Neighborhood Risks Report
53 SOUTH PORTLAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY, 11217
NeighborhoodBrooklyn, NY⊙ 0.75 mi radius
160
Nearby concerns
1
Within 1 block
Public-safety facilities
43 within 0.75 mi · 5 sub-categoriesHomeless shelters
1 sitesNYC DHS + advocacy directories
1sites
UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK0.56 mi · 11 min walk
Migrant reception centers
1 centersNYC Mayor + city contracts
1centers
Stockton St Warehouse HERRC0.73 mi · 15 min walk
Methadone / OASAS
8 clinicsNYS OASAS
8clinics
FORT GREENE CLINIC OTP0.56 mi · 11 min walk
EAST NEW YORK CLINIC OTP0.56 mi · 11 min walk
ARTC BUSHWICK MMTP OTP0.56 mi · 11 min walk
+ 5 more
Halfway houses
All clearFederal BOP + NYS DOCCS
0within 0.75 mi
Supportive housing
10 buildingsNYC HPD
10buildings
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK INC0.41 mi · 8 min walk
INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY LIVING, INC.0.41 mi · 8 min walk
INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY LIVING, INC.0.41 mi · 8 min walk
+ 7 more
Sex offender registry
NYS DCJS · Level 2/3
23within 0.75 mi
Privacy first: Counts only — no names, photos, or addresses.
View official registry →24/7 noise sources
53 within 0.75 mi · 5 sub-categoriesSirens (FDNY · NYPD · ER)
6 sourcesFDNY · NYPD · DOHMH
6sources
Engine 2100.34 mi · 7 min walk
Engine 2260.44 mi · 9 min walk
Engine 219/Ladder 1050.47 mi · 9 min walk
+ 3 more
Active construction
All clearNYC DOB
0within 0.75 mi
Schools
41 schoolsNYC DOE
41schools
Achievement First Endeavor Charter School0.59 mi · 12 min walk
The International Charter School Of New York Annex0.16 mi · 3 min walk
Compass Charter School0.16 mi · 3 min walk
+ 38 more
Elevated rail
All clearMTA · NYC LION
0within 0.75 mi
Highway proximity
4 segmentsFHWA NHS
4segments
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.56 mi · 11 min walk
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.58 mi · 12 min walk
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.65 mi · 13 min walk
+ 1 more
Avenue traffic
1 on-streetDerived from building address
1on-street
On an avenue — 53 SOUTH PORTLAND AVEon block
Heliports
All clearNYC DCP Facilities DB
0within 0.75 mi
Bus depots
All clearNYC DCP Facilities DB
0within 0.75 mi
Train yards
1 yardsNYC DCP Facilities DB
1yards
VD YARD0.57 mi · 11 min walk
Environmental / air quality
64 within 0.75 mi · 4 sub-categoriesIndustrial / brownfield
20 sitesEPA + NYS DEC
20sites
130 Saint Felix Street Site0.22 mi · 4 min walk
29 Flatbush Avenue0.26 mi · 5 min walk
Atlantic Terrace Cornerstone Project0.35 mi · 7 min walk
+ 17 more
Industrial business zones
All clearNYC EDC IBZ
0within 0.75 mi
DSNY garages
All clearNYC DSNY
0within 0.75 mi
Wastewater plants
1 plantsNYC DEP via DCP Facilities DB
1plants
RED HOOK WWTP0.73 mi · 15 min walk
Power plants / large emitters
1 facilitiesNYS DEC Title V emissions inventory
1facilities
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD COGENERATION PLANT0.69 mi · 14 min walk
Vacant storefronts
42 storefrontsNYC DOF Local Law 157 registrations
42storefronts
Vacant storefront — 1 Hanson Place, RETL0.24 mi · 5 min walk
Vacant storefront — 41 FLATBUSH AVE0.27 mi · 5 min walk
Vacant storefront — 29 Flatbush Avenue0.30 mi · 6 min walk
+ 39 more
Block-level reputation
2619 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categoriesRat sightings (12mo)
386 complaintsNYC 311 — rat/rodent
386complaints
311 noise complaints (90d)
30 on blockNYC 311
1089complaints
On this blockon block
Bedbug history (3yr)
1144 buildingsNYC HPD bedbug filings
1144buildings
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.