Broadway & Reade Street

Broadway and Reade 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, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. A designated landmark, 287 Broadway Building, stands 90 feet away, and A. T. Stewart Store; Sun Building stands 190 feet away. The nearest subway, City Hall, is about two minutes on foot, for the R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 50 public places, 14 of them listed historic places, and 82 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
City Hall
500 feet · 2 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
Broadway/Duane St · M55, SIM4C, SIM32, SIM34
Within a walk
50 places
14 listed historic places, 12 day care or pre-K sites and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Reade Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is City Hall, 500 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. City Hall R, W
    500 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
    670 feet
    4 5 6 J Z
  2. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    700 feet
    2 3 A C E R W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Duane St, 210 feet away, for the M55, SIM4C, SIM32 and SIM34.

  • 28 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Duane St M55, SIM4C, SIM32, SIM34
    210 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

A marked bike lane runs on Reade Street.

  • 70 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 9 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
    100 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
    1.8 miles
  2. 10 Reade Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

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

West side of Broadway

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

North side of Reade Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of Reade Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY DEPARTMENT OF RECORDS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • 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 11 Individual Landmarks, and 79 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1856 and 1877.

  1. 287 Broadway Building Designated landmark
    90 feet
  2. Broadway Chambers Building Designated landmark
    190 feet
  3. A. T. Stewart Store; Sun Building Designated landmark
    190 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Horace Greeley Statue by John Quincy Adams Ward, 1916
    700 feet
  2. Foley Square Medallions Medallions, 2000
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 public places.

  • 14 listed historic places
  • 12 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 courthouses
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 2 parks
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Chabad of Tribeca Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    60 feet
  2. Ya Ya Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    60 feet
  3. Shirley Aninias School LLC (The) School
    80 feet
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  1. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    120 feet
  2. New York Paralegal School Trade or language school
    260 feet
  3. Kiddie Academy of Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    310 feet
  4. Reade Street Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    350 feet
  5. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    580 feet
  6. District 2 Pre-K Center at 52 Chambers Street Pre-K center
    680 feet
  7. District 2 Pre-K Center at 10 Reade Street Pre-K center
    680 feet
  8. The Washington Market School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    920 feet
  9. Hawthorne Country Day School
    1,000 feet
  10. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,010 feet
  11. The Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,060 feet
  12. International House New York Incorpo Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  13. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  14. Barclay Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,270 feet
  15. Cope Inst Trade or language school
    1,310 feet
  16. On the Record School of Reporting Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. City Hall Park
    280 feet
  2. Thomas Paine Park
    960 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    580 feet
  2. Bogardus Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,110 feet
  3. Municipal Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. African Burial Ground Listed historic place
    360 feet
  2. African Burial Ground National Monument Historic site · landmark
    680 feet
  3. NYC Municipal Archives Research library · listed historic place
    700 feet
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  1. Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Listed historic place
    400 feet
  2. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    560 feet
  3. Tweed Courthouse Listed historic place
    680 feet
  4. Cary Building Listed historic place
    710 feet
  5. Archive of Contempory Music Research library
    790 feet
  6. Chambers Street Subway Station (BMT) Listed historic place
    840 feet
  7. New Amsterdam Library
    880 feet
  8. City Hall Listed historic place
    940 feet
  9. City Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    940 feet
  10. Triumph of the Human Spirit Statue Monument or memorial
    1,010 feet
  11. Brooklyn Bridge - City Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  12. Municipal Building Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  13. Chambers Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  14. Woolworth Building Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  15. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  16. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Andrews RC Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Surrogates Court Courthouse · listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · listed historic place
    980 feet
  3. Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
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  1. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    1,280 feet
  2. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    660 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    310 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    960 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 82 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or Reade 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.