Neighborhood Risks Report

242 W 53RD ST, New York, NY 10019

NeighborhoodManhattan, NY⊙ 0.75 mi radius
240
Nearby concerns
5
Within 1 block

Public-safety facilities

39 within 0.75 mi · 4 sub-categories

Homeless shelters

1 sites
NYC DHS + advocacy directories
1sites
SAMARITAN DAYTOP VILLAGE INC0.43 mi · 9 min walk

Migrant reception centers

2 centers
NYC Mayor + city contracts
2centers
Row NYC Hotel asylum shelter0.41 mi · 8 min walk
Roosevelt Hotel HERRC0.71 mi · 14 min walk

Methadone / OASAS

All clear
NYS OASAS
0within 0.75 mi

Halfway houses

All clear
Federal BOP + NYS DOCCS
0within 0.75 mi

Supportive housing

10 buildings
NYC HPD
10buildings
ENCORE COMMUNITY SERVICES0.21 mi · 4 min walk
JEWISH BOARD OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC0.22 mi · 4 min walk
JEWISH BOARD OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC0.22 mi · 4 min walk
+ 7 more

Sex offender registry

NYS DCJS · Level 2/3
26within 0.75 mi
Privacy first: Counts only — no names, photos, or addresses.
View official registry →

24/7 noise sources

70 within 0.75 mi · 6 sub-categories

Sirens (FDNY · NYPD · ER)

5 sources
FDNY · NYPD · DOHMH
5sources
Battalion 9/Engine 54/Ladder 40.26 mi · 5 min walk
Engine 230.28 mi · 6 min walk
Engine 650.61 mi · 12 min walk
+ 2 more

Active construction

1 sites
NYC DOB
1sites
Construction: 853 7 AVENUE0.15 mi · 3 min walk

Schools

58 schools
NYC DOE
58schools
Success Academy Charter School - Hell's Kitchen0.34 mi · 7 min walk
Success Academy Charter School Midtown West0.34 mi · 7 min walk
Success Academy Charter School - Hell's Kitchen0.34 mi · 7 min walk
+ 55 more

Elevated rail

All clear
MTA · NYC LION
0within 0.75 mi

Highway proximity

4 segments
FHWA NHS
4segments
12th Avenue0.70 mi · 14 min walk
12th Avenue0.71 mi · 14 min walk
12th Avenue0.71 mi · 14 min walk
+ 1 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

1 depots
NYC DCP Facilities DB
1depots
PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL0.61 mi · 12 min walk

Train yards

1 yards
NYC DCP Facilities DB
1yards
NYCT FACILITY0.15 mi · 3 min walk

Environmental / air quality

131 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Industrial / brownfield

20 sites
EPA + NYS DEC
20sites
245 West 55th Street0.12 mi · 2 min walk
New York Times Building0.17 mi · 3 min walk
MJW 47 LLC0.35 mi · 7 min walk
+ 17 more

Industrial business zones

All clear
NYC EDC IBZ
0within 0.75 mi

DSNY garages

4 sites
NYC DSNY
4sites
DSNY MN04A0.61 mi · 12 min walk
DSNY MN03A0.66 mi · 13 min walk
DSNY MN07G0.71 mi · 14 min walk
+ 1 more

Wastewater plants

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

Power plants / large emitters

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

Vacant storefronts

107 storefronts
NYC DOF Local Law 157 registrations
107storefronts
Vacant storefront — 1717 BROADWAYon block
Vacant storefront — 253 WEST 51 STREETon block
Vacant storefront — 230 West 55 Streeton block
+ 104 more

Block-level reputation

1401 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Rat sightings (12mo)

191 complaints
NYC 311 — rat/rodent
191complaints

311 noise complaints (90d)

17 on block
NYC 311
623complaints
On this blockon block

Bedbug history (3yr)

587 buildings
NYC HPD bedbug filings
587buildings
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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