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Fewest Building Violations

Neighborhoods with the cleanest building records — fewest open HPD violations per building.

1

Freshkills Park

Staten Island · 262 buildings

1.5 avg/building

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2

Randall's Island

Manhattan · 183 buildings

2 avg/building

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3

Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Queens · 139 buildings

3 avg/building

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4

Stuyvesant Town

Manhattan · 85 buildings

3.1 avg/building

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5

Hollis Hills

Queens · 2,143 buildings

3.7 avg/building

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6

Prince's Bay

Staten Island · 4,089 buildings

4.2 avg/building

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7

Richmondtown

Staten Island · 2,250 buildings

4.4 avg/building

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8

Glen Oaks

Queens · 1,421 buildings

4.5 avg/building

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9

Eltingville

Staten Island · 4,082 buildings

4.5 avg/building

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10

Pleasant Plains

Staten Island · 511 buildings

4.7 avg/building

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11

Floral Park

Queens · 6,455 buildings

4.8 avg/building

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12

Holliswood

Queens · 1,161 buildings

4.8 avg/building

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13

Neponsit

Queens · 1,054 buildings

4.9 avg/building

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14

Fresh Meadows

Queens · 9,951 buildings

4.9 avg/building

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15

Arden Heights

Staten Island · 6,065 buildings

5 avg/building

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16

Woodrow

Staten Island · 6,684 buildings

5.1 avg/building

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17

Chelsea, Staten Island

Staten Island · 1,402 buildings

5.3 avg/building

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18

Charleston

Staten Island · 719 buildings

5.5 avg/building

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19

South Beach

Staten Island · 2,681 buildings

5.6 avg/building

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20

Rossville

Staten Island · 5,034 buildings

5.8 avg/building

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21

Gerritsen Beach

Brooklyn · 2,538 buildings

5.8 avg/building

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22

Willowbrook

Staten Island · 782 buildings

5.8 avg/building

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23

Great Kills

Staten Island · 6,888 buildings

5.9 avg/building

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24

Midland Beach

Staten Island · 2,544 buildings

6 avg/building

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25

Tottenville

Staten Island · 5,141 buildings

6 avg/building

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