Baruch Drive & Pedestrian Path
Baruch Drive and Pedestrian Path (south) meet at a three-way junction in the Lower East Side, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Baruch development. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Wald Playground is 510 feet away, and Lutowisker Chevra Synagogues is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Rivington St, is 960 feet away for the M14D SBS and M21, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them schools, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Rivington St, 960 feet away, for the M14D SBS and M21.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Rivington St M14D SBS, M21 · Shelter960 feetM14D SBS M21
Next buses at this stop
- M14D SBS …
- M21 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & Rivington St 42 docks in all920 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & Grand Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 55 8th Avenue Gas station2.8 miles
- 107 Essex Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10002
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 2
- Police precinct
- 7
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Lower East Side
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,400 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 in 1962.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Baruch development.
Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Six trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Chinese elm.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Kids-Centric, Inc Dewitt Headstart School740 feet
- P.S. 188 the Island School750 feet
- Dewitt Reformed Church Preschool · Pre-K770 feet
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- NY Center for Child Dev Grand St Set School880 feet
- Bard High School Early College School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Baruch Playground330 feet
- Wald Playground510 feet
- Hamilton Fish Park1,260 feet
Houses of worship
- Lutowisker Chevra Synagogues House of worship1,210 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Baruch Community center290 feet
- Older adult center at 12 Avenue D Older adult center990 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,070 feet
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Baruch Drive & Pedestrian Path 310 feet
- East Houston Street & Baruch Place 700 feet
- Rivington Street & Columbia Street 850 feet
- East Houston Street & Avenue D 930 feet
- East Houston Street & Mangin Street 960 feet
- FDR Drive & East Houston Street 1,060 feet
- Stanton Street & Baruch Place 1,100 feet
- FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass 1,150 feet
See every intersection along Baruch Drive or Pedestrian Path.