Mercer Street, Manhattan NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade B+, 71 out of 100. How does Mercer Street in Manhattan rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade B+, livability 71 out of 100.
Calm 62, ranked against built-up residential streets. Access 89, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most built-up residential streets, and a lot within a walk.
That puts Mercer Street in the top 7% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on housing (91) and transit (99); street crime (34) is the weak spot.
On the record
Obstruction is the most-filed complaint on Mercer Street, with 83 reports. HPD has cited 1 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 0 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 6 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, housing ranks 91 among built-up residential streets. Only about 5% of the 835 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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