53 Street, Queens NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade B+, 71 out of 100. How does 53 Street in Queens rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade B+, livability 71 out of 100.
Calm 80, ranked against numbered streets. Access 54, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most numbered streets, and a lot within a walk.
That puts 53 Street in the top 7% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on infrastructure (99) and food nearby (75); tree cover (29) is the weak spot.
On the record
Blocked driveway is the most-filed complaint on 53 Street, with 44 reports. HPD has cited 35 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 6 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 5 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, infrastructure ranks 99 among numbered streets. About 28% of the 630 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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