18 Street, Queens NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade C+, 56 out of 100. How does 18 Street in Queens rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade C+, livability 56 out of 100.
Calm 64, ranked against numbered streets. Access 40, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most numbered streets, but little within a walk.
That puts 18 Street in the top 33% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on street crime (88) and food nearby (51); housing (25) is the weak spot.
On the record
Illegal parking is the most-filed complaint on 18 Street, with 53 reports. HPD has cited 52 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 12 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 6 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, street crime ranks 88 among numbered streets. About 52% of the 421 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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