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NYC Evictions Report 2026: Evictions Are Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels — and the Bronx Leads

NYC executed 14,879 residential evictions in 2025 — back to the pre-pandemic 2019 level after the eviction moratorium dr…

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NYC Mold Report 2026: 84,749 Complaints, 36,158 Open Violations — and Most Are 'Hazardous'

NYC tenants have filed 84,749 mold complaints since January 2024, and the city is carrying 36,158 open HPD mold violatio…

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NYC Rat Report 2026: Active-Rat Inspection Failures Fell 21% in 2025 After a 2024 High

NYC health inspectors have run 2.95 million rodent inspections and found active rats 500,131 times. In 2025 the share of…

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Greenwich Village Looks Spotless on Paper. The Rat Inspections Say Otherwise. (2024–2026 Data)

Greenwich Village buildings earn Grade A across the board on HPD violations and 311 complaints. But DOHMH rat-inspection…

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Brooklyn Heights Building Complaints: Grade-A Blocks With a Heat Problem (2024–2026 Data)

Brooklyn Heights is one of NYC's best-graded historic districts — but across its prewar buildings, heat and hot water is…

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NYC Pest Complaints in Apartments: 150,827 Filed Since 2024. The Bronx Leads.

We analyzed 150,827 HPD pest infestation complaints filed since January 2024 — covering bed bugs, cockroaches, and other…