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88-15 168 STREET

Queens · ZIP 11432 · BIN 4210100 · Jamaica · Last violation Sep 30, 2026 · Last complaint Sep 29, 2026

NeighborhoodJamaica
More violations than 83% of nearby buildings
More violations than 83% of buildings and more complaints than 93% 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: 127 violations · 299 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
24 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 hazardous24Class Bhazardous8

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests, and electrical.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look in corners, under the sink, behind appliances, and along baseboards for droppings, dead insects, or live pests. Turn on all light switches in the unit and hallways to see which fixtures work.
    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.
    • —Electrical — Insufficient or missing required lighting in apartments, hallways, or common areas.

    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.

    • ABCs of Housing
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2004
1,076
47 per year avg.↑ Up 226% in the last 2 years (127 vs 39 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
40
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ24
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ8
Rent-impairingⓘ0
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
2,687
112 per year avg.↑ Up 464% in the last 2 years (299 vs 53 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access16%Violation issued25%No violation34%Phone resolved26%Other0%(2,687)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ59 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ29 violations
Water Supplyⓘ25 violations
Egressⓘ18 violations
Paintingⓘ10 violations
Artificial Lightingⓘ10 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ7 violations
Cleaningⓘ7 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ125 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ68 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ54 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ48 complaints
Electricalⓘ25 complaints
Appliancesⓘ24 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ19 complaints
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Violation log

212 violations · Class A

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ClassStatusApt
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees
  • 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.

    • ABCs of Housing
  • Detector violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Locate smoke detectors on the ceiling near bedrooms and in hallways, and ask the broker whether carbon monoxide detectors are present in the unit.
    details ▸

    Responsibility is split: the owner provides, installs, and replaces the detectors, while the tenant tests them monthly and replaces the batteries. An open violation means the owner has not yet certified to HPD that the condition was fixed, so a device may still be missing or dead at move-in. A tenant reimburses the owner for a newly installed device, $25 for a smoke or carbon monoxide detector and $50 for a combined unit, and is responsible for replacing one that goes missing or is damaged during the tenancy.

    On a viewing, look for a smoke alarm within fifteen feet of the door of each room used for sleeping, on the ceiling or just below it on the wall, and a carbon monoxide alarm at any height, including one plugged into a hallway outlet. Press the test button, and check that none have been painted over. A chirping alarm usually means a low battery, which is the tenant's to replace, but detectors also sound a separate end-of-life alarm when the device itself has to be replaced by the owner.

    • ABCs of Housing
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days10% (4)
    ▪ 3–12 months70% (28)
    ▪ 1–3 years5% (2)
    ▪ 3+ years15% (6)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency7%9%
    Emergency47%54%
    Non-Emergency46%37%
    (221)
    (170)
    Issued
    Description
    Class AClosed5KApr 26, 2011PAINT · PAINTING§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5K, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed5KApr 26, 2011PAINT · PAINTING§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5K, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed5KApr 26, 2011PAINT · PAINTING§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING, WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5K, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed5KApr 26, 2011PAINT · PAINTING§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 5K, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed5KApr 11, 2011PAINT METAL · PAINTING§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION THE 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 5K, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed5KApr 5, 2011PAINT · PAINTING§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE BATHROOM , THE KITCHEN , THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH, THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST, THE PRIVATE HALLWAY , THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 5K, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed5KMar 25, 2011REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD BASE CABINET, IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5K, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed5KMar 25, 2011FILE PLANS OR RESTORE · ALTERATIONS§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION ILLEGAL PARTITION WALL AT WEST, IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 5K, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed—Jun 29, 2010CLEANSE · CLEANING§ 27-2011 ADM CODE CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE FLOORS AT STAIRS AND LANDING IN ALL STY AT PUBLIC HALL
    Class AClosed—Jun 29, 2010REPAIR · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK SET AT COMPACTOR 3 STY AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS
    Class AClosed2DJul 29, 2009REPAIR · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed2DJul 29, 2009REFIT DOORS ETC. · EGRESS§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT DOORS AT CLOSET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed
    Apr 26, 2011Apt 5K
    PAINT · PAINTING
    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5K, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed
    Apr 26, 2011Apt 5K
    PAINT · PAINTING
    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5K, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed
    Apr 26, 2011Apt 5K
    PAINT · PAINTING
    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING, WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5K, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed
    Apr 26, 2011Apt 5K
    PAINT · PAINTING
    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 5K, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed
    Apr 11, 2011Apt 5K
    PAINT METAL · PAINTING
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION THE 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 5K, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed
    Apr 5, 2011Apt 5K
    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 KITCHEN , THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH, THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST, THE PRIVATE HALLWAY , THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 5K, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed
    Mar 25, 2011Apt 5K
    REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD BASE CABINET, IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5K, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed
    Mar 25, 2011Apt 5K
    FILE PLANS OR RESTORE · ALTERATIONS
    § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION ILLEGAL PARTITION WALL AT WEST, IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 5K, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class AClosed
    Jun 29, 2010
    CLEANSE · CLEANING
    § 27-2011 ADM CODE CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE FLOORS AT STAIRS AND LANDING IN ALL STY AT PUBLIC HALL
    Class AClosed
    Jun 29, 2010
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK SET AT COMPACTOR 3 STY AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS
    Class AClosed
    Jul 29, 2009Apt 2D
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed
    Jul 29, 2009Apt 2D
    REFIT DOORS ETC. · EGRESS
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT DOORS AT CLOSET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
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