Brownsville

Brooklyn38 scored streets

The middle street in Brownsville scores 44 out of 100, 46th of 48 Brooklyn neighborhoods.

Median livability · 46th of 48 in Brooklyn

Newport St 33Brooklyn median 55Christopher Ave 72

1 of 38 scored Brownsville streets grade B or better.

Best blockChristopher Ave 72Lowest-scoring blockNewport St 33

49,661 reports and violations · counted through Sep 15, 2026

Newport St33 Christopher Ave72

Best and lowest-scoring blocksFull map ↓

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 lowest-scoring blocks on Brownsville

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

Newport St33 Christopher Ave72Ocean 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 Avenue240 reports	90	52	70	60	66	72	100%
2	Livonia Avenue553 reports	70	43	27	16	69	58	48% inside Brownsville
3	New Lots Avenue1,316 reports	70	62	16	48	71	58	18% inside Brownsville
4	Belmont Avenue758 reports	71	83	16	18	75	56	16% inside Brownsville
5	Pitkin Avenue1,666 reports	66	50	10	24	74	55	28% inside Brownsville
6	Thomas S Boyland Street929 reports	60	51	27	57	65	55	55% inside Brownsville
7	Union Street7,831 reports	42	16	44	67	83	54	6% inside Brownsville
8	Saratoga Avenue894 reports	72	20	18	37	69	52	41% inside Brownsville
9	Grafton Street338 reports	32	12	96	13	69	51	100%
10	Thatford Avenue409 reports	3	99	80	8	59	51	100%
11	Rockaway Avenue1,389 reports	61	33	7	39	68	50	49% inside Brownsville
12	Glenmore Avenue1,259 reports	59	75	16	16	77	49	17% inside Brownsville
13	Chester Street577 reports	58	57	27	11	67	48	91% inside Brownsville
14	Liberty Avenue1,681 reports	10	5	8	40	79	48	10% inside Brownsville
15	Hegeman Avenue1,406 reports	15	84	12	31	66	47	31% inside Brownsville
16	Howard Avenue1,363 reports	62	10	14	25	74	47	31% inside Brownsville
17	Sutter Avenue1,363 reports	49	31	4	9	70	47	35% inside Brownsville
18	Mother Gaston Boulevard1,003 reports	9	10	55	13	65	44	79% inside Brownsville
19	Watkins Street565 reports	21	53	51	9	59	44	100%
20	Blake Avenue1,105 reports	47	76	5	3	66	43	37% inside Brownsville
21	Lott Avenue528 reports · 71% rent-stabilized	17	42	22	7	59	43	100%
22	Junius Street259 reports	56	17	3	3	67	42	83% inside Brownsville
23	Strauss Street536 reports	25	54	25	10	61	42	100%
24	Tapscott Street401 reports	11	31	17	4	69	42	57% inside Brownsville
25	Dumont Avenue1,012 reports	28	35	9	4	68	41	30% inside Brownsville
26	East 98 Street1,133 reports	49	22	10	25	59	41	30% inside Brownsville
27	Herzl Street538 reports	15	61	42	10	60	41	100%
28	Riverdale Avenue626 reports	48	25	3	14	70	41	57% inside Brownsville
29	Powell Street405 reports	27	83	6	4	67	40	100%
30	Sackman Street391 reports	17	41	19	17	69	40	68% inside Brownsville
31	Amboy Street657 reports	17	56	18	8	64	38	90% inside Brownsville
32	Legion Street477 reports	7	29	33	3	66	38	100%
33	Osborn Street419 reports	4	37	73	0	52	38	100%
34	Bristol Street1,092 reports	14	61	13	7	61	36	100%
35	Linden Boulevard6,886 reports	12	32	13	30	61	36	8% inside Brownsville
36	Ralph Avenue2,256 reports	26	16	4	13	57	35	4% inside Brownsville
37	Van Sinderen Avenue206 reports · 68% rent-stabilized	61	32	8	16	57	34	12% inside Brownsville
38	Newport Street371 reports	8	43	4	3	65	33	77% inside Brownsville

Next door to Brownsville

Ocean Hill5042 streets

East Flatbush & Remsen Village4627 streets

East New York & New Lots4355 streets

East New York4341 streets

Crown Heights5344 streets

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 72, 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%.