268 Street, Queens NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade B, 59 out of 100. How does 268 Street in Queens rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade B, livability 59 out of 100.
Calm 74, ranked against numbered streets. Access 31, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most numbered streets, but little within a walk.
That puts 268 Street in the top 25% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on housing (98) and tree cover (89); transit (3) is the weak spot. Access is 35% of this grade. If you drive, it likely understates your block.
On the record
Illegal parking is the most-filed complaint on 268 Street, with 35 reports. HPD has cited 1 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 0 per 100 homes on file. On the other side, housing ranks 98 among numbered streets. None of the 299 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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