Neighborhood Risks Report

478 PROSPECT AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY, 11215

NeighborhoodBrooklyn, NY⊙ 0.75 mi radius

Nearby concerns

Within 1 block

Public-safety facilities

8 within 0.75 mi · 2 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

2 buildings

NYC HPD

2buildings

CENTER FOR URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICES INC0.57 mi · 11 min walk

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK INC0.68 mi · 14 min walk

Sex offender registry

NYS DCJS · Level 2/3

6within 0.75 mi

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

View official registry →

24/7 noise sources

35 within 0.75 mi · 4 sub-categories

Sirens (FDNY · NYPD · ER)

2 sources

FDNY · NYPD · DOHMH

2sources

Engine 220/Ladder 1220.42 mi · 8 min walk

Battalion 48/Engine 2400.64 mi · 13 min walk

Active construction

All clear

NYC DOB

0within 0.75 mi

Schools

21 schools

NYC DOE

21schools

Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School0.18 mi · 4 min walk

Hellenic Classical Charter School0.59 mi · 12 min walk

Hellenic Classical Charter School Park Slope0.59 mi · 12 min walk

+ 18 more

Elevated rail

All clear

MTA · NYC LION

0within 0.75 mi

Highway proximity

11 segments

FHWA NHS

11segments

Prospect Expressway0.11 mi · 2 min walk

Prospect Expressway0.13 mi · 3 min walk

Prospect Expressway0.18 mi · 4 min walk

+ 8 more

Avenue traffic

1 on-street

Derived from building address

1on-street

On an avenue — 478 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

All clear

NYC DCP Facilities DB

0within 0.75 mi

Environmental / air quality

7 within 0.75 mi · 2 sub-categories

Industrial / brownfield

4 sites

EPA + NYS DEC

4sites

Ever Nu Metal0.17 mi · 3 min walk

Former Strauss Auto0.73 mi · 15 min walk

+ 1 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

All clear

NYS DEC Title V emissions inventory

0within 0.75 mi

Vacant storefronts

3 storefronts

NYC DOF Local Law 157 registrations

3storefronts

Vacant storefront — 260 PROSPECT PARK WESTon block

Vacant storefront — 550 Prospect avenue0.18 mi · 4 min walk

Vacant storefront — 599 4 AVENUE0.72 mi · 14 min walk

Block-level reputation

1435 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Rat sightings (12mo)

276 complaints

NYC 311 — rat/rodent

276complaints

311 noise complaints (90d)

14 on block

NYC 311

383complaints

On this blockon block

Bedbug history (3yr)

776 buildings

NYC HPD bedbug filings

776buildings

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.