E 42 Street, Manhattan NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade B+, 78 out of 100. How does E 42 Street in Manhattan rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade B+, livability 78 out of 100.
Calm 71, ranked against numbered streets. Access 90, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most numbered streets, and a lot within a walk.
That puts E 42 Street in the top 3% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on housing (98) and food nearby (100); traffic safety (17) is the weak spot.
On the record
Crashes are the mark against East 42 Street. 142 people have been injured in reported crashes here since 2021, and traffic safety ranks 17 among numbered streets. HPD has cited 2 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 338 reports. Food nearby ranks 100, the strongest of the ten dimensions, and access ranks 90 against every street in the city. Only about 1% of the 1,915 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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