Neighborhood Risks Report

242 W 138TH ST, New York, NY 10030

NeighborhoodManhattan, NY⊙ 0.75 mi radius
252
Nearby concerns
0
Within 1 block

Public-safety facilities

118 within 0.75 mi · 4 sub-categories

Homeless shelters

3 sites
NYC DHS + advocacy directories
3sites
SAFE HORIZON INC0.62 mi · 12 min walk
ALI FORNEY CENTER0.63 mi · 13 min walk
MIRABAL SISTERS CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY CENTER INC0.66 mi · 13 min walk

Migrant reception centers

All clear
NYC Mayor + city contracts
0within 0.75 mi

Methadone / OASAS

1 clinics
NYS OASAS
1clinics
BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER0.69 mi · 14 min walk

Halfway houses

All clear
Federal BOP + NYS DOCCS
0within 0.75 mi

Supportive housing

14 buildings
NYC HPD
14buildings
IRIS HOUSE: A CENTER FOR WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV, INC.0.10 mi · 2 min walk
GODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER0.23 mi · 5 min walk
WESTON UNITED COMMUNITY RENEWAL INC.0.25 mi · 5 min walk
+ 11 more

Sex offender registry

NYS DCJS · Level 2/3
100within 0.75 mi
Privacy first: Counts only — no names, photos, or addresses.
View official registry →

24/7 noise sources

84 within 0.75 mi · 7 sub-categories

Sirens (FDNY · NYPD · ER)

6 sources
FDNY · NYPD · DOHMH
6sources
Battalion 16/Engine 69/Ladder 280.25 mi · 5 min walk
Harlem Hospital Center0.32 mi · 6 min walk
Engine 59/Ladder 300.33 mi · 7 min walk
+ 3 more

Active construction

1 sites
NYC DOB
1sites
Construction: 537 WEST 149 STREET0.73 mi · 15 min walk

Schools

63 schools
NYC DOE
63schools
Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School0.73 mi · 15 min walk
Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School0.73 mi · 15 min walk
Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School0.42 mi · 8 min walk
+ 60 more

Elevated rail

1 segments
MTA · NYC LION
1segments
125 St (1)0.75 mi · 15 min walk

Highway proximity

8 segments
FHWA NHS
8segments
Harlem River Drive0.54 mi · 11 min walk
Harlem River Drive0.54 mi · 11 min walk
Harlem River Drive0.57 mi · 11 min walk
+ 5 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

2 depots
NYC DCP Facilities DB
2depots
MOTHER CLARA HALE DEPOT0.49 mi · 10 min walk
MANHATTANVILLE DEPOT0.70 mi · 14 min walk

Train yards

3 yards
NYC DCP Facilities DB
3yards
137 ST. YARD0.58 mi · 12 min walk
147TH STREET YARD0.60 mi · 12 min walk
148 ST.0.60 mi · 12 min walk

Environmental / air quality

50 within 0.75 mi · 4 sub-categories

Industrial / brownfield

16 sites
EPA + NYS DEC
16sites
A&C Development Site0.38 mi · 8 min walk
691 Lenox Avenue - Phase 20.41 mi · 8 min walk
Erbograph Building0.42 mi · 8 min walk
+ 13 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

1 plants
NYC DEP via DCP Facilities DB
1plants
NORTH RIVER WWTP0.75 mi · 15 min walk

Power plants / large emitters

1 facilities
NYS DEC Title V emissions inventory
1facilities
NORTH RIVER WASTEWATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY0.75 mi · 15 min walk

Vacant storefronts

32 storefronts
NYC DOF Local Law 157 registrations
32storefronts
Vacant storefront — 2295 Adam Clayton Powell Jr0.21 mi · 4 min walk
Vacant storefront — 300 West 1420.21 mi · 4 min walk
Vacant storefront — 2270 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd0.24 mi · 5 min walk
+ 29 more

Block-level reputation

4143 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Rat sightings (12mo)

1025 complaints
NYC 311 — rat/rodent
1025complaints

311 noise complaints (90d)

2 on block
NYC 311
2049complaints
On this blockon block

Bedbug history (3yr)

1069 buildings
NYC HPD bedbug filings
1069buildings
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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