From 2014 to 2025, there were 125,953 affordable housing units produced across New York City, with the 21,383 in Queens accounting for 17% of these units, according to a report by the New York Housing Conference.
New York City’s 26th Council District, which spans Astoria, Woodside, Queensbridge–Ravenswood–Dutch Kills, Sunnyside Yards, Long Island City–Hunters Point, Sunnyside, Calvary and Mount Zion Cemeteries, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and Maspeth, was the lone Queens district to rank among the top ten in affordable housing production across New York City over this period of time. The district, which is currently represented by Council Member Julie Won, had 5,317 affordable units constructed from 2014 to 2025, which was the 9th-most in New York City.
New York City has placed an emphasis on bringing affordable housing to districts with higher shares of Black and Hispanic populations. The ten districts with the most units built had a 18% share of White residents on average, while the share of Black residents was 27% and the share of Hispanic residents was 45%.
Over the same period of time, five different Queens-based Council districts ranked among the bottom ten in affordable housing production, including the 23rd District, now represented by Council Member Linda Lee and covering Fresh Meadows, Jamaica Estates–Holliswood, Cunningham Park, Bayside, Douglaston–Little Neck, Oakland Gardens–Hollis Hills, Alley Pond Park, Jamaica, Hollis, Glen Oaks–Floral Park–New Hyde Park, Bellerose and Queens Village, which tied for the fewest with just 68.
Another Queens Council district to rank among the bottom ten was the 19th district, represented by Council Member Vickie Paladino and spanning College Point, Whitestone–Beechhurst, Murray Hill–Broadway Flushing, north Flushing, Auburndale, Bayside, Bay Terrace-Clearview, Fort Totten and Douglaston-Little Neck. The 90 affordable units built there ranked as the fourth-lowest from 2014 to 1025.
The 25th Council district, represented by Council Member Shekar Krishnan, had the sixth-fewest affordable units built, with just 135. The district covers Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst and Woodside.
New York City’s 32nd Council district, represented by Council Member Joann Ariola, had the seventh-fewest affordable units constructed, with 137. Ariola’s district spans Glendale, Forest Park, Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Howard Beach–Lindenwood, Spring Creek Park, Broad Channel, Rockaway Beach, Rockaway Park, Belle Harbor, Neponsit, Roxbury, Jacob Riis Park, Fort Tilden and Breezy Point.
The last Queens-based district in the top ten for fewst affordable units built is the 30th district, currently represented by Council Member Phil Wong. The district, which consists of the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale, Elmhurst, Rego Park and Ridgewood, had 250 of these units built.
The ten districts with the fewest affordable homes built had much higher White population and lower Black and Hispanic population compared to the ten districts that had the most homes constructed. White people across the ten districts accounted on average for 43% of the population. Black residents made up just 8% and Hispanic residents only 21%. The average median income was much higher across these districts as well, at $87,000, compared to $62,000 among the ten districts with the most units constructed.
These trends reflect a priority being placed on providing more affordable homes to neighborhoods with lower incomes and more diverse populations, especially Black and Hispanic residents.