Which areas of New York City are the noisiest?

No matter the time of day or borough, New York City is always noisy. In 2024, the city was ranked the second-noisiest city in the world. Time-out tells about the areas with the highest number of noise complaints.

According to According to, New Yorkers made a total of 311 non-emergency 753 calls last year. noise complaints. 10% of them came from Bronx Community District 12, making the Eastchester, Olinville, Williamsbridge and Woodlawn neighborhoods some of the noisiest in the city.

Manhattan Community District 12, which covers Inwood and Washington Heights, was the source of 31 complaints last year, among other neighborhoods. It ranked second a place about noise in New York.

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According to the data, the top five were Manhattan District 7 (Lincoln Square, Upper West Side), Manhattan District 10 (Central Harlem) and Brooklyn District 1, which includes Greenpoint and Williamsburg.

The Noisiest Neighborhoods in New York City, According to 311

1. Bronx District 12 (Edenwal, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Woodlawn, Fish Bay, Eastchester, Olinville and Baychester).
2. Manhattan District 12 (Inwood and Washington Heights).
3. Manhattan District 7 (Lincoln Square, Manhattan Valley and Upper West Side).
4. Manhattan District 10 (Central Harlem).
5. Brooklyn District 1 (Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Flushing Avenue north and south).
6. Bronx District 4 (Concourse, Concourse Village, Highbridge and Mount Eden).
7. Manhattan District 3 (Chinatown, East Village, Lower East Side, Tompkins Square and Two Bridges).
8. Bronx District 7 (Bedford Park, Fordham, Jerome Park, Kingsbridge Heights, Norwood and University Heights).
9. Brooklyn District 4 (Bushwick).
10. Queens District 10 (Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park).