Broadway & Franklin Street

Broadway and Franklin Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Tribeca East Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Tribeca Synagogue is 390 feet away, and Supreme Court Criminal Term 100 Centre St is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, Canal St, is about three minutes on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, six of them listed historic places, and 71 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Canal St
810 feet · 3 min on foot · 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Broadway/Franklin St · M55
Within a walk
34 places
6 listed historic places, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Franklin Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Canal St, 810 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    810 feet
    6 J N Q R W Z

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. N …
  3. Q …
  4. R …
  5. W …
Downtown
7 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. J …
  3. N …
  4. Q …
  5. R …
  6. W …
  7. Z …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Franklin St 1
    1,060 feet
    1
  2. Canal St A, C, E
    1,200 feet
    A C E

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Empress Voyage 2.22.1794” (1998) by Bing Lee at the Canal St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Franklin St, 60 feet away, for the M55.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Franklin St M55
    60 feet
    M55

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 33 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. Leonard St & Church St 46 docks in all
    740 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four 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 ten crashes at this corner, the median 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
10013
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
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of Broadway

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-6AM
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of Franklin Street

  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of Franklin Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYC DEPT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Tribeca East Historic District.

Within 820 feet are 11 Individual Landmarks, and 177 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1860 and 1871.

  1. Broadway Textile Building or the Broadway-Franklin Building Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. 359 Broadway Building Designated landmark
    160 feet
  3. Grosvenor Building Designated landmark
    360 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Abraham De Peyster Statue by George Edwin Bissell, 1896
    820 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 6 listed historic places
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 courthouses
  • 3 parks
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet
  2. New York Computer Institute Trade or language school
    650 feet
  3. The New York Acad of Art College
    850 feet
Show all 11
  1. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    510 feet
  2. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    620 feet
  3. New York Paralegal School Trade or language school
    1,100 feet
  4. Chabad of Tribeca Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet
  5. Ya Ya Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet
  6. New York Law School College
    1,170 feet
  7. Shirley Aninias School LLC (The) School
    1,180 feet
  8. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Collect Pond Park
    530 feet
  2. Thomas Paine Park
    1,000 feet
  3. Tribeca Park
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    290 feet
  2. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    170 feet
  2. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    380 feet
  3. Firehouse, Engine Company 31 Listed historic place
    850 feet
Show all 6
  1. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    900 feet
  2. 254-260 Canal Street Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  3. Building at 287 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    530 feet
  2. apexart Arts or cultural center
    880 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    390 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · landmark · listed historic place
    360 feet
  2. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    420 feet
  3. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    670 feet
Show all 4
  1. Supreme Court Criminal Term 100 Centre St Courthouse
    860 feet

Fire and police

  1. Manhattan Borough Command/Battalion 1/Engine 7/Ladder 1 Fire station
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    690 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    950 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    60 feet
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    970 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 71 places to eat and six food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or Franklin 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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.