Broadway & Leonard Street

Broadway and Leonard Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Broadway Textile Building or the Broadway-Franklin Building stands 330 feet away, and Columbus Park is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, Canal St, is about four minutes on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, eight of them day care or pre-K sites, and 53 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Canal St
1,060 feet · 4 min on foot · 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Broadway/Worth St · BxM18, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM3C +2
Within a walk
41 places
8 day care or pre-K sites, 7 listed historic places and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Leonard Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Canal St, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four 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
    1,060 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. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St 4, 5, 6, J, Z
    1,250 feet
    4 5 6 J Z
  2. Franklin St 1
    1,270 feet
    1

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/Worth St, 290 feet away, for the BxM18, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM3C and two more.

  • 28 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Worth St BxM18, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM3C +2
    290 feet
    BxM18 SIM1 SIM1C SIM3C SIM4 SIM4C

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM18 …
  2. SIM1 …
  3. SIM1C …
  4. SIM3C …
  5. SIM4 …
  6. SIM4C …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Leonard St & Church St 46 docks in all
    490 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.6 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 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
33 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,000 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 goldenrain tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and August 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

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

North side of Broadway

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

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

East side of Leonard Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Leonard Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYC DEPT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • 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

Within 820 feet are 13 Individual Landmarks, and 131 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1861 and 1880.

  1. 359 Broadway Building Designated landmark
    210 feet
  2. Broadway Textile Building or the Broadway-Franklin Building Designated landmark
    330 feet
  3. 325-333 Broadway Building Designated landmark
    340 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
    680 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 5 courthouses
  • 4 parks
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    210 feet
  2. New York Paralegal School Trade or language school
    850 feet
  3. New York Law School College
    920 feet
Show all 14
  1. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    370 feet
  2. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    760 feet
  3. Chabad of Tribeca Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    890 feet
  4. Ya Ya Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    890 feet
  5. New York Computer Institute Trade or language school
    900 feet
  6. Shirley Aninias School LLC (The) School
    940 feet
  7. The New York Acad of Art College
    950 feet
  8. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    990 feet
  9. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,090 feet
  10. Kiddie Academy of Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet
  11. Reade Street Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Collect Pond Park
    540 feet
  2. Thomas Paine Park
    750 feet
  3. Columbus Park
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. City Hall Park
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    530 feet
  2. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    800 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    320 feet
  2. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    360 feet
  3. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    650 feet
Show all 9
  1. Building at 287 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  2. Firehouse, Engine Company 31 Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  3. A. T. Stewart Company Store Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  4. Triumph of the Human Spirit Statue Monument or memorial
    1,140 feet
  5. African Burial Ground National Monument Historic site
    1,150 feet
  6. African Burial Ground Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    780 feet
  2. apexart Arts or cultural center
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    650 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · landmark · listed historic place
    200 feet
  2. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    390 feet
  3. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Supreme Court Criminal Term 100 Centre St Courthouse
    910 feet
  2. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    800 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,010 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    310 feet
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 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 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or Leonard 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.