Neighborhood Risks Report

285 SCHERMERHORN STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11217

NeighborhoodBrooklyn, NY⊙ 0.75 mi radius
240
Nearby concerns
10
Within 1 block

Public-safety facilities

41 within 0.75 mi · 4 sub-categories

Homeless shelters

1 sites
NYC DHS + advocacy directories
1sites
UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK0.41 mi · 8 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

2 houses
Federal BOP + NYS DOCCS
2houses
Brooklyn House (federal halfway house)0.37 mi · 7 min walk
Brooklyn Community Re-entry Center0.60 mi · 12 min walk

Supportive housing

10 buildings
NYC HPD
10buildings
INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY LIVING, INC.on block
INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY LIVING, INC.on block
INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY LIVING, INC.on block
+ 7 more

Sex offender registry

NYS DCJS · Level 2/3
28within 0.75 mi
Privacy first: Counts only — no names, photos, or addresses.
View official registry →

24/7 noise sources

102 within 0.75 mi · 4 sub-categories

Sirens (FDNY · NYPD · ER)

5 sources
FDNY · NYPD · DOHMH
5sources
Engine 226on block
Brooklyn Borough Command/Division 11/Battalion 31/Engine 207/Ladder 1100.52 mi · 10 min walk
NYPD 84th Precinct0.52 mi · 10 min walk
+ 2 more

Active construction

All clear
NYC DOB
0within 0.75 mi

Schools

86 schools
NYC DOE
86schools
New Dawn Charter High School0.53 mi · 11 min walk
New Dawn Charter High School0.53 mi · 11 min walk
Success Academy Charter School - Cobble Hill0.61 mi · 12 min walk
+ 83 more

Elevated rail

All clear
MTA · NYC LION
0within 0.75 mi

Highway proximity

9 segments
FHWA NHS
9segments
Tillary Street0.56 mi · 11 min walk
Tillary Street0.56 mi · 11 min walk
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.60 mi · 12 min walk
+ 6 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

2 yards
NYC DCP Facilities DB
2yards
NYCT FACILITY0.36 mi · 7 min walk
NYCT FACILITY0.43 mi · 9 min walk

Environmental / air quality

97 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Industrial / brownfield

48 sites
EPA + NYS DEC
48sites
29 Flatbush Avenue0.16 mi · 3 min walk
130 Saint Felix Street Site0.30 mi · 6 min walk
Diagravure Film Manufacturing Site0.30 mi · 6 min walk
+ 45 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
COGEN CORP-111 LIVINGSTON ST0.45 mi · 9 min walk

Vacant storefronts

48 storefronts
NYC DOF Local Law 157 registrations
48storefronts
Vacant storefront — 25 bondon block
Vacant storefront — 72 nevins ston block
Vacant storefront — 346 Livingston Street0.11 mi · 2 min walk
+ 45 more

Block-level reputation

2579 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Rat sightings (12mo)

321 complaints
NYC 311 — rat/rodent
321complaints

311 noise complaints (90d)

38 on block
NYC 311
1103complaints
On this blockon block

Bedbug history (3yr)

1155 buildings
NYC HPD bedbug filings
1155buildings
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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