Bowery & Rivington Street

Bowery and Rivington Street meet at a three-way junction in SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Young Men's Institute Building, one of five Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 190 feet away, and Pathways Children's Services is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, Bowery, is about two minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 133 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bowery
620 feet · 2 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Bowery/Prince St · M103
Within a walk
31 places
10 religious buildings, 3 listed historic places and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bowery & Rivington Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bowery, 620 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bowery J, Z
    620 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Spring St 6
    1,220 feet
    6
  2. 2 Av F
    1,310 feet
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bowery/Prince St, 190 feet away, for the M103.

  • 24 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bowery/Prince St M103 · Shelter
    190 feet
    M103
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 64 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Rivington St & Chrystie St 64 docks in all
    490 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge northbound at Pearl Street & R F Wagner Sr Place, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.8 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
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10002
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 4pm on Bowery (west side).

East side of Bowery

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Rivington Street

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Rivington Street

  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101997 and 104732.

Landmarks and historic districts

Five buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and mostly built between 1876 and 1889.

  1. Young Men's Institute Building Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. Bowery Mission Designated landmark
    210 feet
  3. Germania Bank Building Designated landmark
    220 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. University Settlement Society of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K · listed historic place
    910 feet
  2. Pathways Children's Services School
    1,020 feet
  3. Cascades High School
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. Forsyth Satellite Academy School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. M'finda Kalunga Garden
    430 feet
  2. Sara D. Roosevelt Park
    440 feet
  3. Rivington St Playground
    450 feet
Show all 6
  1. DeSalvio Playground
    910 feet
  2. Houston St Playground
    940 feet
  3. Liz Christy Garden
    1,040 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Citizenm Bowery Public space
    440 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai - Behavioral Health Center Hospital
    810 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. The Bowery Historic District Listed historic place
    290 feet
  2. New Museum
    360 feet
  3. Fourteenth Ward Industrial School Listed historic place
    980 feet
Show all 4
  1. Westchester House Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Patricks Old Cathedral Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  2. Holy Trinity Ukrainian Church House of worship
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 30 Delancy Street Older adult center
    760 feet
  2. YMCA Chinatown Houston Street Center Recreation center
    990 feet
  3. Older adult center at 180 Mott Street Older adult center
    1,030 feet
Show all 4
  1. Community center at Lower East Side I Infill Community center
    1,090 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 55 Fire station
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    860 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    950 feet
  2. Mulberry Market Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  3. Hong Kong Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,290 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 133 places to eat and 19 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bowery or Rivington Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.