Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade C+, 53 out of 100. How does Clarkson Avenue in Brooklyn rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade C+, livability 53 out of 100.
Calm 48, ranked against busy avenues. Access 63, ranked against every street in the city. More complaints per home than most busy avenues, but a lot within a walk.
That puts Clarkson Avenue in the top 42% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on infrastructure (86) and tree cover (82); housing (24) is the weak spot.
On the record
Heat and hot water is the most-filed complaint on Clarkson Avenue, with 466 reports. HPD has cited 471 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 14 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 151 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, infrastructure ranks 86 among busy avenues. About 58% of the 3,476 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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