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Housing records in Brownsville and Ocean Hill

What the city has on record for this part of Brooklyn, and how it compares with the other 58 areas of New York.

Open violations

20,042

21st highest of 59 areas · 1,053,001 citywide

Complaints, 2 yrs

29,511

27th highest of 59 areas · 2,046,578 citywide

Safety

Safety records in Brownsville and Ocean Hill
TopicHereRank
Fire safetyOpen violations2,07420th / 59
Gas safetyOpen violations2,10219th / 59
BoilerOpen violations1,46626th / 59
Structural safetyOpen violations2734th / 59
ElevatorOpen violations26653rd / 59
ElectricalOpen violations19115th / 59

Health

Health records in Brownsville and Ocean Hill
TopicHereRank
PestsOpen violations3,54319th / 59
MoldOpen violations68319th / 59
SanitationOpen violations15324th / 59
Lead paintOpen violations14642nd / 59
BedbugsComplaints, 2 yrs6139th / 59

Comfort

Comfort records in Brownsville and Ocean Hill
TopicHereRank
Heat & hot waterOpen violations46318th / 59
General maintenanceOpen violations5,77220th / 59
Indoor noiseComplaints, 2 yrs11,48436th / 59
PlumbingOpen violations1,56017th / 59

Neighborhood

Neighborhood records in Brownsville and Ocean Hill
TopicHereRank
CrimeReports, 2 yrs18,86519th / 59
Street noiseComplaints, 2 yrs5,10643rd / 59
Construction & permitsAll permits87444th / 59

Check a specific building

These are area totals. For one address in Brownsville and Ocean Hill, run its own report: violations, complaints, the landlord's record and what is still open.

Related reading

Raw counts, so a busier area usually shows more of everything. Read them as where records cluster, not as a rate per resident. This area is one of the 59 districts each community board covers, so it spans a few neighborhoods.

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