Neighborhood Risks Report

161 NORTH 5 STREET, Brooklyn, NY, 11211

NeighborhoodBrooklyn, NY⊙ 0.75 mi radius
170
Nearby concerns
7
Within 1 block

Public-safety facilities

10 within 0.75 mi · 2 sub-categories

Homeless shelters

1 sites
NYC DHS + advocacy directories
1sites
UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK0.75 mi · 15 min walk

Migrant reception centers

All clear
NYC Mayor + city contracts
0within 0.75 mi

Methadone / OASAS

All clear
NYS OASAS
0within 0.75 mi

Halfway houses

All clear
Federal BOP + NYS DOCCS
0within 0.75 mi

Supportive housing

All clear
NYC HPD
0within 0.75 mi

Sex offender registry

NYS DCJS · Level 2/3
9within 0.75 mi
Privacy first: Counts only — no names, photos, or addresses.
View official registry →

24/7 noise sources

48 within 0.75 mi · 5 sub-categories

Sirens (FDNY · NYPD · ER)

2 sources
FDNY · NYPD · DOHMH
2sources
Engine 221/Ladder 1040.26 mi · 5 min walk
Engine 229/Ladder 1460.51 mi · 10 min walk

Active construction

1 sites
NYC DOB
1sites
Construction: 344 ROEBLING STREET0.60 mi · 12 min walk

Schools

29 schools
NYC DOE
29schools
Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School Nyc0.75 mi · 15 min walk
Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg0.32 mi · 6 min walk
Unity Preparatory Upper Charter School Of Brooklynon block
+ 26 more

Elevated rail

2 segments
MTA · NYC LION
2segments
Marcy Av (M J Z)0.55 mi · 11 min walk
Hewes St (M J)0.70 mi · 14 min walk

Highway proximity

14 segments
FHWA NHS
14segments
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.32 mi · 6 min walk
Williamsburg Bridge0.32 mi · 6 min walk
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.32 mi · 6 min walk
+ 11 more

Avenue traffic

All clear
Derived from building address
0within 0.75 mi

Heliports

All clear
NYC DCP Facilities DB
0within 0.75 mi

Bus depots

All clear
NYC DCP Facilities DB
0within 0.75 mi

Train yards

All clear
NYC DCP Facilities DB
0within 0.75 mi

Environmental / air quality

112 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Industrial / brownfield

73 sites
EPA + NYS DEC
73sites
285 and 291 Metropolitan Aveon block
Former Sterling Transformer Corp. - Off-Site0.17 mi · 3 min walk
Former Sterling Transformer Corp.0.17 mi · 3 min walk
+ 70 more

Industrial business zones

All clear
NYC EDC IBZ
0within 0.75 mi

DSNY garages

All clear
NYC DSNY
0within 0.75 mi

Wastewater plants

All clear
NYC DEP via DCP Facilities DB
0within 0.75 mi

Power plants / large emitters

1 facilities
NYS DEC Title V emissions inventory
1facilities
N 1ST STREET PLANT0.39 mi · 8 min walk

Vacant storefronts

38 storefronts
NYC DOF Local Law 157 registrations
38storefronts
Vacant storefront — 556 Driggs Avenueon block
Vacant storefront — 184 BEDFORD AVENUEon block
Vacant storefront — 182 North 8th Streeton block
+ 35 more

Block-level reputation

2696 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Rat sightings (12mo)

323 complaints
NYC 311 — rat/rodent
323complaints

311 noise complaints (90d)

14 on block
NYC 311
1200complaints
On this blockon block

Bedbug history (3yr)

1173 buildings
NYC HPD bedbug filings
1173buildings
About this report: Locations are aggregated from city data, DOB filings, and public advocacy directories. Family shelter addresses are intentionally protected by NYC DHS — this list may be incomplete. Sex offender data is sourced from the NYS DCJS registry and shown as counts only; for details, visit the official registry.
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