MANHATTAN — Carnegie Hill's streets were in the worst condition compared to any other neighborhood in Manhattan during the 2014-2015 fiscal year, according to a Department of Transportation report released this month.
Carnegie Hill — bound by East 86th and East 96th streets from Central Park to Lexington Avenue —ranked at the bottom of the list of 28 Manhattan neighborhoods in a study evaluating the conditions of streets across the city, with only 44.6 percent of the area's streets considered "good," while 54 percent were deemed "fair" and one percent were "poor," the report shows.
Many of the streets were distressed with cracked pavement and ruts, which put the neighborhood on the bottom of the list and made it a target for improvements, according to officials.
Out of 188 neighborhoods across the five boroughs, Carnegie Hill placed at 184 — near the bottom of the list.
In response to the findings of the study, the DOT sent workers last year to re-pave seven miles of streets in Carnegie Hill, including Madison Avenue, between 72nd and 96th streets; and 95th Street, between Third and Fifth avenues, according to spokeswoman Alana Morales.
In 2017, workers re-paved 3.5 miles of street, including Third Avenue, between 88th and 96th streets; and 96th Street, between Lexington and Fifth avenues, she said.
Currently, Park Avenue; the majority of Fifth Avenue, from 86th to 96th streets; and a number of blocks on 94th and on 86th streets are still rated as "fair," according to the DOT's data map.
"The de Blasio Administration’s historic investments in road resurfacing and re-paving are resulting in increases in DOT’s output," Morales said.
"That includes 1,325 lane citywide miles in calendar year 2016 and 838.32 lane miles city wide in the current fiscal year. In Manhattan, we paved approximately 152 lane miles in calendar year 2016 and 96 lane miles in the current fiscal year."
Other neighborhoods in the city that scored low during the 2014-2015 fiscal year included Seagate-Coney Island in Brooklyn, Parkchester in the Bronx, Kew Gardens in Queens, and Stapleton-Rosebank in Staten Island.
Among the best included Stuyvesant Town-Cooper Village, Fort Greene, Williamsbridge-Olinville in the Bronx, and Oak-wood-Oakwood Beach on Staten Island.
Overall, Brooklyn had the best streets, where as Staten Island and Manhattan had the worst.
Overall, 70 percent of the city’s streets were in good condition, 29 percent were in fair condition, and 0.6 percent were in poor condition during that time period.
See where your neighborhood was rated on the DOT's map below:
Each year, the DOT evaluates the condition of streets to determine which will be re-paved in a given year. At least 50 percent of streets citywide are canvassed, although most years the city canvasses 90 percent, according to the DOT.
Inspectors look at the level of distress on city streets and blocks, including cracking, patching, surface peeling, raveling or rutting. A "poor" street would be at least 50 percent distressed, a "fair" street would be anywhere from 5 to 50 percent distressed, and a "good" street would show less than 5 percent, the DOT states. The rankings take into account the square footage of each street, they added.
