Neighborhood Risks Report
500 METROPOLITAN AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY, 11211
NeighborhoodBrooklyn, NY⊙ 0.75 mi radius
181
Nearby concerns
5
Within 1 block
Public-safety facilities
17 within 0.75 mi · 1 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
All clearNYS OASAS
0within 0.75 mi
Halfway houses
All clearFederal BOP + NYS DOCCS
0within 0.75 mi
Supportive housing
All clearNYC HPD
0within 0.75 mi
Sex offender registry
NYS DCJS · Level 2/3
17within 0.75 mi
Privacy first: Counts only — no names, photos, or addresses.
View official registry →24/7 noise sources
64 within 0.75 mi · 6 sub-categoriesSirens (FDNY · NYPD · ER)
4 sourcesFDNY · NYPD · DOHMH
4sources
Engine 229/Ladder 1460.38 mi · 8 min walk
Engine 221/Ladder 1040.49 mi · 10 min walk
Battalion 35/Engine 216/Ladder 1080.50 mi · 10 min walk
+ 1 more
Active construction
1 sitesNYC DOB
1sites
Construction: 344 ROEBLING STREET0.63 mi · 13 min walk
Schools
41 schoolsNYC DOE
41schools
Beginning With Children Charter School Ii0.67 mi · 13 min walk
Brownsville Collegiate Charter School0.62 mi · 12 min walk
Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg0.44 mi · 9 min walk
+ 38 more
Elevated rail
3 segmentsMTA · NYC LION
3segments
Hewes St (M J)0.46 mi · 9 min walk
Marcy Av (M J Z)0.47 mi · 9 min walk
Lorimer St (M J)0.70 mi · 14 min walk
Highway proximity
14 segmentsFHWA NHS
14segments
Brooklyn-Queens Expresswayon block
Williamsburg Bridgeon block
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.16 mi · 3 min walk
+ 11 more
Avenue traffic
1 on-streetDerived from building address
1on-street
On an avenue — 500 METROPOLITAN AVENUEon block
Heliports
All clearNYC DCP Facilities DB
0within 0.75 mi
Bus depots
All clearNYC DCP Facilities DB
0within 0.75 mi
Train yards
All clearNYC DCP Facilities DB
0within 0.75 mi
Environmental / air quality
100 within 0.75 mi · 2 sub-categoriesIndustrial / brownfield
60 sitesEPA + NYS DEC
60sites
536 Metropolitan Avenueon block
BQE/Ansbacher Color & Dye Factoryon block
432 Rodney Street0.12 mi · 2 min walk
+ 57 more
Industrial business zones
All clearNYC EDC IBZ
0within 0.75 mi
DSNY garages
All clearNYC DSNY
0within 0.75 mi
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
40 storefrontsNYC DOF Local Law 157 registrations
40storefronts
Vacant storefront — 416 METROPOLITAN AVENUE0.16 mi · 3 min walk
Vacant storefront — 535 GRAND STREET0.19 mi · 4 min walk
Vacant storefront — 485 Lorimer Street0.20 mi · 4 min walk
+ 37 more
Block-level reputation
0 within 0.75 mi · 0 sub-categoriesRat sightings (12mo)
All clearNYC 311 — rat/rodent
0within 0.75 mi
311 noise complaints (90d)
All clearNYC 311
0within 0.75 mi
Bedbug history (3yr)
All clearNYC HPD bedbug filings
0within 0.75 mi
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.