Penn Street, Brooklyn NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026

Grade B, 65 out of 100. How does Penn Street in Brooklyn rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?

Livability score

Grade B, livability 65 out of 100.

Calm 59, ranked against built-up residential streets. Access 76, 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 Penn Street in the top 14% of scored streets citywide.

Strongest on quietness (99) and transit (86); housing (28) is the weak spot.

On the record

Illegal parking is the most-filed complaint on Penn Street, with 30 reports. Since 2021, 14 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, quietness ranks 99 among built-up residential streets. None of the 501 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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