Bleecker Street & La Guardia Place

Bleecker Street and La Guardia Place meet at a four-way crossing in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the South Village Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Fiorello La Guardia Park is 40 feet away, and LaGuardia Corner Community Garden is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6, B, D and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places and 183 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 6, B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
West Houston St/Laguardia Pl · M21
Within a walk
29 places
5 parks, 5 religious buildings and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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Bleecker Street & La Guardia Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    6 B D F M

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
  4. F …
  5. M …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
  4. F …
  5. M …

Also within a walk

  1. W 4 St-Wash Sq A, B, C, D, E, F, M
    0.3 miles
    A B C D E F M
  2. Prince St R, W
    0.4 miles
    R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Signal” (1997) by Mel Chin and “Hive (Bleecker Street)” (2012) by Leo Villareal at the Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West Houston St/Laguardia Pl, 510 feet away, for the M21.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Houston St/Laguardia Pl M21 · Shelter
    510 feet
    M21
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bleecker Street and La Guardia Place.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Thompson St & Bleecker St 61 docks in all
    250 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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 284 Mott Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10012
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
2
Police precinct
6
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenwich Village
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 5,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bleecker Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

South side of Bleecker Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of La Guardia Place

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 106338.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 224 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1851 and 1901.

  1. 505 LaGuardia Place Designated landmark
    320 feet
  2. (former) Circle in the Square Theater Designated landmark
    340 feet
  3. Silver Towers I Designated landmark
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 5 parks
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 colleges
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. University Plaza Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    440 feet
  2. University Settlement Society of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    640 feet
  3. Liu-New York University Campus College
    800 feet
Show all 6
  1. New York University College
    810 feet
  2. Lrei School
    1,020 feet
  3. Little Red School House & Elizabeth Irwin High School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fiorello La Guardia Park
    40 feet
  2. LaGuardia Corner Community Garden
    60 feet
  3. Adrienne's Playground
    390 feet
Show all 9
  1. Mercer Playground
    730 feet
  2. Washington Square Park
    840 feet
  3. William F. Passannante Ballfield Park
    1,070 feet
  4. Minetta Triangle
    1,150 feet
  5. Downing Street Playground
    1,160 feet
  6. Father Demo Square
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at NYU Core Public space
    320 feet
  2. Public space at 181 Mercer Street Public space
    860 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Chaim Gross Studio Museum
    150 feet
  2. Fiorello H La Guardia Monument Monument or memorial
    310 feet
  3. New York University Libraries Research library
    800 feet
Show all 6
  1. NYU Tamiment Library Research library
    810 feet
  2. Macdougal-Sullivan Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    850 feet
  3. South Village Historic District Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York University Frederick Loewe Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Judson Memorial Church Listed historic place
    910 feet
  2. St Anthony of Padua Church House of worship
    930 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    130 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    310 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 183 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bleecker Street or La Guardia Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.