Neighborhood Risks Report
2953 WEST 21 STREET, Brooklyn, NY, 11224
NeighborhoodBrooklyn, NY⊙ 0.75 mi radius
215
Nearby concerns
6
Within 1 block
Public-safety facilities
86 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categoriesHomeless shelters
All clearNYC DHS + advocacy directories
0within 0.75 mi
Migrant reception centers
All clearNYC Mayor + city contracts
0within 0.75 mi
Methadone / OASAS
1 clinicsNYS OASAS
1clinics
VIP COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. OTPon block
Halfway houses
All clearFederal BOP + NYS DOCCS
0within 0.75 mi
Supportive housing
16 buildingsNYC HPD
16buildings
PHIPPS NEIGHBORHOODS INC0.19 mi · 4 min walk
LOWER EASTSIDE SERVICE CENTER INC0.25 mi · 5 min walk
POSTGRADUATE CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH0.26 mi · 5 min walk
+ 13 more
Sex offender registry
NYS DCJS · Level 2/3
69within 0.75 mi
Privacy first: Counts only — no names, photos, or addresses.
View official registry →24/7 noise sources
92 within 0.75 mi · 6 sub-categoriesSirens (FDNY · NYPD · ER)
6 sourcesFDNY · NYPD · DOHMH
6sources
Battalion 18/Engine 45/Ladder 580.34 mi · 7 min walk
Engine 46/Ladder 270.56 mi · 11 min walk
NYPD 48th Precinct0.57 mi · 11 min walk
+ 3 more
Active construction
1 sitesNYC DOB
1sites
Construction: 1420 MINFORD PLACE0.58 mi · 12 min walk
Schools
71 schoolsNYC DOE
71schools
Bronx Preparatory Charter School0.56 mi · 11 min walk
Bold Charter School0.27 mi · 5 min walk
Icahn Charter School 60.45 mi · 9 min walk
+ 68 more
Elevated rail
2 segmentsMTA · NYC LION
2segments
174 St (2 5)0.31 mi · 6 min walk
West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av (2 5)0.53 mi · 11 min walk
Highway proximity
11 segmentsFHWA NHS
11segments
Cross Bronx Expressway0.13 mi · 3 min walk
Cross Bronx Expressway0.15 mi · 3 min walk
Cross Bronx Expressway0.22 mi · 4 min walk
+ 8 more
Avenue traffic
All clearDerived from building address
0within 0.75 mi
Heliports
All clearNYC DCP Facilities DB
0within 0.75 mi
Bus depots
1 depotsNYC DCP Facilities DB
1depots
WEST FARMS DEPOT0.69 mi · 14 min walk
Train yards
All clearNYC DCP Facilities DB
0within 0.75 mi
Environmental / air quality
37 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categoriesIndustrial / brownfield
23 sitesEPA + NYS DEC
23sites
1800 Southern Boulevard0.28 mi · 6 min walk
1899-1905 West Farms Road0.48 mi · 10 min walk
Bathgate Avenue/E. 174th Street Plume Trackdown0.49 mi · 10 min walk
+ 20 more
Industrial business zones
All clearNYC EDC IBZ
0within 0.75 mi
DSNY garages
4 sitesNYC DSNY
4sites
DSNY BX06Gon block
DSNY BX08Gon block
DSNY BX06A0.54 mi · 11 min walk
+ 1 more
Wastewater plants
All clearNYC DEP via DCP Facilities DB
0within 0.75 mi
Power plants / large emitters
All clearNYS DEC Title V emissions inventory
0within 0.75 mi
Vacant storefronts
10 storefrontsNYC DOF Local Law 157 registrations
10storefronts
Vacant storefront — 870 East 175 Street0.14 mi · 3 min walk
Vacant storefront — 887 Crotona Park North0.16 mi · 3 min walk
Vacant storefront — 866 Elsmere Place0.18 mi · 4 min walk
+ 7 more
Block-level reputation
2348 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categoriesRat sightings (12mo)
598 complaintsNYC 311 — rat/rodent
598complaints
311 noise complaints (90d)
2 on blockNYC 311
1266complaints
On this blockon block
Bedbug history (3yr)
484 buildingsNYC HPD bedbug filings
484buildings
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.