Canal Street & Baxter Street

Canal Street and Baxter Street meet at a four-way crossing in Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Most Precious Blood is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Canal St, is about a minute on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 182 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1902 and 1915, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
11 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Canal St
350 feet · 1 min on foot · 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
Nearest bus stop
1,110 feet
Broadway/Walker St · X27, X28
Within a walk
32 places
10 religious buildings, 4 listed historic places and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Canal Street & Baxter Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Canal St, 350 feet from this corner, about a minute 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
    350 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
    0.4 miles
    A C E
  2. Spring St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

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, 1,110 feet away, for the X27 and X28.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Walker St X27, X28
    1,110 feet
    X27 X28

Next buses at this stop

  1. X27 …
  2. X28 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 61 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Walker St & Baxter St 47 docks in all
    120 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge northbound at Pearl Street & R F Wagner Sr Place, 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
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2015
  • Turn calming, August 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10013
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chinatown-Two Bridges
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to five travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1902 and 1915.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Baxter Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Baxter Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Canal Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM ALL DAYS

South side of Canal Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103785, 103964, 105519 and 107139.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and 32 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were built between 1802 and 1963.

  1. Fire House, Engine Company No. 31 Designated landmark
    520 feet
  2. 94-100 Lafayette Street Building Designated landmark
    610 feet
  3. Odd Fellows Hall Designated landmark
    720 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Dr. Sun Yat Sen Statue by Lu Chun-Hsiung, 2019
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 courthouses
  • 3 parks
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    200 feet
  2. P.S. 130 Hernando de Soto School
    510 feet
  3. Chinatown Manpower Project Trade or language school
    720 feet
Show all 5
  1. Chintatown Manpower Project Trade or language school
    720 feet
  2. New York Computer Institute Trade or language school
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Columbus Park
    580 feet
  2. Collect Pond Park
    890 feet
  3. Rapkin-Gayle Plaza Park
    1,200 feet
Show all 4
  1. Columbus Park Playground
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 254-260 Canal Street Listed historic place
    590 feet
  2. Museum of Chinese in America Museum
    720 feet
  3. Italian American Museum
    950 feet
Show all 6
  1. Van Rensselar, Stephen, House Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  2. Former Police Headquarters Building Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  3. Chinatown and Little Italy Historic District Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Most Precious Blood House of worship
    140 feet
  2. Trust in God Baptist Church House of worship
    930 feet
  3. Transfiguration Catholic Church Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. First Chinese Baptist NYC House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Supreme Court Criminal Term 100 Centre St Courthouse
    760 feet
  2. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    770 feet
  3. Older adult center at 168 Grand Street Older adult center
    1,080 feet
Show all 4
  1. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. 5th Precinct Police station
    850 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    190 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    250 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    370 feet

Supermarkets

  1. New Kam Man Supermarket
    330 feet
  2. Hong Kong Supermarket Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  3. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 182 places to eat and 30 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Baxter Street or Canal Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.