Lynn Schulman

District 29

Rego Park, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill

Who lives in District 29?

District 29
Citywide

Racial Diversity Index

Less Diverse

More Diverse

Demographics
District 29
Citywide
Seniors – 65 and Older
18.9%
14.5%
Families with Children
21.7%
24.8%
Median Household Income
$83,297
$63,998
People Living Below Poverty Level
11.3%
17.9%

What are the housing needs in District 29?

Housing Need
District 29
Citywide | Avg Per District
Rental Vacancy Rate
3.0%
3.4%
Rent Burdened Households
49.6%
52.5%
Expiring affordable units 2023 – 2027
168
1,167
Percent Overcrowded
4.3%
3.7%
Code Violations per 100 units
7.2
21.0
NYCHA Capital Needs
0
$787,949,140
Households Entering DHS Homeless Shelters
Queens CB 6
30
Queens CB 9
138

What is the housing stock in District 29?

Housing Stock
District 29
Citywide | Avg Per District
NYCHA Units
3,243
Section 8 Units
694
2,538
Density: PPL Per Acre
58.6
45.8
Percent Homeowners
44.6%
32.7%
Percent Renters
55.4%
67.3%
Rent Regulated Units
21,000
18,980
Units in 1-4 Family Homes
25.6%
38.5%
Units in 5-19 Unit Buildings
4.4%
12.9%
Units in 20+ Unit Buildings
69.8%
48.4%
Housing Production
District 29
Citywide Average
Housing Units in 2021
73,937
70,893
New Housing Units 2022
491
281
Housing Units in 2022
74,428
71,174
Increase in 2022
0.66%
0.39%

Ranked 31

in affordable housing

What affordable housing is being produced

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

44

338

90

195

156

623

221

95

24

279

Affordable housing preserved in district: 2014 - 2022

287

380

123

1,072

51

947

21

170

1

191

Total affordable housing production in district: 2014 - 2022

331

718

213

1,268

207

1,570

242

265

25

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