W 61 Street, Manhattan NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade A, 82 out of 100. How does W 61 Street in Manhattan rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade A, livability 82 out of 100.
Calm 82, ranked against numbered streets. Access 83, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most numbered streets, and a lot within a walk.
That puts W 61 Street in the top 2% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on housing (100) and transit (89); tree cover (60) is the weak spot.
On the record
Illegal parking is the most-filed complaint on West 61 Street, with 101 reports. Since 2021, 23 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, housing ranks 100 among numbered streets. About 53% of the 1,229 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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