Avenue of the Americas & Church Street

Avenue of the Americas and Church Street meet at a five-way junction in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Tribeca East Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Tribeca Synagogue is 310 feet away, and Canal Street Post Office is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, Franklin St, is about two minutes on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 76 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Franklin St
480 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
6 Av/White St · M55
Within a walk
30 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 4 listed historic places and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Franklin St, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin St 1
    480 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Canal St A, C, E
    620 feet
    A C E
  2. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    0.3 miles
    6 J N Q R W Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/White St, 390 feet away, for the M55.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/White St M55
    390 feet
    M55

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Leonard St & Church St 46 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 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 ten crashes at this corner, the median for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2018
  • Turn calming, December 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10013
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tribeca-Civic Center
Elevation
20 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 10pm on Avenue of the Americas (west side).

East side of Church Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-2PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-7PM SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Church Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Franklin Street

  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of Franklin Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104962, 105114 and 107135.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Tribeca East Historic District.

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and 201 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1864 and 1882.

  1. Importer's Building; (now) Textile Building Designated landmark
    360 feet
  2. Wood's Mercantile Buildings Designated landmark
    400 feet
  3. 359 Broadway Building Designated landmark
    450 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 courthouses
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 arts or cultural centers
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    80 feet
  2. The New York Acad of Art College
    280 feet
  3. New York Law School College
    600 feet
Show all 10
  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
  2. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    780 feet
  3. New York Computer Institute Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  4. The Washington Market School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet
  5. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  6. Tribeca Community School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
  7. The Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tribeca Park
    640 feet
  2. Collect Pond Park
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    870 feet
  2. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    460 feet
  2. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    470 feet
  3. American Thread Building Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
Show all 4
  1. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. apexart Arts or cultural center
    380 feet
  2. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    670 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. Canal Street Post Office Listed historic place
    940 feet
  3. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Ladder 8 Fire station
    790 feet
  2. 1st Precinct Police station
    1,050 feet
  3. Manhattan Borough Command/Battalion 1/Engine 7/Ladder 1 Fire station
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    640 feet
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 76 places to eat and six food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas, Church Street or Franklin 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.