40 Street, Queens NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade B+, 68 out of 100. How does 40 Street in Queens rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade B+, livability 68 out of 100.
Calm 63, ranked against numbered streets. Access 76, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most numbered streets, and a lot within a walk.
That puts 40 Street in the top 10% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on traffic safety (94) and food nearby (89); housing (20) is the weak spot.
On the record
Heat and hot water is the most-filed complaint on 40 Street, with 372 reports. HPD has cited 201 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 13 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 12 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, traffic safety ranks 94 among numbered streets. About 35% of the 1,546 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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