Chelsea & Hudson Yards

Manhattan32 scored streets

The middle street in Chelsea scores 70 out of 100, 9th of 24 Manhattan neighborhoods. Among the best connected and calm traffic by Manhattan standards.

65,019 reports and violations · counted through Sep 8, 2026

Median livability · 9th of 24 in Manhattan

W 41st St 44Manhattan median 67W 23rd St 83

W 29th St54 W 23rd St83

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Where Chelsea is strong, and where it is not

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

Quiet498th of 24 in Manhattan

Clean548th of 24 in Manhattan

Traffic safety626th of 24 in Manhattan

Street crime4712th of 24 in Manhattan

Access903rd of 24 in Manhattan

Most filedEncampment, 8,789 of 65,019 reports (14%)

The best and worst blocks, drawn on Chelsea

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

W 29th St54 W 23rd St83Midtown SouthHell's KitchenWest Village¼ miN ↑

Every street in Chelsea, ranked

37 streets, 32 scored

37 streets in Chelsea, 32 of them scored. Sortable by every column.
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1	West 23 Street1,074 reports	73	50	83	84	93	83	82% inside Chelsea
2	West 18 Street553 reports	57	58	91	71	90	80	80% inside Chelsea
3	West 19 Street407 reports	62	67	67	53	92	79	81% inside Chelsea
4	West 14 Street658 reports	71	59	84	38	90	78	79% inside Chelsea
5	West 16 Street473 reports	76	47	82	51	93	78	80% inside Chelsea
6	West 22 Street737 reports	48	32	92	64	95	78	81% inside Chelsea
7	West 28 Street650 reports · 80% rent-stabilized	57	74	68	60	91	77	56% inside Chelsea
8	West 15 Street510 reports	53	99	74	37	94	76	79% inside Chelsea
9	West 21 Street697 reports	52	19	88	63	93	76	81% inside Chelsea
10	West 37 Street559 reports · 85% rent-stabilized	60	81	53	52	90	76	45% inside Chelsea
11	Ave Of The Americas2,537 reports	65	74	35	44	98	75	15% inside Chelsea
12	West 35 Street439 reports	54	83	52	52	88	75	49% inside Chelsea
13	West 17 Street601 reports	53	58	82	41	86	72	80% inside Chelsea
14	West 24 Street577 reports	53	54	63	55	90	72	83% inside Chelsea
15	11 Avenue1,050 reports · 57% rent-stabilized	50	49	62	85	83	71	58% inside Chelsea
16	West 20 Street827 reports	24	39	82	54	92	70	81% inside Chelsea
17	West 30 Street1,259 reports	22	89	52	68	88	70	57% inside Chelsea
18	8 Avenue4,039 reports	36	51	68	42	93	69	48% inside Chelsea
19	9 Avenue2,534 reports	39	45	78	41	95	68	40% inside Chelsea
20	West 25 Street867 reports	21	38	73	27	91	68	81% inside Chelsea
21	West 34 Street418 reports	76	68	12	17	94	68	53% inside Chelsea
22	West 26 Street562 reports	35	86	47	54	87	67	55% inside Chelsea
23	West 33 Street368 reports · single development	61	49	21	37	85	63	56% inside Chelsea
24	West 39 Street278 reports	69	61	18	12	86	63	16% inside Chelsea
25	West 40 Street381 reports	46	84	18	13	87	61	25% inside Chelsea
26	10 Avenue2,671 reports	25	33	61	37	92	60	41% inside Chelsea
27	West 36 Street609 reports	50	40	17	16	90	55	45% inside Chelsea
28	West 29 Street676 reports	40	28	20	25	89	54	56% inside Chelsea
29	West 31 Street405 reports · single development	49	22	14	15	83	54	39% inside Chelsea
30	7 Avenue4,753 reports	4	23	42	18	92	52	25% inside Chelsea
31	West 27 Street348 reports	17	10	20	16	87	52	37% inside Chelsea
32	West 41 Street307 reports · 60% rent-stabilized	34	42	0	1	85	44	22% inside Chelsea
33	Hudson Bl E0 reports	·	·	·	·	·	not scored	100%
34	West 27 Drive47 reports	·	·	·	·	69	not scored	100%
35	Dyer Avenue12 reports	·	·	·	·	95	not scored	52% inside Chelsea
36	Hudson Bl W0 reports	·	·	·	·	·	not scored	100%
37	Galvin Avenue0 reports	·	·	·	·	·	not scored	100%

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Questions about Chelsea

Is Chelsea quiet?

Chelsea averages 49 on quietness, 8th of 24 Manhattan neighborhoods. Its streets run from 4 to 76.

What is the best street in Chelsea?

W 23rd St scores 83, the highest of the 32 scored streets in Chelsea.

What do people complain about in Chelsea?

Encampment is the most common record on Chelsea streets: 8,789 of 65,019 logged complaints and violations, 14%.