Avenue of the Americas & White Street

Avenue of the Americas and White Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Tribeca East Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Department of Water Supply, Gas & Electricity Headquarters stands 400 feet away. The nearest subway, Canal St, is about a minute on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 71 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Canal St
350 feet · 1 min on foot · A, C, E
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
6 Av/White St · M55
Within a walk
29 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 5 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Canal St, 350 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Canal St A, C, E
    350 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
    580 feet
    1
  2. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    1,180 feet
    6 J N Q R W Z

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, 120 feet away, for the M55.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 49 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. 6 Ave & Walker St 39 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 1 mile 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
    0.6 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 six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
13 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 3 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: 105114 and 105146.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Tribeca East Historic District.

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and 214 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1861 and 1882.

  1. Wood's Mercantile Buildings Designated landmark
    330 feet
  2. Long Distance Building Designated landmark
    390 feet
  3. Department of Water Supply, Gas & Electricity Headquarters Designated landmark
    400 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    350 feet
  2. The New York Acad of Art College
    540 feet
  3. New York Law School College
    870 feet
Show all 8
  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  2. New York Computer Institute Trade or language school
    900 feet
  3. Tribeca Community School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
  4. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,050 feet
  5. Bright Horizons at Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tribeca Park
    370 feet
  2. Albert Capsouto Park
    1,080 feet
  3. Duarte Square
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Grand Canal Court Park
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    860 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    740 feet
  3. American Thread Building Listed historic place
    790 feet
Show all 4
  1. Firehouse, Engine Company 31 Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. apexart Arts or cultural center
    240 feet
  2. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    530 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    340 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Canal Street Post Office Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  3. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Ladder 8 Fire station · landmark
    670 feet
  2. 1st Precinct Police station
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    910 feet
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.5 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 71 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas or White 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.