Broadway & 4th Street

Broadway and 4th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the NoHo Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Merchants Building stands 130 feet away, and New York University Libraries is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 St-NYU, is about two minutes on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, ten of them listed historic places, and 97 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 St-NYU
580 feet · 2 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Broadway/Waverly Pl · M1, M55, SIM7, SIM9 +2
Within a walk
36 places
10 listed historic places, 4 colleges and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & 4th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 St-NYU, 580 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 St-NYU R, W
    580 feet
    R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Astor Pl 6
    1,160 feet
    6
  2. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    1,190 feet
    6 B D F M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Broadway Diary” (2002) by Timothy Snell at the 8 St-NYU station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Waverly Pl, 420 feet away, for the M1, M55, SIM7, SIM9 and two more.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Waverly Pl M1, M55, SIM7, SIM9 +2
    420 feet
    M1 M55 SIM7 SIM9 SIM33 SIM33C

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M55 …
  3. SIM7 …
  4. SIM9 …
  5. SIM33 …
  6. SIM33C …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 4th Street and Broadway.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington Pl & Broadway 27 docks in all
    300 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 2 Washington Square Village Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,160 feet
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10012
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
2
Police precinct
6 and 9 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenwich Village
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 4th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 4th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102064, 102360, 102489, 106266 and 106298.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the NoHo Historic District.

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 147 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1871 and 1904.

  1. Merchants Building Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. The Andre and Bella Meyer Physics Hall Designated landmark
    190 feet
  3. Schermerhorn Building Designated landmark
    310 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 10 listed historic places
  • 4 colleges
  • 3 parks
  • 3 public spaces
  • 3 theaters or concert halls
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at Noho Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    120 feet
  2. Hebrew Union Coll - Jewish Inst College · landmark
    210 feet
  3. Harvey Milk High School
    670 feet
Show all 8
  1. NYU Inst for Education & Social Poli College
    740 feet
  2. New York University College
    1,020 feet
  3. Liu-New York University Campus College
    1,040 feet
  4. University Settlement Society of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  5. Blake Business School Trade or language school
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mercer Playground
    580 feet
  2. Manuel Plaza Park
    710 feet
  3. Washington Square Park
    810 feet
Show all 5
  1. Fiorello La Guardia Park
    1,240 feet
  2. Washington Square Park Playground
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 300 Mercer Street Public space
    770 feet
  2. Public space at Georgetown Plaza Public space
    880 feet
  3. Astor Place Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,300 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at Astor Place Public space
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Devinne Press Building Listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. Merchant's House Museum
    630 feet
  3. NYU Tamiment Library Research library
    1,020 feet
Show all 14
  1. Building at 376-380 Lafayette Street Listed historic place
    600 feet
  2. Old Merchant's House (Seabury-Tredwell House) Listed historic place
    690 feet
  3. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    760 feet
  4. Robbins & Appleton Building Listed historic place
    800 feet
  5. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory (Brown Building) Listed historic place
    890 feet
  6. Bayard-Condict Building Listed historic place
    930 feet
  7. Lagrange Terrace Listed historic place
    980 feet
  8. New York University Libraries Research library
    1,040 feet
  9. Bleecker Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  10. Astor Place Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  11. Fiorello H La Guardia Monument Monument or memorial
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York University Frederick Loewe Theatre Theater or concert hall
    610 feet
  2. Astor Pl Theatre Theater or concert hall
    700 feet
  3. Public Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 33/Ladder 9 Fire station · listed historic place
    860 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    830 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Wegmans Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 97 places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway.

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.