Broadway & Lispenard Street

Broadway and Lispenard Street meet at a three-way junction in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Tribeca East Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. (former) National City Bank of New York stands 80 feet away, and Manhattan Family Court is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Canal St, is about a minute on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 76 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Canal St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Broadway/Walker St · M55
Within a walk
31 places
8 religious buildings, 5 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Lispenard Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Canal St, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 7 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    70 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. Canal St A, C, E
    1,030 feet
    A C E
  2. Canal St 1
    0.3 miles
    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/Walker St, 220 feet away, for the M55.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Walker St M55
    220 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

  • 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lispenard St & Broadway 79 docks in all
    150 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.8 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
    0.5 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

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
12 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Two trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Broadway

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Lispenard Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Lispenard Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Tribeca East Historic District.

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and 265 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1860 and 1878.

  1. (former) National City Bank of New York Designated landmark
    80 feet
  2. Manufacturers Trust Company Bank Designated landmark
    140 feet
  3. Aaron Constable Store Designated landmark
    320 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 3 courthouses
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New York Computer Institute Trade or language school
    300 feet
  2. International Culinary Center (The) Trade or language school
    950 feet
  3. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
Show all 6
  1. Italian Culinary Academy (The) Trade or language school
    950 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  3. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tribeca Park
    1,070 feet
  2. Rapkin-Gayle Plaza Park
    1,120 feet
  3. Collect Pond Park
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    660 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 254-260 Canal Street Listed historic place
    630 feet
  2. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    910 feet
  3. Firehouse, Engine Company 31 Listed historic place
    990 feet
Show all 7
  1. Museum of Chinese in America Museum
    1,030 feet
  2. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  3. American Thread Building Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  4. Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art Museum
    1,250 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    360 feet
  2. apexart Arts or cultural center
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    700 feet
  2. Most Precious Blood House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Canal Street Post Office Listed historic place
    810 feet
  2. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  3. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    1,160 feet
Show all 4
  1. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    110 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    210 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    650 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Hong Kong Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    730 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 76 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or Lispenard 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.