Chinatown & Two Bridges

Manhattan36 scored streetsAlso covers Two Bridges

The middle street in Chinatown scores 56 out of 100, 18th of 24 Manhattan neighborhoods.

Median livability · 18th of 24 in Manhattan

St James Pl 42Manhattan median 67Park Row 82

13 of 36 scored Chinatown streets grade B or better.

Best blockCherry St 81Lowest-scoring blockSt James Pl 42

27,286 reports and violations · counted through Sep 15, 2026

St James Pl42 Cherry St81

Best and lowest-scoring blocksFull map ↓

Where Chinatown is strong, and where it is not

Each row is Chinatown'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.

Quiet3318th of 24 in Manhattan

Clean2021st of 24 in Manhattan

Traffic safety4122nd of 24 in Manhattan

Street crime2920th of 24 in Manhattan

Access8515th of 24 in Manhattan

Most filedResidential noise, 2,740 of 27,286 reports (10%)

The best and lowest-scoring blocks on Chinatown

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

St James Pl42 Cherry St81Lower East SideTribecaFinancial District¼ miN ↑

Every street in Chinatown, ranked

42 streets, 36 scored

42 streets in Chinatown, 36 of them scored. Sortable by every column.
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1	Park Row131 reports	91	99	49	96	83	82	22% inside Chinatown
2	Cherry Street495 reports	73	86	90	84	73	81	81% inside Chinatown
3	Water Street909 reports	51	81	62	91	89	79	11% inside Chinatown
4	Pell Street163 reports	5	89	93	42	94	76	100%
5	Pike Street112 reports · single development	96	22	23	75	86	70	100%
6	Elizabeth Street501 reports	70	2	64	47	90	69	12% inside Chinatown
7	Bayard Street230 reports · 59% rent-stabilized	51	32	77	61	78	67	100%
8	Mott Street1,078 reports	47	10	74	56	91	66	27% inside Chinatown
9	Mulberry Street1,012 reports	22	40	83	35	88	65	26% inside Chinatown
10	Worth Street228 reports · 77% rent-stabilized	59	44	10	99	82	64	21% inside Chinatown
11	Madison Street1,063 reports	23	30	45	41	86	61	68% inside Chinatown
12	Orchard Street1,937 reports	1	4	87	22	90	60	33% inside Chinatown
13	Eldridge Street1,135 reports	4	0	82	19	90	59	42% inside Chinatown
14	Henry Street665 reports	28	4	68	26	87	58	76% inside Chinatown
15	Hester Street416 reports	41	2	43	28	89	58	54% inside Chinatown
16	Market Street167 reports	63	1	33	27	79	58	100%
17	Monroe Street263 reports · 55% rent-stabilized	36	0	86	11	83	56	84% inside Chinatown
18	Walker Street161 reports	56	6	29	7	98	56	11% inside Chinatown
19	Clinton Street748 reports	23	5	42	23	86	54	36% inside Chinatown
20	East Broadway782 reports	40	0	28	17	87	54	55% inside Chinatown
21	Oliver Street31 reports	26	27	33	17	76	53	100%
22	Essex Street406 reports	30	5	7	9	88	51	26% inside Chinatown
23	Ludlow Street932 reports	3	1	48	3	86	51	31% inside Chinatown
24	Pearl Street367 reports · 72% rent-stabilized	30	39	8	25	89	51	16% inside Chinatown
25	Forsyth Street492 reports	8	7	36	16	90	50	46% inside Chinatown
26	James Street29 reports · 89% rent-stabilized	47	10	23	5	95	50	100%
27	South Street389 reports	33	24	12	8	88	50	42% inside Chinatown
28	Bowery1,360 reports	28	0	7	24	94	49	20% inside Chinatown
29	Division Street230 reports	28	3	27	22	84	49	100%
30	Rutgers Street167 reports	5	26	23	13	83	49	100%
31	Allen Street767 reports	8	1	8	5	95	46	36% inside Chinatown
32	Canal Street899 reports	12	2	1	5	90	46	22% inside Chinatown
33	Chrystie Street497 reports	15	1	3	4	89	45	32% inside Chinatown
34	Montgomery Street73 reports	20	27	11	50	70	45	70% inside Chinatown
35	Catherine Street203 reports · 66% rent-stabilized	31	2	9	1	81	44	100%
36	St James Place83 reports · 64% rent-stabilized	3	4	3	1	81	42	100%
37	Hogan Place12 reports	·	·	·	·	97	not scored	22% inside Chinatown
38	Mechanics Alley0 reports	·	·	·	·	·	not scored	100%
39	Mosco Street16 reports	·	·	·	·	94	not scored	100%
40	R F Wagner Sr Place0 reports	·	·	·	·	·	not scored	100%
41	Doyers Street60 reports	·	·	·	·	92	not scored	100%
42	Jefferson Street56 reports	·	·	·	·	80	not scored	78% inside Chinatown

Next door to Chinatown

Lower East Side5430 streets

Tribeca6134 streets

SoHo6636 streets

Financial District7641 streets

Questions about Chinatown

Is Chinatown quiet?

Chinatown averages 33 on quietness, 18th of 24 Manhattan neighborhoods. Its streets run from 1 to 96.

What is the best street in Chinatown?

Cherry St scores 81, the highest of the 36 scored streets in Chinatown.

What do people complain about in Chinatown?

Residential noise is the most common record on Chinatown streets: 2,740 of 27,286 logged complaints and violations, 10%.