Purves Street, Queens NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade B+, 79 out of 100. How does Purves Street in Queens rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade B+, livability 79 out of 100.
Calm 70, ranked against built-up residential streets. Access 96, 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 Purves Street in the top 2% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on street crime (88) and transit (97); tree cover (0) is the weak spot.
On the record
Illegal parking is the most-filed complaint on Purves Street, with 42 reports. HPD has cited 6 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 1 per 100 homes on file. On the other side, street crime ranks 88 among built-up residential streets. About 40% of the 718 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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