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Queens · ZIP 11365 · BIN 4467448 · Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest · Last violation Jul 27, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 28, 2026

NeighborhoodPomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
Around average violations for the neighborhood
More violations than 54% of buildings and more complaints than 86% of buildings in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest. 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: 29 violations · 190 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
5 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 hazardous5Class Bhazardous7

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including fire safety, mold and pests, and heat and hot water.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look at stairwells, hallways, and fire escape routes to see whether exits are blocked or cluttered. Inspect baseboards, corners, and dark spaces for droppings, dead insects, or live pests. Turn on the radiator or heating system and feel whether warm air comes through within a few minutes.
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    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.

    • —Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.
    • —Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.
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Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2004
134
6 per year avg.↓ Down 24% in the last 2 years (29 vs 38 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
22
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ5
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ7
Rent-impairingⓘ2
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
613
26 per year avg.↑ Up 175% in the last 2 years (190 vs 69 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access25%Violation issued8%No violation36%Phone resolved31%Other0%(613)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ27 violations
Egressⓘ12 violations
Paintingⓘ12 violations
Water Supplyⓘ7 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ5 violations
Cleaningⓘ2 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ2 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ2 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ142 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ37 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ34 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ27 complaints
Appliancesⓘ2 complaints
Electricalⓘ1 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ1 complaints
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Heat / hot water — Lack of heat, hot water, or heating system related issues affecting tenants.

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
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees
  • Detector violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look at the walls near the smoke detector and ask the person showing the apartment: "When was this detector last tested?"
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    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
    ▪ 30–90 days14% (3)
    ▪ 3–12 months14% (3)
    ▪ 1–3 years64% (14)
    ▪ 3+ years9% (2)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency4%28%
    Emergency67%38%
    Non-Emergency29%34%
    (112)
    (155)