Neighborhood Risks Report

685 COLUMBIA STREET, Nyc,

NeighborhoodNyc, NY⊙ 0.75 mi radius
64
Nearby concerns
0
Within 1 block

Public-safety facilities

4 within 0.75 mi · 2 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

1 clinics
NYS OASAS
1clinics
BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER0.69 mi · 14 min walk

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
3within 0.75 mi
Privacy first: Counts only — no names, photos, or addresses.
View official registry →

24/7 noise sources

24 within 0.75 mi · 4 sub-categories

Sirens (FDNY · NYPD · ER)

1 sources
FDNY · NYPD · DOHMH
1sources
Engine 279/Ladder 1310.55 mi · 11 min walk

Active construction

All clear
NYC DOB
0within 0.75 mi

Schools

8 schools
NYC DOE
8schools
Pave Academy Charter School0.53 mi · 11 min walk
Summit Academy Charter School0.62 mi · 12 min walk
Basis Independent Brooklyn0.25 mi · 5 min walk
+ 5 more

Elevated rail

All clear
MTA · NYC LION
0within 0.75 mi

Highway proximity

14 segments
FHWA NHS
14segments
Gowanus Expressway (HOV)0.55 mi · 11 min walk
Gowanus Expressway0.59 mi · 12 min walk
Gowanus Expressway0.59 mi · 12 min walk
+ 11 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

1 yards
NYC DCP Facilities DB
1yards
NYCT FACILITY0.53 mi · 11 min walk

Environmental / air quality

36 within 0.75 mi · 5 sub-categories

Industrial / brownfield

29 sites
EPA + NYS DEC
29sites
U. S. Dredging Shipyard Site0.17 mi · 3 min walk
U.S. Dredging Shipyard Site0.19 mi · 4 min walk
Waste Management- Allegro Facility0.29 mi · 6 min walk
+ 26 more

Industrial business zones

1 zones
NYC EDC IBZ
1zones
Red Hook IBZ0.47 mi · 9 min walk

DSNY garages

1 sites
NYC DSNY
1sites
DSNY BKN02G0.68 mi · 14 min walk

Wastewater plants

All clear
NYC DEP via DCP Facilities DB
0within 0.75 mi

Power plants / large emitters

2 facilities
NYS DEC Title V emissions inventory
2facilities
GOWANUS GENERATING STATION0.65 mi · 13 min walk
NYPA JOSEPH J SEYMOUR - 23RD ST & 3RD AVE0.73 mi · 15 min walk

Vacant storefronts

3 storefronts
NYC DOF Local Law 157 registrations
3storefronts
Vacant storefront — 18 Bay0.26 mi · 5 min walk
Vacant storefront — 300 VAN BRUNT STREET0.69 mi · 14 min walk
Vacant storefront — 126 25 STREET0.70 mi · 14 min walk

Block-level reputation

254 within 0.75 mi · 3 sub-categories

Rat sightings (12mo)

51 complaints
NYC 311 — rat/rodent
51complaints

311 noise complaints (90d)

73 complaints
NYC 311
73complaints

Bedbug history (3yr)

130 buildings
NYC HPD bedbug filings
130buildings
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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