Broadway & East 12th Street

Broadway and East 12th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The corner is also named Fred Bass Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. A designated landmark, 817 Broadway Building, stands 120 feet away, and 839 Broadway Building stands 130 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St-Union Sq, is about two minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and five more. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places and 116 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St-Union Sq
620 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Broadway/E 13 St · X27
Within a walk
21 places
8 listed historic places, 5 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & East 12th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St-Union Sq, 620 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    620 feet
    4 5 6 L N Q R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
7 lines
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  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. N …
  5. Q …
  6. R …
  7. W …
Downtown
7 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. N …
  5. Q …
  6. R …
  7. W …
West Side
1 line
  1. L …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. 8 St-NYU R, W
    1,050 feet
    R W
  2. Astor Pl 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Framing Union Square” (1998) by Mary Miss at the 14 St-Union Sq station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/E 13 St, 220 feet away, for the X27.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/E 13 St X27
    220 feet
    X27

Next buses at this stop

  1. X27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Broadway and East 12th Street.

  • 128 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. E 11 St & Broadway 99 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 5-9 Union Square West Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
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
44 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Fred Bass Way, a co-naming enacted on January 20, 2019 (Local Law 24 of 2019).

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Fred Bass Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 60 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING 1AM-7AM ALL DAYS

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 1AM-7AM ALL DAYS

North side of East 12th Street

  • No stopping 8 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of East 12th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 9AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103846, 104759 and 106939.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 17 Individual Landmarks, and 28 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1844 and 1898.

  1. 817 Broadway Building Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. 839 Broadway Building Designated landmark
    130 feet
  3. 832-834 Broadway Building Designated landmark
    130 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Union Square Park.

  1. George Washington Statue by Henry Kirke Brown and John Quincy Adams Ward, 1856
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 8 listed historic places
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Grace Church School Listed historic place
    770 feet
  2. HGL Art Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  3. The First Presbyterian Church in the City of N.Y. Preschool
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    620 feet
  2. Evelyn's Playground
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Georgetown Plaza Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 821 Broadway Listed historic place
    110 feet
  2. 14th Street - Union Square Subway Station (IRT, BMT) Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. Van Tassell & Kearney Horse Auction Mart Listed historic place
    850 feet
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  1. Hotel Albert Listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. Lincoln Building Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. Salmagundi Club Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  4. Union Square Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  5. Macmillan Building Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Village Temple House of worship
    390 feet
  2. Grace Church Listed historic place
    440 feet
  3. Conservative Synagogue 5 House of worship
    940 feet
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  1. First Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Cooper Post Office Listed historic place
    590 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 6/Ladder 3 Fire station
    650 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    400 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    510 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    550 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    720 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  3. Wegmans Supermarket
    1,190 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    960 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 116 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or East 12th 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, NYC Records, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.