NYC Data Insights
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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 drove them to just 120 in 2021. The Bronx leads every borough and is climbing fastest.
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 violations — 86% of them Class B or C, the 'hazardous' tiers. The Bronx leads, but Manhattan is the only borough where complaints rose.
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 inspections that failed for rat activity fell to 22.1% — its lowest in five years — and raw failures dropped 21% from a 2024 high. Brooklyn leads every borough.
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 data — a separate record most renters never check — tells a very different story.
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 the single most common 311 complaint. Here's what the HPD data shows, building by building.
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 indoor infestations — and found the Bronx accounts for nearly 33% of all cases citywide.
Buildings with the Most HPD Violations in Midtown Manhattan (2024–2026 Data)
311tracker analyzed HPD violation and complaint records for 2,897 Midtown Manhattan buildings. Six have reached Grade F — the highest-risk designation. All six cluster within three blocks of each other.
What Actually Happens After You Report a Rat in NYC: The Data Is Surprising
We analyzed 81,781 NYC rodent complaints filed with DOHMH since January 2024. 40% were closed as duplicates. Monday is peak rat-reporting day. And East Harlem — not the Bronx — leads all neighborhoods. Here's what the data shows.
The 10 Most Complained-About Buildings in NYC (2024–2026 Data)
One Bronx building has 6,378 complaints since 2024 — 99% for no heat. See the 10 NYC buildings tenants complain about most. Check any address free.
NYC's Most Accountable Landlords: Grade A Buildings With Strong Open Violation Records (2026 Data)
Of 89,291 NYC buildings with open HPD violations, 76,715 received a Grade A — meaning few or no Class C (immediately hazardous) violations. Here are the buildings that stand out even with a large violation count.
NYC's Most Neglected Buildings: The Grade F Landlords With the Most Open Violations (2026 Data)
Using NYC HPD data for 808,517 open violations across 89,291 buildings, we ranked the worst offenders by Class C (immediately hazardous) open violation count. These 10 buildings top the list.