Neighborhood Risks Report

296 NORTH 8 STREET, Brooklyn, NY, 11211

NeighborhoodBrooklyn, NY⊙ 0.75 mi radius
189
Nearby concerns
5
Within 1 block

Public-safety facilities

14 within 0.75 mi · 1 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

All clear
NYS OASAS
0within 0.75 mi

Halfway houses

All clear
Federal BOP + NYS DOCCS
0within 0.75 mi

Supportive housing

All clear
NYC HPD
0within 0.75 mi

Sex offender registry

NYS DCJS · Level 2/3
14within 0.75 mi
Privacy first: Counts only — no names, photos, or addresses.
View official registry →

24/7 noise sources

60 within 0.75 mi · 5 sub-categories

Sirens (FDNY · NYPD · ER)

4 sources
FDNY · NYPD · DOHMH
4sources
Engine 229/Ladder 1460.30 mi · 6 min walk
Engine 221/Ladder 1040.47 mi · 9 min walk
Battalion 35/Engine 216/Ladder 1080.63 mi · 13 min walk
+ 1 more

Active construction

1 sites
NYC DOB
1sites
Construction: 344 ROEBLING STREET0.69 mi · 14 min walk

Schools

39 schools
NYC DOE
39schools
Brownsville Collegiate Charter School0.74 mi · 15 min walk
Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg0.45 mi · 9 min walk
Unity Preparatory Upper Charter School Of Brooklyn0.27 mi · 5 min walk
+ 36 more

Elevated rail

2 segments
MTA · NYC LION
2segments
Marcy Av (M J Z)0.55 mi · 11 min walk
Hewes St (M J)0.58 mi · 12 min walk

Highway proximity

14 segments
FHWA NHS
14segments
Williamsburg Bridgeon block
Brooklyn-Queens Expresswayon block
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.10 mi · 2 min walk
+ 11 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

All clear
NYC DCP Facilities DB
0within 0.75 mi

Environmental / air quality

115 within 0.75 mi · 4 sub-categories

Industrial / brownfield

73 sites
EPA + NYS DEC
73sites
BQE/Ansbacher Color & Dye Factoryon block
Former Driggs Plywood Corp.on block
Former Driggs Plywood Corp. - Off-Siteon block
+ 70 more

Industrial business zones

1 zones
NYC EDC IBZ
1zones
Greenpoint/Williamsburg IBZ0.73 mi · 15 min walk

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
N 1ST STREET PLANT0.70 mi · 14 min walk

Vacant storefronts

40 storefronts
NYC DOF Local Law 157 registrations
40storefronts
Vacant storefront — 416 METROPOLITAN AVENUE0.16 mi · 3 min walk
Vacant storefront — 539 Driggs Ave.0.22 mi · 4 min walk
Vacant storefront — 556 Driggs Avenue0.25 mi · 5 min walk
+ 37 more

Block-level reputation

3358 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Rat sightings (12mo)

410 complaints
NYC 311 — rat/rodent
410complaints

311 noise complaints (90d)

7 on block
NYC 311
1394complaints
On this blockon block

Bedbug history (3yr)

1554 buildings
NYC HPD bedbug filings
1554buildings
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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