Is Gates Ave Brooklyn Safe?

This page covers housing conditions data for Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant — not crime statistics. Bed-Stuy is one of Brooklyn's most renter-heavy neighborhoods, and the numbers reflect significant maintenance pressure across its housing stock.

Since 2024, Bed-Stuy buildings have generated 47,434 HPD complaints — including 15,412 heat and hot water complaints (33% of all filings) and 3,762 pest complaints. There are currently 28,127 open HPD violations, with 5,756 classified as Class C (immediately hazardous, requiring correction within 24 hours). Buildings across the neighborhood carry 7,674 active DOB/OATH summonses for construction and safety code violations, and 8,748 major DOB permits filed for significant renovation work.

DOHMH rodent inspections have recorded a 24% failure rate for rat activity across Bedford-Stuyvesant — 68,064 failed inspections out of 281,065 conducted. Since 2017, 2,258 evictions have been executed in the neighborhood.

Buildings on or near Gates Avenue with the most recorded complaints:

Before renting in Bedford-Stuyvesant, check any building's complaint history, violation record, eviction history, and rodent inspection data at 311tracker.com.