Avenue of the Americas & Walker Street

Avenue of the Americas and Walker Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Long Distance Building stands 170 feet away. The nearest subway, Canal St, is about a minute on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 74 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Avenue of the Americas.

Safety record
5 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Canal St
50 feet · 1 min on foot · A, C, E
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
6 Av/White St · M55
Within a walk
27 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 4 parks and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Canal St, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Canal St A, C, E
    50 feet
    A C E

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. E …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. E …

Also within a walk

  1. Franklin St 1
    680 feet
    1
  2. Canal St 1
    1,040 feet
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Gathering” (2001) by Walter Martin & Paloma Muñoz at the Canal St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/White St, 220 feet away, for the M55.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 37 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 6 Ave & Walker St 39 docks in all
    20 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2024

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
9 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 10pm on Avenue of the Americas (both sides).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102166 and 105146.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 236 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1861 and 1884.

  1. Long Distance Building Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. Department of Water Supply, Gas & Electricity Headquarters Designated landmark
    380 feet
  3. Kingsland Buildings Designated landmark
    400 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Tribeca Community School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    620 feet
  2. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    650 feet
  3. New York Computer Institute Trade or language school
    790 feet
Show all 7
  1. The New York Acad of Art College
    850 feet
  2. Bright Horizons at Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  3. New York Law School College
    1,160 feet
  4. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tribeca Park
    60 feet
  2. Albert Capsouto Park
    770 feet
  3. Duarte Square
    890 feet
Show all 4
  1. Grand Canal Court Park
    910 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. American Thread Building Listed historic place
    490 feet
  2. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  3. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
Show all 5
  1. Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art Museum
    1,240 feet
  2. Drawing Center Museum
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. apexart Arts or cultural center
    470 feet
  2. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    630 feet
  3. Performing Garage Theater or concert hall
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    650 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Canal Street Post Office Listed historic place
    430 feet

Fire and police

  1. Ladder 8 Fire station · landmark
    560 feet
  2. 1st Precinct Police station
    610 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    950 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 74 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 26 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas or Walker 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.