Brownsville

Brooklyn38 scored streets

The middle street in Brownsville scores 44 out of 100, 46th of 48 Brooklyn neighborhoods. Heavy on street crime and crash-prone by Brooklyn standards.

49,661 reports and violations · counted through Sep 8, 2026

Median livability · 46th of 48 in Brooklyn

Newport St 33Brooklyn median 55Christopher Ave 71

Newport St33 Christopher Ave71

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Where Brownsville is strong, and where it is not

Each row is Brownsville's average on a 0 to 100 scale. The grey span is how far its own streets spread. The thin line is the Brooklyn median.

Quiet3243rd of 48 in Brooklyn

Clean4629th of 48 in Brooklyn

Traffic safety3244th of 48 in Brooklyn

Street crime1548th of 48 in Brooklyn

Access6532nd of 48 in Brooklyn

Most filedIllegal parking, 9,980 of 49,661 reports (20%)

The best and worst blocks, drawn on Brownsville

Every street with at least a tenth of its length inside the neighborhood. Streets are scored end to end.

Newport St33 Christopher Ave71Ocean HillEast Flatbush & Remsen VillageEast New York & New LotsEast New YorkCrown Heights¼ miN ↑

Every street in Brownsville, ranked

38 streets, 38 scored

38 streets in Brownsville, 38 of them scored. Sortable by every column.
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1	Christopher Avenue249 reports	90	53	70	60	66	71	100%
2	Livonia Avenue567 reports	70	42	27	16	69	58	48% inside Brownsville
3	New Lots Avenue1,335 reports	69	63	16	48	71	58	18% inside Brownsville
4	Belmont Avenue771 reports	71	84	16	18	75	56	16% inside Brownsville
5	Pitkin Avenue1,702 reports	66	50	10	24	74	55	28% inside Brownsville
6	Thomas S Boyland Street950 reports	60	52	27	57	65	55	55% inside Brownsville
7	Union Street7,998 reports	43	16	44	67	83	54	6% inside Brownsville
8	Grafton Street338 reports	33	13	96	13	69	52	100%
9	Saratoga Avenue904 reports	72	22	18	37	69	52	41% inside Brownsville
10	Rockaway Avenue1,398 reports	63	34	7	39	68	51	49% inside Brownsville
11	Thatford Avenue419 reports	3	99	80	8	59	51	100%
12	Chester Street580 reports	59	58	27	11	67	49	91% inside Brownsville
13	Glenmore Avenue1,308 reports	60	68	16	16	78	49	17% inside Brownsville
14	Liberty Avenue1,703 reports	10	5	8	40	79	48	10% inside Brownsville
15	Hegeman Avenue1,452 reports	13	85	12	31	66	47	31% inside Brownsville
16	Howard Avenue1,394 reports	63	10	14	25	74	47	31% inside Brownsville
17	Sutter Avenue1,391 reports	50	30	4	9	70	47	35% inside Brownsville
18	Mother Gaston Boulevard1,015 reports	9	9	55	13	65	44	79% inside Brownsville
19	Watkins Street570 reports	21	53	51	9	59	44	100%
20	Blake Avenue1,118 reports	46	77	5	3	66	43	37% inside Brownsville
21	Lott Avenue535 reports · 71% rent-stabilized	16	43	22	7	59	43	100%
22	Junius Street265 reports	55	17	3	3	67	42	83% inside Brownsville
23	Strauss Street545 reports	26	54	25	10	61	42	100%
24	Dumont Avenue1,060 reports	29	36	9	4	68	41	30% inside Brownsville
25	Herzl Street545 reports	15	61	42	10	60	41	100%
26	Riverdale Avenue662 reports	42	26	3	14	70	41	57% inside Brownsville
27	Tapscott Street426 reports	10	32	17	4	69	41	57% inside Brownsville
28	East 98 Street1,179 reports	48	21	10	25	59	40	30% inside Brownsville
29	Powell Street410 reports	27	83	6	4	67	40	100%
30	Sackman Street395 reports	17	41	19	17	69	40	68% inside Brownsville
31	Amboy Street657 reports	18	56	18	8	64	38	90% inside Brownsville
32	Osborn Street425 reports	4	38	73	0	52	38	100%
33	Bristol Street1,100 reports	14	61	13	7	61	37	100%
34	Legion Street487 reports	7	25	33	3	66	37	100%
35	Linden Boulevard7,017 reports	11	32	13	30	61	36	8% inside Brownsville
36	Ralph Avenue2,336 reports	24	15	4	13	57	35	4% inside Brownsville
37	Van Sinderen Avenue207 reports · 68% rent-stabilized	61	33	8	16	57	34	12% inside Brownsville
38	Newport Street378 reports	8	44	4	3	65	33	77% inside Brownsville

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Questions about Brownsville

Is Brownsville quiet?

Brownsville averages 32 on quietness, 43rd of 48 Brooklyn neighborhoods. Its streets run from 3 to 90.

What is the best street in Brownsville?

Christopher Ave scores 71, the highest of the 38 scored streets in Brownsville.

What do people complain about in Brownsville?

Illegal parking is the most common record on Brownsville streets: 9,980 of 49,661 logged complaints and violations, 20%.