Avenue of the Americas & Bleecker Street

Avenue of the Americas and Bleecker Street meet at a seven-way junction in the West Village, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the South Village Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 1,236 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Minetta Triangle is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, W 4 St-Wash Sq, is about two minutes on foot, for the A, B, C and four more. Within a five-minute walk are 48 public places and 294 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
W 4 St-Wash Sq
600 feet · 2 min on foot · A, B, C, D, E, F, M
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
6 Av/West Houston St · M55, SIM1, SIM34
Within a walk
48 places
9 parks, 8 religious buildings and 15 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & Bleecker Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is W 4 St-Wash Sq, 600 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 4 St-Wash Sq A, B, C, D, E, F, M
    600 feet
    A B C D E F M

Next trains at this station

Uptown
7 lines
  1. A …
  2. B …
  3. C …
  4. D …
  5. E …
  6. F …
  7. M …
Downtown
7 lines
  1. A …
  2. B …
  3. C …
  4. D …
  5. E …
  6. F …
  7. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Houston St 1
    1,030 feet
    1
  2. Spring St C, E
    0.3 miles
    C E

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/West Houston St, 360 feet away, for the M55, SIM1 and SIM34.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/West Houston St M55, SIM1, SIM34 · Shelter
    360 feet
    M55 SIM1 SIM34
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …
  2. SIM1 …
  3. SIM34 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Avenue of the Americas and Bleecker Street.

  • 75 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Carmine St & 6 Ave 63 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2023

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,236 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 651st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 537 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10014
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
2 and 3 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
6
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Village
Elevation
20 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Four of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 5,200 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 1887 and 1907.

Trees

NYC Parks records 150 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to midnight on Avenue of the Americas (east side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7:30am to midnight on Avenue of the Americas (west side).

North side of Bleecker Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Bleecker Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of Downing Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of Downing Street

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

East side of Minetta Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of Minetta Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104365 and 107191.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 427 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1836 and 1899.

  1. Church of Our Lady of Pompeii Community House Designated landmark
    340 feet
  2. Minetta Lane Theatre Designated landmark
    440 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 public places.

  • 9 parks
  • 8 religious buildings
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 6 playgrounds
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Little Red School House & Elizabeth Irwin High School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · landmark
    80 feet
  2. Lrei School
    150 feet
  3. The Downing Street Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    430 feet
Show all 6
  1. Great Oaks Kathleen Sherry Charter School
    470 feet
  2. Cooke School and Institute School
    850 feet
  3. Barrow Street Nursery School at Greenwich House Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Minetta Triangle
    80 feet
  2. Downing Street Playground
    90 feet
  3. Father Demo Square
    110 feet
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  1. Minetta Green
    270 feet
  2. William F. Passannante Ballfield Park
    300 feet
  3. Minetta Playground
    410 feet
  4. Playground of the Americas Playground
    610 feet
  5. West 4th Street Courts Playground
    610 feet
  6. Charlton Plaza
    930 feet
  7. Father Fagan Park
    1,080 feet
  8. Washington Square Park
    1,080 feet
  9. Fiorello La Guardia Park
    1,110 feet
  10. LaGuardia Corner Community Garden
    1,130 feet
  11. James J Walker Park
    1,160 feet
  12. James J Walker Park Playground
    1,260 feet
  13. Play Hills Playground
    1,300 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. South Village Historic District Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. Macdougal-Sullivan Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    680 feet
  3. Chaim Gross Studio Museum
    1,030 feet
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  1. Caffe Cino Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. Houses at 26, 28 and 30 Jones Street Listed historic place
    860 feet
  3. Hudson Park Library
    1,150 feet
  4. Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  5. West 4th Street Subway Station (IND) Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  6. House at 203 Prince Street Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  7. Fiorello H La Guardia Monument Monument or memorial
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York University Provincetown Playhouse Theater or concert hall
    750 feet
  2. Cherry Lane Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Pompeii Church Landmark
    330 feet
  2. Neighborhood Church House of worship
    710 feet
  3. St Anthony of Padua Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
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  1. St Josephs Church Greenwich Village House of worship
    1,170 feet
  2. Judson Memorial Church Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 25 Carmine Street Older adult center
    470 feet
  2. Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
    1,070 feet
  3. Village Post Office Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. Tony Dapolito Pool Swimming pool
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    260 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    920 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    770 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 294 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas, Bleecker Street, Downing Street or Minetta Street.

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