Chinatown & Two Bridges

Manhattan36 scored streetsAlso covers Two Bridges

The middle street in Chinatown scores 56 out of 100, 18th of 24 Manhattan neighborhoods. Crash-prone and dirty by Manhattan standards.

27,286 reports and violations · counted through Sep 8, 2026

Median livability · 18th of 24 in Manhattan

St James Pl 42Manhattan median 67Park Row 82

St James Pl42 Cherry St81

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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

Clean2120th 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 worst blocks, drawn 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 Row135 reports	91	99	49	96	83	82	22% inside Chinatown
2	Cherry Street499 reports	73	86	90	84	73	81	81% inside Chinatown
3	Water Street931 reports	51	82	62	91	89	79	11% inside Chinatown
4	Pell Street166 reports	6	89	93	42	94	76	100%
5	Pike Street114 reports · single development	95	22	23	75	86	70	100%
6	Elizabeth Street509 reports	70	2	64	47	90	69	12% inside Chinatown
7	Bayard Street235 reports · 59% rent-stabilized	49	33	77	61	78	67	100%
8	Mott Street1,097 reports	46	10	74	56	91	66	27% inside Chinatown
9	Mulberry Street1,046 reports	20	41	83	35	88	65	26% inside Chinatown
10	Worth Street235 reports · 77% rent-stabilized	60	45	10	99	82	64	21% inside Chinatown
11	Madison Street1,088 reports	24	26	45	41	86	61	68% inside Chinatown
12	Orchard Street1,964 reports	2	4	87	22	90	61	33% inside Chinatown
13	Eldridge Street1,151 reports	4	0	82	19	90	59	42% inside Chinatown
14	Henry Street680 reports	26	5	68	26	87	58	76% inside Chinatown
15	Hester Street430 reports	39	2	43	28	89	58	54% inside Chinatown
16	Market Street167 reports	65	1	33	27	79	58	100%
17	Monroe Street264 reports · 55% rent-stabilized	37	0	86	11	83	56	84% inside Chinatown
18	Walker Street165 reports	56	6	29	7	98	56	11% inside Chinatown
19	Clinton Street758 reports	23	5	42	23	86	54	36% inside Chinatown
20	East Broadway813 reports	40	0	28	17	87	53	55% inside Chinatown
21	Oliver Street31 reports	26	27	32	17	76	53	100%
22	Essex Street416 reports	29	4	7	9	88	51	26% inside Chinatown
23	Ludlow Street970 reports	3	1	48	3	86	51	31% inside Chinatown
24	Pearl Street374 reports · 72% rent-stabilized	29	40	8	25	89	51	16% inside Chinatown
25	South Street393 reports	33	23	12	8	88	51	42% inside Chinatown
26	Forsyth Street499 reports	8	7	36	16	90	50	46% inside Chinatown
27	James Street29 reports · 89% rent-stabilized	47	11	23	5	95	50	100%
28	Bowery1,374 reports	28	0	7	24	94	49	20% inside Chinatown
29	Division Street231 reports	29	3	27	22	84	49	100%
30	Rutgers Street171 reports	5	26	23	13	84	49	100%
31	Allen Street779 reports	8	1	8	5	95	46	36% inside Chinatown
32	Canal Street924 reports	12	2	1	5	90	46	22% inside Chinatown
33	Chrystie Street514 reports	14	1	3	4	89	45	32% inside Chinatown
34	Montgomery Street77 reports	17	27	11	50	70	45	70% inside Chinatown
35	Catherine Street207 reports · 66% rent-stabilized	31	3	9	1	81	44	100%
36	St James Place83 reports · 64% rent-stabilized	3	5	3	1	81	42	100%
37	Mechanics Alley0 reports	·	·	·	·	·	not scored	100%
38	Hogan Place12 reports	·	·	·	·	97	not scored	22% inside Chinatown
39	Mosco Street16 reports	·	·	·	·	94	not scored	100%
40	R F Wagner Sr Place0 reports	·	·	·	·	·	not scored	100%
41	Jefferson Street57 reports	·	·	·	·	80	not scored	78% inside Chinatown
42	Doyers Street60 reports	·	·	·	·	92	not scored	100%

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Questions about Chinatown

Is Chinatown quiet?

Chinatown averages 33 on quietness, 18th of 24 Manhattan neighborhoods. Its streets run from 2 to 95.

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%.