W 161 Street, Bronx NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade D, 37 out of 100. How does W 161 Street in Bronx rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade D, livability 37 out of 100.
Calm 23, ranked against numbered streets. Access 62, ranked against every street in the city. More complaints per home than most numbered streets, but a lot within a walk.
That puts W 161 Street in the bottom 12% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on infrastructure (99) and food nearby (86); street crime (2) is the weak spot.
On the record
Illegal parking is the most-filed complaint on West 161 Street, with 31 reports. HPD has cited 4 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk. On the other side, infrastructure ranks 99 among numbered streets. None of the 35 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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