162 Street, Queens NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade B, 65 out of 100. How does 162 Street in Queens rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade B, livability 65 out of 100.
Calm 68, ranked against numbered streets. Access 58, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most numbered streets, and a lot within a walk.
That puts 162 Street in the top 14% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on street crime (78) and tree cover (98); transit (35) is the weak spot. Access is 35% of this grade. If you drive, it likely understates your block.
On the record
Residential noise is the most-filed complaint on 162 Street, with 238 reports. HPD has cited 40 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 2 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 79 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, street crime ranks 78 among numbered streets. Only about 13% of the 2,057 homes on file are rent-stabilized.
Scores are built from 311 complaints, HPD violations, NYPD crash records, MTA stop locations, DOHMH food permits, and the street tree census, divided by the homes and businesses on the street, updated weekly. Read the scoring method or the data sources.
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