A shiny new set of maps from the Department of City Planning makes it easier than ever to see which neighborhoods are actually pulling their weight in solving New York’s housing crunch and which ones are barely building at all.

According to the city’s updated Housing Production Snapshot 2024, a record-breaking 33,974 homes were completed last year, the most in nearly 60 years. But the new interactive tools released by DCP show that boom time still looks pretty uneven depending on where you zoom in.

Only 10 of the city’s 59 community districts accounted for as much new housing as the other 49 combined. In 2023, Bronx districts 1, 4, 5 and 7 and Brooklyn districts 1, 2, 5 and 8 led the way, along with Queens 1 and 2. By 2024, Brooklyn reclaimed the top spot, responsible for a

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