Francisco Moya

District 21

East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and Corona in Queens, including Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Lefrak City and LaGuardia Airport

Who lives in District 21?

District 21
Citywide

Racial Diversity Index

Less Diverse

More Diverse

Demographics
District 21
Citywide
Seniors – 65 and Older
10.1%
14.5%
Families with Children
37.4%
24.8%
Median Household Income
$58,957
$63,998
People Living Below Poverty Level
18.6%
17.9%

What are the housing needs in District 21?

Housing Need
District 21
Citywide | Avg Per District
Rental Vacancy Rate
1.4%
3.4%
Rent Burdened Households
59.2%
52.5%
Expiring affordable units 2023 – 2027
259
1,167
Percent Overcrowded
11.2%
3.7%
Code Violations per 100 units
17.1
21.0
NYCHA Capital Needs
0
$787,949,140
Households Entering DHS Homeless Shelters
Queens CB 3
196
Queens CB 4
118

What is the housing stock in District 21?

Housing Stock
District 21
Citywide | Avg Per District
NYCHA Units
3,243
Section 8 Units
822
2,538
Density: PPL Per Acre
65.2
45.8
Percent Homeowners
24.3%
32.7%
Percent Renters
75.7%
67.3%
Rent Regulated Units
17,000
18,980
Units in 1-4 Family Homes
59.9%
38.5%
Units in 5-19 Unit Buildings
11.4%
12.9%
Units in 20+ Unit Buildings
28.5%
48.4%
Housing Production
District 21
Citywide Average
Housing Units in 2021
48,361
70,893
New Housing Units 2022
48
281
Housing Units in 2022
48,409
71,174
Increase in 2022
0.10%
0.39%

Ranked 39

in affordable housing

What affordable housing is being produced

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

96

338

1

195

18

623

3

95

132

279

Affordable housing preserved in district: 2014 - 2022

211

380

362

1,072

73

947

6

170

0

191

Total affordable housing production in district: 2014 - 2022

307

718

363

1,268

91

1,570

9

265

132

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