E 40 Street, Manhattan NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade A, 87 out of 100. How does E 40 Street in Manhattan rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade A, livability 87 out of 100.
Calm 86, ranked against numbered streets. Access 88, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most numbered streets, and a lot within a walk.
That puts E 40 Street in the top 1% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on cleanliness (100) and food nearby (98); traffic safety (51) is the weak spot.
On the record
Crashes are the mark against East 40 Street. 55 people have been injured in reported crashes here since 2021, and traffic safety ranks 51 among numbered streets. HPD has cited 7 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 0 per 100 homes on file. Complaints are rare by comparison. Homeless person assistance is the most-filed, with 109 reports. Cleanliness ranks 100, the strongest of the ten dimensions, and access ranks 88 against every street in the city. About 21% of the 2,070 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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