James Street, Manhattan NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade C+, 50 out of 100. How does James Street in Manhattan rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade C+, livability 50 out of 100.
Calm 25, ranked against quiet residential streets. Access 95, ranked against every street in the city. More complaints per home than most quiet residential streets, but a lot within a walk.
That puts James Street in the bottom 49% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on parking (71) and food nearby (96); tree cover (0) is the weak spot.
On the record
HPD has cited 4 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk. On the other side, parking ranks 71 among quiet residential streets. About 89% of the 35 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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