Neighborhood Risks Report

17 NEWEL STREET, Brooklyn, NY, 11222

NeighborhoodBrooklyn, NY⊙ 0.75 mi radius
136
Nearby concerns
3
Within 1 block

Public-safety facilities

9 within 0.75 mi · 1 sub-categories

Homeless shelters

All clear
NYC DHS + advocacy directories
0within 0.75 mi

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

28 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Sirens (FDNY · NYPD · ER)

3 sources
FDNY · NYPD · DOHMH
3sources
Engine 229/Ladder 1460.34 mi · 7 min walk
NYPD 94th Precinct0.41 mi · 8 min walk
Engine 238/Ladder 1060.56 mi · 11 min walk

Active construction

All clear
NYC DOB
0within 0.75 mi

Schools

15 schools
NYC DOE
15schools
Unity Preparatory Upper Charter School Of Brooklyn0.74 mi · 15 min walk
Bedford Stuy New Beginnings Chs0.50 mi · 10 min walk
Northside Charter High School0.26 mi · 5 min walk
+ 12 more

Elevated rail

All clear
MTA · NYC LION
0within 0.75 mi

Highway proximity

10 segments
FHWA NHS
10segments
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.26 mi · 5 min walk
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.34 mi · 7 min walk
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.41 mi · 8 min walk
+ 7 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

99 within 0.75 mi · 4 sub-categories

Industrial / brownfield

74 sites
EPA + NYS DEC
74sites
Former Carter Spray Finishing Corp.0.11 mi · 2 min walk
Former Carter Spray Finishing Corp. - Off-site0.12 mi · 2 min walk
Former Berkman Bros Site0.13 mi · 3 min walk
+ 71 more

Industrial business zones

1 zones
NYC EDC IBZ
1zones
Greenpoint/Williamsburg IBZ0.15 mi · 3 min walk

DSNY garages

All clear
NYC DSNY
0within 0.75 mi

Wastewater plants

3 plants
NYC DEP via DCP Facilities DB
3plants
NEWTON CREEK POLLUTION CONTROL0.70 mi · 14 min walk
NEWTON CREEK WWTP0.71 mi · 14 min walk
NEWTOWN CREEK WWTP0.71 mi · 14 min walk

Power plants / large emitters

All clear
NYS DEC Title V emissions inventory
0within 0.75 mi

Vacant storefronts

21 storefronts
NYC DOF Local Law 157 registrations
21storefronts
Vacant storefront — 206 DRIGGS AVENUEon block
Vacant storefront — 211 Driggs Aveon block
Vacant storefront — 55 MCGUINNESS BLVD S0.14 mi · 3 min walk
+ 18 more

Block-level reputation

2254 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Rat sightings (12mo)

242 complaints
NYC 311 — rat/rodent
242complaints

311 noise complaints (90d)

6 on block
NYC 311
670complaints
On this blockon block

Bedbug history (3yr)

1342 buildings
NYC HPD bedbug filings
1342buildings
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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