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Queens · ZIP 11365 · BIN 4467448 · Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest · Last violation Jul 27, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 12, 2026

NeighborhoodPomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
Around average violations for the neighborhood
More violations than 57% 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
More activity recently than in past years
Last 2 yrs: 42 violations · 214 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
6 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 hazardous6Class Bhazardous7

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including fire safety, heat and hot water, and mold and pests.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look at stairwells, hallways, and fire escapes for blocked doors, clutter, or anything preventing a clear path to an exit. Turn on the radiators or heating system and feel whether heat reaches the room, and check if hot water comes from the tap. Inspect walls, ceilings, and under sinks for droppings, dead insects, or signs of gnawing or nesting.
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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.
    • —Heat / hot water — Lack of heat, hot water, or heating system related issues affecting tenants.
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2004
134
6 per year avg.↑ Up 68% in the last 2 years (42 vs 25 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
23
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ6
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ7
Rent-impairingⓘ3
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
610
25 per year avg.↑ Up 410% in the last 2 years (214 vs 42 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access25%Violation issued8%No violation36%Phone resolved32%Other0%(610)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ30 violations
Egressⓘ13 violations
Paintingⓘ12 violations
Water Supplyⓘ8 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ5 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ3 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ3 violations
Cleaningⓘ2 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ142 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ39 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ33 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ25 complaints
Appliancesⓘ2 complaints
Electricalⓘ1 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ1 complaints
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Complaint log

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Type
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Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.

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.

  • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — violation classes
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees — correction deadlines
  • 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.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — the requirement
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors — responsibilities, placement, and reimbursement
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days13% (3)
    ▪ 30–90 days13% (3)
    ▪ 3–12 months4% (1)
    ▪ 1–3 years61% (14)
    ▪ 3+ years9% (2)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency9%24%
    Emergency65%40%
    Non-Emergency26%36%
    (116)
    (150)
    Status
    Apt
    Received
    Category
    No complaints match the current filters.
    No complaints match the current filters.