7th Avenue South & Leroy Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue South and Leroy Street is in the West Village, Manhattan. It lies on the edge of the Greenwich Village Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Hudson Park Library is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, Houston St, is about three minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, seven of them schools, and 186 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 7th Avenue South.

Safety record
5 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Houston St
680 feet · 3 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
7 Av South/Bedford St · M20
Within a walk
38 places
7 schools, 5 parks and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue South & Leroy Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Houston St, 680 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Houston St 1
    680 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. Christopher St-Stonewall 1
    1,240 feet
    1
  2. W 4 St-Wash Sq A, B, C, D, E, F, M
    1,270 feet
    A B C D E F M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Platform Diving” (1994) by Deborah Brown at the Houston St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av South/Bedford St, 60 feet away, for the M20.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av South/Bedford St M20
    60 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 7th Avenue South.

  • 78 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 7 Ave S & Bleecker St 87 docks in all
    730 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 139 Charles Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, the median for a Manhattan corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2019
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10014
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
3
Police precinct
6
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Village
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1886 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7:30am to 7pm on Leroy Street (west side).

East side of 7th Avenue South

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 7th Avenue South

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 4AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Leroy Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Leroy Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 106065, 106223 and 106518.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Greenwich Village Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 397 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Altered Federal. They were mostly built between 1833 and 1891.

  1. Upjohn Building Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. The Vernon Studio Building Designated landmark
    280 feet
  3. Carmine Street Public Baths Designated landmark
    300 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in James J. Walker Park.

  1. Carmine Street Pool Mural Mural by Keith Haring, 1987
    350 feet
  2. Firemen's Memorial Sarcophagus, 1834
    480 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 7 schools
  • 5 parks
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Great Oaks Kathleen Sherry Charter School
    600 feet
  2. The Downing Street Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    640 feet
  3. High School M560 - City As School
    650 feet
Show all 11
  1. P.S. M721 - Manhattan Occupational Training Center School
    650 feet
  2. Barrow Street Nursery School at Greenwich House Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  3. P.S. 003 Charrette School
    1,040 feet
  4. Little Red School House & Elizabeth Irwin High School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,080 feet
  5. Arrojo Academy Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
  6. Lrei School
    1,140 feet
  7. M.S. 297 School
    1,200 feet
  8. St Luke's School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. James J Walker Park
    260 feet
  2. James J Walker Park Playground
    270 feet
  3. Downing Street Playground
    680 feet
Show all 11
  1. Father Demo Square
    830 feet
  2. William F. Passannante Ballfield Park
    1,030 feet
  3. Minetta Triangle
    1,070 feet
  4. Minetta Playground
    1,080 feet
  5. Minetta Green
    1,080 feet
  6. Playground of the Americas Playground
    1,120 feet
  7. Sheridan Square Viewing Garden
    1,260 feet
  8. West 4th Street Courts Playground
    1,280 feet

Health care

  1. West Village Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    890 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hudson Park Library Landmark
    300 feet
  2. Houses at 26, 28 and 30 Jones Street Listed historic place
    790 feet
  3. Caffe Cino Listed historic place
    800 feet
Show all 4
  1. South Village Historic District Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Cherry Lane Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    480 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Pompeii Church House of worship
    520 feet
  2. Neighborhood Church House of worship
    690 feet
  3. Church of Saint Luke in the Fields House of worship
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
    330 feet
  2. Tony Dapolito Pool Swimming pool
    360 feet
  3. Older adult center at 25 Carmine Street Older adult center
    600 feet
Show all 4
  1. Village Post Office Listed historic place
    780 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 2/Engine 24/Ladder 5 Fire station
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,300 feet
  2. Brooklyn Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 186 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 23 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 7th Avenue South or Leroy Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.