Carlina Rivera

District 2

East Village, Gramercy Park, Kips Bay, Lower East Side, Murray Hill, Rose Hill

Who lives in District 2?

District 2
Citywide

Racial Diversity Index

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Demographics
District 2
Citywide
Seniors – 65 and Older
15.2%
14.5%
Families with Children
10.0%
24.8%
Median Household Income
$89,488
$63,998
People Living Below Poverty Level
18.6%
17.9%

What are the housing needs in District 2?

Housing Need
District 2
Citywide | Avg Per District
Rental Vacancy Rate
5.7%
3.4%
Rent Burdened Households
42.2%
52.5%
Expiring affordable units 2023 – 2027
2,545
1,167
Percent Overcrowded
2.6%
3.7%
Code Violations per 100 units
8.7
21.0
NYCHA Capital Needs
$2,251,510,612
$787,949,140
Households Entering DHS Homeless Shelters
Manhattan CB 3
310
Manhattan CB 6
87
Manhattan CB 5
86

What is the housing stock in District 2?

Housing Stock
District 2
Citywide | Avg Per District
NYCHA Units
9,496
3,243
Section 8 Units
1,811
2,538
Density: PPL Per Acre
147.9
45.8
Percent Homeowners
22.4%
32.7%
Percent Renters
77.6%
67.3%
Rent Regulated Units
26,000
18,980
Units in 1-4 Family Homes
4.0%
38.5%
Units in 5-19 Unit Buildings
19.8%
12.9%
Units in 20+ Unit Buildings
76.1%
48.4%
Housing Production
District 2
Citywide Average
Housing Units in 2021
96,820
70,893
New Housing Units 2022
98
281
Housing Units in 2022
96,918
71,174
Increase in 2022
0.10%
0.39%

Ranked 35

in affordable housing

What affordable housing is being produced

Affordable housing construction in district compared to Citywide average: 2014 - 2022

16

338

69

195

169

623

26

95

103

279

Affordable housing preserved in district: 2014 - 2022

740

380

1,426

1,072

1,415

947

109

170

451

191

Total affordable housing production in district: 2014 - 2022

756

718

1,495

1,268

1,584

1,570

135

265

554

470

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Our Members

  • 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
  • 400 Foundation
  • AARP
  • ANHD
  • Ascendant Neighborhood Development Corporation
  • Bank of America
  • Breaking Ground
  • CAMBA
  • Chase
  • Center for NYC Neighborhoods
  • Chhaya
  • Citi Community Development
  • Citizens Housing & Planning Council
  • Citizens’ Committee for Children
  • Coalition for the Homeless
  • Community League of the Heights (CLOTH)
  • Community Voices Heard
  • CPC
  • CSH
  • Community Service Society of NY
  • Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
  • Designing the WE
  • Dunn Development
  • Enterprise Community Partners Inc.
  • Fair Housing Justice Center
  • Fifth Avenue Committee
  • Fortune Society
  • FPWA
  • FUREE
  • Gateway Housing
  • Goddard Riverside
  • Goldstein Hall
  • GOLES
  • Gotham Organization
  • Habitat NYC
  • HELP USA
  • Homeless Services United
  • HOPE Communities Inc
  • Housing Justice for All
  • Human.nyc 
  • Human Services Council
  • IMPACCT-Brooklyn
  • Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing
  • JobsFirstNYC
  • Legal Aid NYC
  • LIIF
  • LISC
  • LiveOn
  • Los Sures (Southside United HDFC)
  • MBD Community Housing Corp.
  • MHANY
  • Midtown South Community Council
  • Monadnock Development
  • Neighborhood Housing Services NYC
  • Neighborhood Restore
  • New Destiny Housing
  • New York Building Congress
  • New York Housing Conference
  • NYSAFAH
  • New York State Council of Churches
  • NYU School of Medicine
  • Open New York
  • Osborne Association
  • Partners for Dignity and Rights
  • Partnership for Faith-Based Affordable Housing and Community Development
  • Phipps Houses
  • Project Hospitality
  • REBNY
  • Red Hook Initiative
  • Regional Planning Association
  • Related Companies
  • Right to Counsel
  • Riseboro
  • Robin Hood Foundation
  • Rockabill Development
  • RxHome
  • Services for the UnderServed Inc. (S:US)
  • Settlement Housing Fund
  • Shams DaBaron, Advocate
  • Single Stop USA
  • SKA Marin
  • SMJ Development
  • Supportive Housing Network of New York
  • Sunnyside Community Services
  • The Samuels Group
  • Trinity Church Wall Street
  • UHAB
  • United Neighborhood Houses
  • University Neighborhood Housing Program
  • Vera Institute
  • WE ACT
  • WIN NYC
  • Youth Action Youth Build