Jay Street, Manhattan NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026

Grade C+, 53 out of 100. How does Jay Street in Manhattan rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?

Livability score

Grade C+, livability 53 out of 100.

Calm 39, ranked against quiet residential streets. Access 78, ranked against every street in the city. More complaints per home than most quiet residential streets, but a lot within a walk.

That puts Jay Street in the top 42% of scored streets citywide.

Strongest on traffic safety (70) and transit (96); tree cover (5) is the weak spot.

On the record

No one has been injured in a reported crash here since 2021. On the other side, traffic safety ranks 70 among quiet residential streets. None of the 48 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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