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

Grade C+, 58 out of 100. How does Independence Avenue in Bronx rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?

Livability score

Grade C+, livability 58 out of 100.

Calm 66, ranked against busy avenues. Access 44, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most busy avenues, but little within a walk.

That puts Independence Avenue in the top 28% of scored streets citywide.

Strongest on traffic safety (90) and tree cover (74); infrastructure (16) is the weak spot. Access is 35% of this grade. If you drive, it likely understates your block.

On the record

Illegal parking is the most-filed complaint on Independence Avenue, with 83 reports. HPD has cited 12 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 1 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. Only about 12% of the 884 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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