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

Grade C+, 51 out of 100. How does Sherman Avenue in Manhattan rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?

Livability score

Grade C+, livability 51 out of 100.

Calm 33, ranked against busy avenues. Access 83, ranked against every street in the city. More complaints per home than most busy avenues, but a lot within a walk.

That puts Sherman Avenue in the top 48% of scored streets citywide.

Strongest on cleanliness (90) and food nearby (93); quietness (4) is the weak spot.

On the record

Heat and hot water is the most-filed complaint on Sherman Avenue, with 553 reports. HPD has cited 473 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 23 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 99 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, cleanliness ranks 90 among busy avenues. About 88% of the 2,095 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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