Howard Street, Manhattan NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade B, 66 out of 100. How does Howard Street in Manhattan rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade B, livability 66 out of 100.
Calm 48, ranked against quiet residential streets. Access 99, ranked against every street in the city. More complaints per home than most quiet residential streets, but a lot within a walk.
That puts Howard Street in the top 12% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on cleanliness (91) and transit (100); tree cover (0) is the weak spot.
On the record
Street/sidewalk noise is the most-filed complaint on Howard Street, with 27 reports. On the other side, cleanliness ranks 91 among quiet residential streets. None of the 23 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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