Here’s Where Affordable Housing Was Built Last Year—& Where It Wasn’t
In 2024, New York City helped create or preserve 27,620 affordable apartments, a nearly 10 percent boost compared to the average over the last five years. Just over 14,000 of those units were new construction, the second highest number on record.
But the building boom didn’t happen everywhere. Certain neighborhoods led the way, including Brooklyn’s City Council District 42—which spans East New York, East Flatbush and Brownsville—and central Bronx’s District 15. Meanwhile, two districts in Eastern Queens and Manhattan’s west side saw zero units, according to an annual analysis by the New York Housing Conference.
