Broadway & Duane Street

Broadway and Duane Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the African Burial Ground & The Commons Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Langdon Building, one of 12 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 140 feet away, and 311 Broadway Building stands 160 feet away. The nearest subway, City Hall, is about three minutes on foot, for the R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 49 public places and 69 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
City Hall
740 feet · 3 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Broadway/Duane St · M55, SIM4C, SIM32, SIM34
Within a walk
49 places
14 listed historic places, 12 day care or pre-K sites and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Duane Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is City Hall, 740 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. City Hall R, W
    740 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. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St 4, 5, 6, J, Z
    750 feet
    4 5 6 J Z
  2. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    940 feet
    2 3 A C E R W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Duane St, 60 feet away, for the M55, SIM4C, SIM32 and SIM34.

  • 28 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Duane St M55, SIM4C, SIM32, SIM34
    60 feet
    M55 SIM4C SIM32 SIM34

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …
  2. SIM4C …
  3. SIM32 …
  4. SIM34 …

Live arrivals

Broadway carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 6pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 49 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 10 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Reade St & Broadway 62 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.9 miles
  2. 10 Reade Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,120 feet
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10007
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1 and 5 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tribeca-Civic Center
Elevation
30 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FLEO
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Broadway

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of Duane Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of Duane Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the African Burial Ground & The Commons Historic District.

Within 820 feet are 12 Individual Landmarks, and 79 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1857 and 1884.

  1. Langdon Building Designated landmark
    140 feet
  2. 311 Broadway Building Designated landmark
    160 feet
  3. 315 Broadway Building Designated landmark
    170 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Foley Square.

  1. Foley Square Medallions Medallions, 2000
    710 feet
  2. Abraham De Peyster Statue by George Edwin Bissell, 1896
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 public places.

  • 14 listed historic places
  • 12 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 courthouses
  • 4 parks
  • 2 public spaces
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New York Paralegal School Trade or language school
    140 feet
  2. Chabad of Tribeca Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    180 feet
  3. Ya Ya Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    180 feet
Show all 16
  1. Shirley Aninias School LLC (The) School
    220 feet
  2. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    290 feet
  3. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    340 feet
  4. Kiddie Academy of Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    550 feet
  5. Reade Street Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    590 feet
  6. The Washington Market School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    680 feet
  7. District 2 Pre-K Center at 10 Reade Street Pre-K center
    730 feet
  8. The Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    830 feet
  9. District 2 Pre-K Center at 52 Chambers Street Pre-K center
    920 feet
  10. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
  11. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet
  12. Hawthorne Country Day School
    1,240 feet
  13. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. City Hall Park
    520 feet
  2. Thomas Paine Park
    730 feet
  3. Collect Pond Park
    1,250 feet
Show all 4
  1. Duane Park
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    330 feet
  2. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    1,250 feet
  3. Municipal Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    320 feet
  2. African Burial Ground National Monument Historic site · landmark
    430 feet
  3. Triumph of the Human Spirit Statue Monument or memorial
    770 feet
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  1. Building at 287 Broadway Listed historic place
    340 feet
  2. A. T. Stewart Company Store Listed historic place
    410 feet
  3. African Burial Ground Listed historic place
    600 feet
  4. Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Listed historic place
    650 feet
  5. Tweed Courthouse Listed historic place
    920 feet
  6. NYC Municipal Archives Research library · listed historic place
    930 feet
  7. Cary Building Listed historic place
    950 feet
  8. Chambers Street Subway Station (BMT) Listed historic place
    990 feet
  9. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  10. Archive of Contempory Music Research library
    1,040 feet
  11. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  12. New Amsterdam Library
    1,120 feet
  13. City Hall Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  14. City Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  15. Brooklyn Bridge - City Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  16. Municipal Building Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Andrews RC Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · listed historic place
    740 feet
  2. Surrogates Court Courthouse · listed historic place
    870 feet
  3. Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse Listed historic place
    980 feet
Show all 5
  1. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    1,040 feet
  2. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Manhattan Borough Command/Battalion 1/Engine 7/Ladder 1 Fire station · landmark
    280 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    310 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    900 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    60 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,200 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 69 places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or Duane 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.