Neighborhood Risks Report

279 PROSPECT AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY, 11215

NeighborhoodBrooklyn, NY⊙ 0.75 mi radius

Nearby concerns

Within 1 block

Public-safety facilities

15 within 0.75 mi · 3 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

2 clinics

NYS OASAS

2clinics

S BROOKLYN MEDICAL ADMIN SRVS INC. OTP0.43 mi · 9 min walk

BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER0.72 mi · 14 min walk

Halfway houses

All clear

Federal BOP + NYS DOCCS

0within 0.75 mi

Supportive housing

2 buildings

NYC HPD

2buildings

CENTER FOR URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICES INCon block

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK INC0.42 mi · 8 min walk

Sex offender registry

NYS DCJS · Level 2/3

11within 0.75 mi

Privacy first: Counts only — no names, photos, or addresses.

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24/7 noise sources

44 within 0.75 mi · 6 sub-categories

Sirens (FDNY · NYPD · ER)

2 sources

FDNY · NYPD · DOHMH

2sources

Engine 220/Ladder 1220.41 mi · 8 min walk

Engine 2390.57 mi · 11 min walk

Active construction

All clear

NYC DOB

0within 0.75 mi

Schools

26 schools

NYC DOE

26schools

Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School0.61 mi · 12 min walk

Hellenic Classical Charter School0.17 mi · 3 min walk

Hellenic Classical Charter School Park Slope0.17 mi · 3 min walk

+ 23 more

Elevated rail

1 segments

MTA · NYC LION

1segments

4 Av-9 St (F G)0.46 mi · 9 min walk

Highway proximity

13 segments

FHWA NHS

13segments

Prospect Expressway0.11 mi · 2 min walk

Prospect Expressway0.15 mi · 3 min walk

Prospect Expressway0.27 mi · 5 min walk

+ 10 more

Avenue traffic

1 on-street

Derived from building address

1on-street

On an avenue — 279 PROSPECT AVENUEon block

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

1 yards

NYC DCP Facilities DB

1yards

IND 10TH STREET SUBSTATION "F" RIGHT OF WAY0.58 mi · 12 min walk

Environmental / air quality

33 within 0.75 mi · 4 sub-categories

Industrial / brownfield

24 sites

EPA + NYS DEC

24sites

Former Strauss Auto0.25 mi · 5 min walk

Former Strauss Auto - Off-Site0.26 mi · 5 min walk

520-526 4th Avenue Redevelopment Site0.31 mi · 6 min walk

+ 21 more

Industrial business zones

All clear

NYC EDC IBZ

0within 0.75 mi

DSNY garages

2 sites

NYC DSNY

2sites

DSNY BKN02G0.57 mi · 11 min walk

DSNY BKS06G0.58 mi · 12 min walk

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

NYPA JOSEPH J SEYMOUR - 23RD ST & 3RD AVE0.57 mi · 11 min walk

Vacant storefronts

6 storefronts

NYC DOF Local Law 157 registrations

6storefronts

Vacant storefront — 599 4 AVENUE0.25 mi · 5 min walk

Vacant storefront — 485 4 avenue0.34 mi · 7 min walk

Vacant storefront — 260 PROSPECT PARK WEST0.49 mi · 10 min walk

+ 3 more

Block-level reputation

1742 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Rat sightings (12mo)

293 complaints

NYC 311 — rat/rodent

293complaints

311 noise complaints (90d)

6 on block

NYC 311

402complaints

On this blockon block

Bedbug history (3yr)

1047 buildings

NYC HPD bedbug filings

1047buildings

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.