Boerum Street, Brooklyn NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade B, 66 out of 100. How does Boerum Street in Brooklyn rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade B, livability 66 out of 100.
Calm 58, ranked against built-up residential streets. Access 81, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most built-up residential streets, and a lot within a walk.
That puts Boerum Street in the top 12% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on infrastructure (77) and food nearby (86); traffic safety (38) is the weak spot.
On the record
Crashes are the mark against Boerum Street. 33 people have been injured in reported crashes here since 2021, and traffic safety ranks 38 among built-up residential streets. HPD has cited 52 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 3 per 100 homes on file. Complaints are rare by comparison. Residential noise is the most-filed, with 86 reports. Food nearby ranks 86, the strongest of the ten dimensions, and access ranks 81 against every street in the city. Only about 3% of the 1,681 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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