Neighborhood Risks Report
55 SPENCER STREET, Brooklyn, NY, 11205
NeighborhoodBrooklyn, NY⊙ 0.75 mi radius
191
Nearby concerns
3
Within 1 block
Public-safety facilities
34 within 0.75 mi · 4 sub-categoriesHomeless shelters
2 sitesNYC DHS + advocacy directories
2sites
UNITED JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS OF WILLIAMSBURG, INC0.35 mi · 7 min walk
UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK0.69 mi · 14 min walk
Migrant reception centers
1 centersNYC Mayor + city contracts
1centers
Stockton St Warehouse HERRC0.56 mi · 11 min walk
Methadone / OASAS
All clearNYS OASAS
0within 0.75 mi
Halfway houses
All clearFederal BOP + NYS DOCCS
0within 0.75 mi
Supportive housing
4 buildingsNYC HPD
4buildings
CATHOLIC CHARITIES NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES INC0.40 mi · 8 min walk
CAMBA INC0.42 mi · 8 min walk
COMUNILIFE INC0.63 mi · 13 min walk
+ 1 more
Sex offender registry
NYS DCJS · Level 2/3
27within 0.75 mi
Privacy first: Counts only — no names, photos, or addresses.
View official registry →24/7 noise sources
93 within 0.75 mi · 4 sub-categoriesSirens (FDNY · NYPD · ER)
6 sourcesFDNY · NYPD · DOHMH
6sources
Ladder 1020.13 mi · 3 min walk
Engine 2300.43 mi · 9 min walk
Engine 211/Ladder 1190.46 mi · 9 min walk
+ 3 more
Active construction
All clearNYC DOB
0within 0.75 mi
Schools
79 schoolsNYC DOE
79schools
Community Partnership Charter School0.60 mi · 12 min walk
Community Partnership Charter School-Annex0.55 mi · 11 min walk
Brooklyn Charter School0.45 mi · 9 min walk
+ 76 more
Elevated rail
2 segmentsMTA · NYC LION
2segments
Lorimer St (M J)0.63 mi · 13 min walk
Hewes St (M J)0.67 mi · 13 min walk
Highway proximity
6 segmentsFHWA NHS
6segments
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.37 mi · 7 min walk
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.40 mi · 8 min walk
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.41 mi · 8 min walk
+ 3 more
Avenue traffic
All clearDerived from building address
0within 0.75 mi
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
64 within 0.75 mi · 4 sub-categoriesIndustrial / brownfield
57 sitesEPA + NYS DEC
57sites
12 Spencer Street/ 735 Bedford Avenueon block
Former East Coast Industrial Uniformon block
11 Spencer Streeton block
+ 54 more
Industrial business zones
All clearNYC EDC IBZ
0within 0.75 mi
DSNY garages
1 sitesNYC DSNY
1sites
DSNY BKN03G0.12 mi · 2 min walk
Wastewater plants
All clearNYC DEP via DCP Facilities DB
0within 0.75 mi
Power plants / large emitters
1 facilitiesNYS DEC Title V emissions inventory
1facilities
NAP - KENT AVENUE FACILITY0.52 mi · 10 min walk
Vacant storefronts
5 storefrontsNYC DOF Local Law 157 registrations
5storefronts
Vacant storefront — 253 Nostrand Avenue0.53 mi · 11 min walk
Vacant storefront — 248 Flushing Avenue0.56 mi · 11 min walk
Vacant storefront — 271 LORIMER STREET0.64 mi · 13 min walk
+ 2 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.