Broadway & West 3rd Street

Broadway and West 3rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the NoHo Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Engine 33/Ladder 9 firehouse is 760 feet away, and Fiorello H La Guardia Monument is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 St-NYU, is about three minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, ten of them listed historic places, and 102 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 St-NYU
840 feet · 3 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Broadway/W 3 St · M1, M55
Within a walk
38 places
10 listed historic places, 4 colleges and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 3rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 St-NYU, 840 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 St-NYU R, W
    840 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. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    930 feet
    6 B D F M
  2. Astor Pl 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Broadway Diary” (2002) by Timothy Snell at the 8 St-NYU station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 3 St, 160 feet away, for the M1 and M55.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 3 St M1, M55
    160 feet
    M1 M55

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Broadway, Great Jones Street and West 3rd Street.

  • 108 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. Great Jones St 23 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 2 Washington Square Village Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    900 feet
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

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.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10012
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
38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

North side of Great Jones Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

South side of Great Jones Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 3rd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of West 3rd Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102359, 102360, 102745, 104514 and 105672.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the NoHo Historic District.

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 154 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1873 and 1901.

  1. Brooks Brothers Store Designated landmark
    210 feet
  2. Merchants Building Designated landmark
    210 feet
  3. Schermerhorn Building Designated landmark
    280 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 10 listed historic places
  • 4 colleges
  • 4 public spaces
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at Noho Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    370 feet
  2. Hebrew Union Coll - Jewish Inst College · landmark
    470 feet
  3. Harvey Milk High School
    930 feet
Show all 9
  1. University Settlement Society of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  2. NYU Inst for Education & Social Poli College
    990 feet
  3. New York University College
    1,040 feet
  4. Liu-New York University Campus College
    1,070 feet
  5. University Plaza Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  6. Brainstation NY LP Trade or language school
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mercer Playground
    320 feet
  2. Manuel Plaza Park
    950 feet
  3. Fiorello La Guardia Park
    990 feet
Show all 5
  1. Washington Square Park
    1,070 feet
  2. Adrienne's Playground
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 300 Mercer Street Public space
    1,030 feet
  2. Public space at Georgetown Plaza Public space
    1,130 feet
  3. Public space at 181 Mercer Street Public space
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at NYU Core Public space
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 376-380 Lafayette Street Listed historic place
    340 feet
  2. Merchant's House Museum
    880 feet
  3. Fiorello H La Guardia Monument Monument or memorial
    1,020 feet
Show all 15
  1. Robbins & Appleton Building Listed historic place
    540 feet
  2. Bayard-Condict Building Listed historic place
    680 feet
  3. Devinne Press Building Listed historic place
    810 feet
  4. Bleecker Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    930 feet
  5. Old Merchant's House (Seabury-Tredwell House) Listed historic place
    940 feet
  6. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  7. NYU Tamiment Library Research library
    1,040 feet
  8. New York University Libraries Research library
    1,070 feet
  9. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory (Brown Building) Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  10. Lagrange Terrace Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  11. Bouwerie Lane Theater Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  12. Chaim Gross Studio Museum
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York University Frederick Loewe Theatre Theater or concert hall
    860 feet
  2. Astor Pl Theatre Theater or concert hall
    950 feet
  3. Public Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 33/Ladder 9 Fire station · listed historic place
    760 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    850 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,090 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Wegmans Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,130 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 102 places to eat and eight food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway, Great Jones Street or West 3rd 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.