Putnam Avenue W, Bronx NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026

Grade B, 62 out of 100. How does Putnam Avenue W in Bronx rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?

Livability score

Grade B, livability 62 out of 100.

Calm 58, ranked against smaller avenues. Access 69, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most smaller avenues, and a lot within a walk.

That puts Putnam Avenue W in the top 18% of scored streets citywide.

Strongest on infrastructure (96) and transit (76); housing (25) is the weak spot.

On the record

Illegal parking is the most-filed complaint on Putnam Avenue W, with 34 reports. HPD has cited 8 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 6 per 100 homes on file. On the other side, infrastructure ranks 96 among smaller avenues. About 100% of the 134 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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