Neighborhood Risks Report

656 METROPOLITAN AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY, 11211

NeighborhoodBrooklyn, NY⊙ 0.75 mi radius
168
Nearby concerns
2
Within 1 block

Public-safety facilities

14 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
14within 0.75 mi
Privacy first: Counts only — no names, photos, or addresses.
View official registry →

24/7 noise sources

70 within 0.75 mi · 5 sub-categories

Sirens (FDNY · NYPD · ER)

4 sources
FDNY · NYPD · DOHMH
4sources
Engine 229/Ladder 1460.32 mi · 6 min walk
Battalion 35/Engine 216/Ladder 1080.58 mi · 12 min walk
NYPD 90th Precinct0.59 mi · 12 min walk
+ 1 more

Active construction

All clear
NYC DOB
0within 0.75 mi

Schools

48 schools
NYC DOE
48schools
Brownsville Collegiate Charter School0.53 mi · 11 min walk
Brownsville Collegiate Charter School0.53 mi · 11 min walk
Unity Preparatory Upper Charter School Of Brooklyn0.57 mi · 11 min walk
+ 45 more

Elevated rail

3 segments
MTA · NYC LION
3segments
Hewes St (M J)0.61 mi · 12 min walk
Marcy Av (M J Z)0.69 mi · 14 min walk
Lorimer St (M J)0.72 mi · 14 min walk

Highway proximity

14 segments
FHWA NHS
14segments
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.21 mi · 4 min walk
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.22 mi · 4 min walk
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway0.29 mi · 6 min walk
+ 11 more

Avenue traffic

1 on-street
Derived from building address
1on-street
On an avenue — 656 METROPOLITAN 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

84 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Industrial / brownfield

48 sites
EPA + NYS DEC
48sites
536 Metropolitan Avenue0.20 mi · 4 min walk
555 Grand Street - Off-Site0.24 mi · 5 min walk
555 Grand Street0.24 mi · 5 min walk
+ 45 more

Industrial business zones

1 zones
NYC EDC IBZ
1zones
East Williamsburg IBZ0.71 mi · 14 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

35 storefronts
NYC DOF Local Law 157 registrations
35storefronts
Vacant storefront — 318 GRAHAM AVENUE0.18 mi · 4 min walk
Vacant storefront — 485 Lorimer Street0.22 mi · 4 min walk
Vacant storefront — 2 Bushwick0.25 mi · 5 min walk
+ 32 more

Block-level reputation

3160 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Rat sightings (12mo)

382 complaints
NYC 311 — rat/rodent
382complaints

311 noise complaints (90d)

3 on block
NYC 311
1275complaints
On this blockon block

Bedbug history (3yr)

1503 buildings
NYC HPD bedbug filings
1503buildings
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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