Putnam Avenue, Queens NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade B+, 67 out of 100. How does Putnam Avenue in Queens rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade B+, livability 67 out of 100.
Calm 55, ranked against busy avenues. Access 89, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most busy avenues, and a lot within a walk.
That puts Putnam Avenue in the top 11% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on infrastructure (78) and transit (92); cleanliness (32) is the weak spot.
On the record
Illegal parking is the most-filed complaint on Putnam Avenue, with 146 reports, and cleanliness ranks 32 among busy avenues. HPD has cited 67 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 6 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 24 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, infrastructure ranks 78 among busy avenues. About 20% of the 1,099 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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