Payson Avenue, Manhattan NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026

Grade C, 45 out of 100. How does Payson Avenue in Manhattan rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?

Livability score

Grade C, livability 45 out of 100.

Calm 29, ranked against smaller avenues. Access 76, ranked against every street in the city. More complaints per home than most smaller avenues, but a lot within a walk.

That puts Payson Avenue in the bottom 32% of scored streets citywide.

Strongest on traffic safety (47) and food nearby (83); housing (9) is the weak spot.

On the record

Heat and hot water is the most-filed complaint on Payson Avenue, with 237 reports. HPD has cited 38 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 10 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 5 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, traffic safety ranks 47 among smaller avenues. About 54% of the 383 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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