Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn NYC — Williamsburg's Heart | 2026
Bedford Ave defines Williamsburg: vintage shops, brunch spots, and the L train. Check safety, noise, and cleanliness by block.
Livability score
Grade C+, livability 49 out of 100.
Calm 33, ranked against major corridors. Access 79, ranked against every street in the city. More complaints per home than most major corridors, but a lot within a walk.
That puts Bedford Avenue in the bottom 45% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on infrastructure (57) and tree cover (100); cleanliness (9) is the weak spot.
On the record
Illegal parking is the most-filed complaint on Bedford Avenue, with 1,285 reports, and cleanliness ranks 9 among major corridors. HPD has cited 978 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 10 per 100 homes on file. On the other side, infrastructure ranks 57 among major corridors. About 40% of the 10,044 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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