Nantasha Williams

District 27

Jamaica, South Jamaica, Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, St. Albans, Hollis, Queens Village, Cambria Heights, Laurelton, Jamaica

Who lives in District 27?

District 27
Citywide

Racial Diversity Index

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Demographics
District 27
Citywide
Seniors – 65 and Older
15.9%
15.5%
Families with Children
25.7%
23.7%
Median Household Income
$94,583
$63,998
People Living Below Poverty Level
10.4%
17.2%

What are the housing needs in District 27?

Housing Need
District 27
Citywide | Avg Per District
Rental Vacancy Rate
3.8%
3.6%
Rent Burdened Households
56.7%
49.6%
      Severely Rent Burdened Households
29.2%
26.8%
Expiring affordable units 2024 – 2028
344
1,167
Percent Overcrowded
5.7%
5.3%
Code Violations per 100 units
11.2
22.8
NYCHA Capital Needs
$186,974,117
$1,554,897,315
Households Entering DHS Homeless Shelters

What is the housing stock in District 27?

Housing Stock
District 27
Citywide | Avg Per District
NYCHA Units
530
3,206
Section 8 Units
1,170
3,149
Density: PPL Per Acre
35.5
44.7
Percent Homeowners
58.8%
32.9%
Percent Renters
41.2%
67.1%
Rent Regulated Units
10,000
18,837
Units in 1-4 Family Homes
78.8%
38.0%
Units in 5-19 Unit Buildings
2.4%
13.1%
Units in 20+ Unit Buildings
18.6%
48.7%
Housing Production
District 27
Citywide Average
Housing Units in 2022
57,884
72,381
New Housing Units in 2023
2,685
587
Housing Units in 2023
58,336
72,968
Increase in 2023
0.77%
0.79%

Ranked 13

in affordable housing

What affordable housing is being produced

Affordable housing construction in district compared to Citywide average: 2014 - 2023

98

338

328

195

1,372

623

549

95

743

279

Affordable housing preserved in district: 2014 - 2023

212

380

12

1,072

43

947

23

170

10

191

Total affordable housing production in district: 2014 - 2023

310

718

340

1,268

1,415

1,570

572

265

753

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