Hughes Avenue, Bronx NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026

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

Livability score

Grade C+, livability 54 out of 100.

Calm 51, ranked against busy avenues. Access 60, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most busy avenues, and a lot within a walk.

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

Strongest on traffic safety (90) and food nearby (89); housing (2) is the weak spot.

On the record

Heat and hot water is the most-filed complaint on Hughes Avenue, with 309 reports. HPD has cited 531 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 40 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 7 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, traffic safety ranks 90 among busy avenues. About 55% of the 1,336 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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