W 172 Street, Manhattan NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026

Grade C+, 51 out of 100. How does W 172 Street in Manhattan rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?

Livability score

Grade C+, livability 51 out of 100.

Calm 35, ranked against numbered streets. Access 82, ranked against every street in the city. More complaints per home than most numbered streets, but a lot within a walk.

That puts W 172 Street in the top 48% of scored streets citywide.

Strongest on parking (89) and food nearby (89); housing (9) is the weak spot.

On the record

Street/sidewalk noise is the most-filed complaint on West 172 Street, with 423 reports. HPD has cited 151 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 22 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 25 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, parking ranks 89 among numbered streets. About 65% of the 702 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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