Is Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Safe?

This page covers housing conditions data for Myrtle Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn — not crime statistics. Bushwick is a dense, renter-heavy neighborhood with above-average HPD complaint volumes and active code enforcement activity.

Since 2024, Bushwick buildings have generated 27,089 HPD complaints — including 8,229 heat and hot water complaints (30% of all filings) and 2,589 pest complaints. There are currently 16,391 open HPD violations, with 4,005 classified as Class C (immediately hazardous). Buildings carry 4,665 active DOB/OATH summonses and 5,470 major DOB permits across the neighborhood.

DOHMH rodent inspections have recorded a 24% failure rate for rat activity in Bushwick — 49,143 failures out of 207,404 inspections. Since 2017, 1,267 evictions have been executed in the neighborhood.

Buildings on or near Myrtle Avenue with the highest complaint counts:

Before renting in Bushwick, look up any building's complaint history, violation record, eviction history, and rodent inspection data at 311tracker.com.