5 Avenue, Queens NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026

Grade C, 46 out of 100. How does 5 Avenue in Queens rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?

Livability score

Grade C, livability 46 out of 100.

Calm 60, ranked against major corridors. Access 21, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most major corridors, but little within a walk.

That puts 5 Avenue in the bottom 35% of scored streets citywide.

Strongest on traffic safety (94) and tree cover (84); transit (1) is the weak spot. Access is 35% of this grade. If you drive, it likely understates your block.

On the record

Blocked driveway is the most-filed complaint on 5 Avenue, with 20 reports. On the other side, traffic safety ranks 94 among major corridors. None of the 267 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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