Queens Building Is The Worst Run In NYC, Public Advocate Says

QUEENS — The worst-run building in New York City is located in Queens, according to the city’s Public Advocate.

The most dreaded time of the year arrived for New York City landlords Tuesday when the city’s Public Advocate outed the worst landlords across the five boroughs in its annual report.

This year, the list includes 30 Queens buildings out of 626 buildings in the report. The list is based on the average of violations landlords received in 2022 from the city's Housing Preservation and Development Department.

A building in Middle Village run by Jonathan Santana, the worst landlord in the city according to the Public Advocate, was at the top of the list.

The 37-unit building is located at 84-53 Dana Court and holds a total of 505 violations.

Santana also owns two other Queens buildings that made it on the list, including another one in Middle Village and another in Jamaica.

Buildings in Far Rockaway, Ridgewood, College Point, and Kew Gardens Hills also made it on the list.

Some of the buildings include:

• 116-10 14 Road (College Point): 477 violations
• 147-51 72 Road (Kew Gardens Hills): 108 violations
• 37-40 81 Street (Elmhurst): 156 violations
• 109-15 Merrick Boulevard (Jamaica): 344 violations
• 1726 Woodbine Street (Ridgewood): 126 violations

See the Public Advocate's full report, including landlords' names and a map of buildings, here.