How are the schools in Brooklyn, NY?

Brooklyn has 534 public schools in federal filings, 520 with enough reported data to grade. 83% of graded schools rate A or B on reported-incident data. 182 schools reported zero bullying incidents in the most recent federal collection. Per-school grades appear in NeighborhoodSense address reports.

What is the air quality in Brooklyn, NY?

EPA monitoring for Kings County recorded a median AQI of 39 with 69% good air days in 2025. That median is better than 14% of monitored NY counties.

Are there toxic chemical releases in Brooklyn, NY?

9 facilities in Brooklyn report chemical releases to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Reported releases include 710 lbs of carcinogen-class chemicals. Facility locations relative to a specific address appear in NeighborhoodSense reports.

Does NeighborhoodSense have gang activity data for Brooklyn?

Yes. NeighborhoodSense maintains 268 mapped gang-territory areas for the Brooklyn area, compiled from public records. Reported territory proximity to a specific address appears in address reports.

Is Brooklyn, NY safe?

NeighborhoodSense doesn't rate cities as safe or unsafe. Instead we compile the public record — reported school incidents, EPA chemical releases, air quality, hospital patient experience, and more — so you can weigh the facts for any specific address in Brooklyn.

City data / NY / Brooklyn

Brooklyn, NY: The Full Public Record

710 pounds of cancer-linked chemical releases. 520 schools with federal incident records. 268 mapped gang-territory areas. 45 hospitals rated by their own patients. All public record — compiled in one place for Brooklyn, and available in full for any address in it.

Schools

Federal civil-rights filings cover 534 schools in Brooklyn, including 149 high schools. 520 report enough data to grade on reported incidents. Across those, 83% rate A or B.

A 167

B 264

C 82

D 7

In the most recent federal collection, schools here reported 2,123 bullying allegations, 57 weapon incidents, and 60 school-related arrests.

School-by-school grades, incident counts, and which schools serve a given address In the address report

Academic access

115 schools offer Advanced Placement courses. 47 offer dual enrollment for college credit. 29 run gifted & talented programs, and 7 offer the International Baccalaureate.

Which schools — with course counts, athletics, and counselor staffing In the address report

Chemical releases

9 facilities in Brooklyn report chemical releases to the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. Their filings include 710 pounds of carcinogen-class releases.

Largest reported releases by weight: Ammonia (41,208 lbs), n-Hexane (956 lbs), Toluene (725 lbs).

Facility names, locations, and distance from a specific address In the address report

Air quality

EPA monitoring for Kings County recorded a median AQI of 39 in 2025, with good air on 69% of monitored days. 14% of monitored NY counties recorded worse air — most recorded better.

Gang-related activity (reported)

NeighborhoodSense maintains mapped gang-territory data for the Brooklyn area, compiled from public records — 268 documented territory areas. This dataset does not appear on mainstream real-estate sites.

The territory map, and reported proximity to a specific address In the address report

Hospitals — rated by their patients

46 hospitals operate within 15 miles of central Brooklyn; 45 carry federal patient-experience scores. Between 81% and 93% of patients said doctors communicated well, depending on the hospital. 82% would recommend their hospital.

87% — nurses communicated well
71% — medications clearly explained
80% — clear discharge instructions
84% — rooms rated clean
219 infection-safety measures tracked (MRSA, C. diff, surgical infections)

Which hospital is which — scores and infection data by name, plus distance from any address In the address report

Fatal police incidents

Public records document 13 fatal police shooting incidents in Brooklyn over the tracked period. Locations relative to a specific address appear in address reports.

Broader crime figures for Brooklyn are collected at the city level by the FBI's national reporting system; NeighborhoodSense presents them at that level, labeled as city-level — not attributed to any street or block.

Local economy

Kings County's economy is classified as growing in federal employment data with 6.8% job growth over the tracked decade, average annual pay of $54,742, and 73,634 registered businesses.

Every address in Brooklyn has its own report

The figures above are city and county totals. The address report shows the five schools serving a specific home, facility distances, hospital names and scores, and more — from the same official sources.

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