paintⓘ46 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ37 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ330 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ82 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ48 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ44 complaints
Appliancesⓘ14 complaints
Electricalⓘ9 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ8 complaints
Outdoor / structuralⓘ2 complaints
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Violation log

214 violations · Class A

All classesClass AClass BClass CClass IAllOpenClosed
ClassStatusApt
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
  • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — violation classes
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees — correction deadlines
  • Heat or hot water problems reported in the last five years.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on hot water at the kitchen sink and bathroom sink and feel the water temperature after running for one minute.
    details ▸

    Heat is required October 1 through May 31: at least 68°F from 6am to 10pm when it is below 55°F outside, and 62°F overnight whatever the temperature outside. Hot water must be at least 120°F, 24 hours a day, all year.

    If your apartment is colder than that, file a complaint with 311 and keep the service request number so you can track it. Never use a gas oven or range for heat, which can produce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
  • Lead-paint violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look for paint that is peeling, chipped, or cracked on interior walls, trim, windows, doors, and door frames.
    details ▸

    Buildings built before 1960 may still contain lead-based paint, which causes behavioral and learning problems in young children, who can swallow dust and paint chips from windowsills and floors.

    If a child under six lives with you, or spends 10 or more hours a week in your apartment, tell the owner in writing, which is what obliges them to inspect annually. Report peeling paint, and call 311 if it is not fixed or if repair work is raising dust that is not being contained.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ 3–12 months43% (10)
    ▪ 1–3 years57% (13)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency2%3%
    Emergency82%77%
    Non-Emergency16%20%
    (172)
    (378)
    Issued
    Description
    Class AClosed4NFeb 24, 2014TRACE & REPAIR THE SOURCE & ABATE THE…MOLD · CLEANING§ 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... APPROXIMATELY 8 SQ FT. NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4N, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed6IDec 16, 2013REPAIR · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTERBALANCE, WINDOW 1 IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 6I, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed6IDec 16, 2013REPAIR · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTERBALANCE, WINDOW 1 IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 6I, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed2BMar 26, 2013PAINT · PAINTING§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS AND CEILING IN BOTH BEDROOMS. LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY
    Class AClosed1FNov 13, 2012PAINT · PAINTING§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE BATHROOM , THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST, THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST, THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed3NApr 12, 2010PAINT · PAINTING§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT , 2nd CLOSET FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL DOOR IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3N, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed3NApr 12, 2010PAINT METAL · PAINTING§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION , 2nd CLOSET FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL DOOR FRAME, 1st CLOSET FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL DOOR FRAME IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3N, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed3NApr 12, 2010PAINT · PAINTING§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE BATHROOM , THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3N, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed1JSep 20, 2005PAINT · PAINTING§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT , 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 1J, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed1JSep 20, 2005PAINT · PAINTING§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT , BASEBOARD AT WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1J, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed1JSep 20, 2005PAINT METAL · PAINTING§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION , 1st RADIATOR FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1J, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed1JSep 20, 2005PAINT · PAINTING§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT , 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1J, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed1JSep 20, 2005PAINT METAL · PAINTING§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION , 1st RISER FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1J, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed6DAug 19, 2002REPAIR · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HOLE IN CLOSET DOOR PRIVATE HALL 6 STY EAST APT 6D. , SECTION '' ''
    Class AClosed
    Feb 24, 2014Apt 4N
    TRACE & REPAIR THE SOURCE & ABATE THE…MOLD · CLEANING
    § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... APPROXIMATELY 8 SQ FT. NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4N, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed
    Dec 16, 2013Apt 6I
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTERBALANCE, WINDOW 1 IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 6I, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed
    Dec 16, 2013Apt 6I
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTERBALANCE, WINDOW 1 IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 6I, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed
    Mar 26, 2013Apt 2B
    PAINT · PAINTING
    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS AND CEILING IN BOTH BEDROOMS. LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY
    Class AClosed
    Nov 13, 2012Apt 1F
    PAINT · PAINTING
    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE BATHROOM , THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST, THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST, THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed
    Apr 12, 2010Apt 3N
    PAINT · PAINTING
    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT , 2nd CLOSET FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL DOOR IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3N, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed
    Apr 12, 2010Apt 3N
    PAINT METAL · PAINTING
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION , 2nd CLOSET FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL DOOR FRAME, 1st CLOSET FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL DOOR FRAME IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3N, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed
    Apr 12, 2010Apt 3N
    PAINT · PAINTING
    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE BATHROOM , THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3N, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed
    Sep 20, 2005Apt 1J
    PAINT · PAINTING
    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT , 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 1J, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed
    Sep 20, 2005Apt 1J
    PAINT · PAINTING
    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT , BASEBOARD AT WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1J, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed
    Sep 20, 2005Apt 1J
    PAINT METAL · PAINTING
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION , 1st RADIATOR FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1J, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed
    Sep 20, 2005Apt 1J
    PAINT · PAINTING
    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT , 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1J, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed
    Sep 20, 2005Apt 1J
    PAINT METAL · PAINTING
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION , 1st RISER FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1J, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed
    Aug 19, 2002Apt 6D
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HOLE IN CLOSET DOOR PRIVATE HALL 6 STY EAST APT 6D. , SECTION '' ''
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