Neighborhood Risks Report

551 61 STREET, Brooklyn, NY, 11220

NeighborhoodBrooklyn, NY⊙ 0.75 mi radius
77
Nearby concerns
1
Within 1 block

Public-safety facilities

22 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
22within 0.75 mi
Privacy first: Counts only — no names, photos, or addresses.
View official registry →

24/7 noise sources

42 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Sirens (FDNY · NYPD · ER)

3 sources
FDNY · NYPD · DOHMH
3sources
NYPD 72nd Precinct0.31 mi · 6 min walk
Battalion 40/Engine 201/Ladder 1140.51 mi · 10 min walk
Engine 241/Ladder 1090.52 mi · 10 min walk

Active construction

All clear
NYC DOB
0within 0.75 mi

Schools

22 schools
NYC DOE
22schools
Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School0.36 mi · 7 min walk
Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School Upper0.41 mi · 8 min walk
Bay Ridge Prep School 20.71 mi · 14 min walk
+ 19 more

Elevated rail

All clear
MTA · NYC LION
0within 0.75 mi

Highway proximity

17 segments
FHWA NHS
17segments
Gowanus Expressway0.21 mi · 4 min walk
Gowanus Expressway (HOV)0.21 mi · 4 min walk
Gowanus Expressway0.28 mi · 6 min walk
+ 14 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

13 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Industrial / brownfield

7 sites
EPA + NYS DEC
7sites
General Tire0.19 mi · 4 min walk
Bay Ridge Station B0.44 mi · 9 min walk
K - Bay Ridge B Station0.44 mi · 9 min walk
+ 4 more

Industrial business zones

1 zones
NYC EDC IBZ
1zones
Sunset Park IBZ0.63 mi · 13 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

All clear
NYS DEC Title V emissions inventory
0within 0.75 mi

Vacant storefronts

5 storefronts
NYC DOF Local Law 157 registrations
5storefronts
Vacant storefront — 6217 8 AVENUE0.38 mi · 8 min walk
Vacant storefront — 5216 5 AVENUE0.41 mi · 8 min walk
Vacant storefront — 4908 7th Ave0.60 mi · 12 min walk
+ 2 more

Block-level reputation

1996 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Rat sightings (12mo)

266 complaints
NYC 311 — rat/rodent
266complaints

311 noise complaints (90d)

638 complaints
NYC 311
638complaints

Bedbug history (3yr)

1092 buildings
NYC HPD bedbug filings
1092buildings
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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