159 Alaska Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~77% of buildings in this ZIP (9 open)
- 1 open hazardous (Class C) violation
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (5 vs ~1)
- Built in 1962
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
159 Alaska Street
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- This is NYCHA public housing, so HPD’s violation database isn’t the maintenance record — ask the management office for this unit’s open work-order history and average repair time.
159 Alaska Street sits in Staten Island, ZIP 10310. Subway data is currently unavailable for this address.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: June 2025 · Most recent: July 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2026-07-15 "§27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-01 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSI…"
- 2026-07-15 "§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NE…"
- 2026-07-15 "§ 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVA…"
- 2026-07-15 "§27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM…"
- 2026-07-15 "§ 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELE…"
- Class C · 1 open · penalty 15 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 1 open · penalty 5 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 7 open · penalty 7 · (1/ea)
- 2026-07-11 · Apt 7E · NON EMERGENCY · GENERAL
- 2026-07-04 · Apt 5B · IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-03-03 · Apt 7A · IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY · ELECTRIC
- 2024-01-25
- 2021-12-30 "NYCHA CYCLE 9A UNSAFE REPORT FILED"
- 2018-05-31 "FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 8A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2017"
- 2017-01-03 "VIO ISSUED TO NYCHA ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1962. For buildings built between 1960 and 1978, Local Law 1 applies where the owner knows lead-based paint is present — there is no automatic pre-1960 presumption. Lead paint in residential use was federally banned in 1978.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 63
- VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS: 50
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 43
- FELONY ASSAULT: 35
- PETIT LARCENY: 31
- Noise - Residential: 68
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 49
- Elevator: 22
- PLUMBING: 16
- Snow or Ice: 13
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- P.S. 018 John G. Whittier
- P.S. 019 The Curtis School
- I.S. 027 Anning S. Prall
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade C
- Joe Holzka Community Garden
- West Brighton Ii
- Sacred Heart School
- West New Brighton Library
- Cpl. Thompson Park
- P.s. 018 John G. Whittier
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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