NYC Eviction Crisis: 15,000+ Evicted in 2024

More than 15,000 New York City residents faced eviction in 2024, highlighting the city's ongoing affordable housing crisis. Data from the NYC Open Data portal reveals a stark picture, with the Bronx experiencing the highest number of evictions.

Eviction Numbers by Borough:

• Bronx: 4,351
• Brooklyn: 4,041
• Queens: 3,366
• Manhattan: 2,691
• Staten Island: 637

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Staten Island Evictions: A Neighborhood Breakdown

Staten Island, while having fewer evictions overall, shows significant disparity among its neighborhoods. West Brighton-New Brighton-St. George leads with 107 evictions, followed by Grymes Hill-Clifton-Fox Hills (76) and Stapleton-Rosebank (64).

Here's a detailed breakdown of evictions by Staten Island neighborhood:

<table> <tr> <th>Neighborhood</th> <th>Evictions</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Annadale-Huguenot-Prince’s Bay-Eltingville</td> <td>13</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arden Heights</td> <td>12</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Charleston-Richmond Valley-Tottenville</td> <td>26</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Grasmere-Arrochar-Ft. Wadsworth</td> <td>12</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Great Kills</td> <td>26</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Grymes Hill-Clifton-Fox Hills</td> <td>76</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mariner’s Harbor-Arlington-Port Ivory-Graniteville</td> <td>61</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Silver Lake</td> <td>29</td> </tr> <tr> <td>New Dorp-Midland Beach</td> <td>22</td> </tr> <tr> <td>New Springville-Bloomfield-Travis</td> <td>36</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oakwood-Oakwood Beach</td> <td>12</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Old Town-Dongan Hills-South Beach</td> <td>17</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Port Richmond</td> <td>38</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rossville-Woodrow</td> <td>7</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stapleton-Rosebank</td> <td>64</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Heartland Village-Lighthouse Hill</td> <td>21</td> </tr> <tr> <td>West New Brighton-New Brighton-St. George</td> <td>107</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Westerleigh</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>No neighborhood listed</td> <td>49</td> </tr> </table>

The data underscores the urgent need to address the affordable housing crisis in NYC.