Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade B, 59 out of 100. How does Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade B, livability 59 out of 100.
Calm 49, ranked against busy avenues. Access 77, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most busy avenues, and a lot within a walk.
That puts Ocean Avenue in the top 25% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on infrastructure (89) and tree cover (99); housing (17) is the weak spot.
On the record
Heat and hot water is the most-filed complaint on Ocean Avenue, with 3,032 reports. HPD has cited 2,765 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 17 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 542 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, infrastructure ranks 89 among busy avenues. About 65% of the 16,122 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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