Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026

Grade C+, 54 out of 100. How does Edgecombe Avenue in Manhattan rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?

Livability score

Grade C+, livability 54 out of 100.

Calm 37, ranked against busy avenues. Access 86, ranked against every street in the city. More complaints per home than most busy avenues, but a lot within a walk.

That puts Edgecombe Avenue in the top 38% of scored streets citywide.

Strongest on infrastructure (78) and transit (94); housing (8) is the weak spot.

On the record

Heat and hot water is the most-filed complaint on Edgecombe Avenue, with 629 reports. HPD has cited 456 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 22 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 45 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, infrastructure ranks 78 among busy avenues. About 62% of the 2,051 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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