W 188 Street, Manhattan NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade C, 45 out of 100. How does W 188 Street in Manhattan rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade C, livability 45 out of 100.
Calm 28, ranked against numbered streets. Access 77, ranked against every street in the city. More complaints per home than most numbered streets, but a lot within a walk.
That puts W 188 Street in the bottom 32% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on traffic safety (52) and food nearby (88); quietness (7) is the weak spot.
On the record
Heat and hot water is the most-filed complaint on West 188 Street, with 180 reports. HPD has cited 25 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, 11 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, traffic safety ranks 52 among numbered streets. About 82% of the 385 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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