Bleecker Street & Thompson Street

Bleecker Street and Thompson Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the South Village Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. (former) Circle in the Square Theater stands 130 feet away, and Chaim Gross Studio Museum is 230 feet away. The nearest subway, W 4 St-Wash Sq, is about five minutes on foot, for the A, B, C and four more. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places and 222 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
W 4 St-Wash Sq
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · A, B, C, D, E, F, M
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
West Houston St/Sullivan St · M21
Within a walk
41 places
7 playgrounds, 7 religious buildings and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bleecker Street & Thompson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is W 4 St-Wash Sq, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 4 St-Wash Sq A, B, C, D, E, F, M
    0.3 miles
    A B C D E F M

Next trains at this station

Uptown
7 lines
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  2. B …
  3. C …
  4. D …
  5. E …
  6. F …
  7. M …
Downtown
7 lines
  1. A …
  2. B …
  3. C …
  4. D …
  5. E …
  6. F …
  7. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    6 B D F M
  2. Houston St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West Houston St/Sullivan St, 650 feet away, for the M21.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Houston St/Sullivan St M21
    650 feet
    M21

Next buses at this stop

  1. M21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bleecker Street and Thompson Street.

  • 85 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
    10 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
    0.5 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 eight crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
27 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 6,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bleecker Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

South side of Bleecker Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 6AM-6PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 6PM-6AM ALL DAYS

East side of Thompson Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Thompson Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the South Village Historic District.

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 282 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1850 and 1902.

  1. (former) Circle in the Square Theater Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. Sullivan Street Industrial School Designated landmark
    350 feet
  3. 505 LaGuardia Place Designated landmark
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 7 playgrounds
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 parks
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. University Plaza Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
  2. Lrei School
    780 feet
  3. Liu-New York University Campus College
    1,040 feet
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  1. University Settlement Society of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  2. Little Red School House & Elizabeth Irwin High School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    890 feet
  3. New York University College
    1,050 feet
  4. Cooke School and Institute School
    1,140 feet
  5. The Downing Street Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  6. Great Oaks Kathleen Sherry Charter School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fiorello La Guardia Park
    280 feet
  2. LaGuardia Corner Community Garden
    300 feet
  3. Adrienne's Playground
    630 feet
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  1. William F. Passannante Ballfield Park
    830 feet
  2. Washington Square Park
    850 feet
  3. Minetta Triangle
    910 feet
  4. Downing Street Playground
    920 feet
  5. Father Demo Square
    940 feet
  6. Mercer Playground
    960 feet
  7. Minetta Green
    1,110 feet
  8. Play Hills Playground
    1,110 feet
  9. Playground of the Americas Playground
    1,150 feet
  10. Minetta Playground
    1,210 feet
  11. Vesuvio Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at NYU Core Public space
    560 feet
  2. Public space at 181 Mercer Street Public space
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Chaim Gross Studio Museum
    230 feet
  2. Fiorello H La Guardia Monument Monument or memorial
    430 feet
  3. Macdougal-Sullivan Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    610 feet
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  1. South Village Historic District Listed historic place
    890 feet
  2. New York University Libraries Research library
    1,040 feet
  3. NYU Tamiment Library Research library
    1,050 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York University Provincetown Playhouse Theater or concert hall
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anthony of Padua Church Landmark
    690 feet
  2. Judson Memorial Church Listed historic place
    760 feet
  3. Our Lady of Pompeii Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Vesuvio Playground Mini Pool Swimming pool
    1,270 feet
  2. Older adult center at 25 Carmine Street Older adult center
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    470 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    70 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 222 places to eat and 15 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 Thompson Street.

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.