Centre Street & Duane Street

Centre Street and Duane 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, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, is about a minute on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, nine of them listed historic places, and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St
100 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
Centre St/Chambers St · M22
Within a walk
45 places
9 listed historic places, 8 courthouses and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Centre Street & Duane Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, 100 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St 4, 5, 6, J, Z
    100 feet
    4 5 6 J Z

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. J …
  5. Z …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. City Hall R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W
  2. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    0.3 miles
    2 3 A C E R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Cable Crossing” (1996) by Mark Gibian at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Centre St/Chambers St, 380 feet away, for the M22.

  • 31 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Centre St/Chambers St M22
    380 feet
    M22

Next buses at this stop

  1. M22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Centre Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Centre St & Worth St 120 docks in all
    460 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
    2 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    970 feet
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 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.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10007
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tribeca-Civic Center

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

West side of Centre Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYC DEPT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYSJ
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Duane Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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 three Individual Landmarks, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1861 and 1925.

  1. Court Square Building Designated landmark
    240 feet
  2. The Jones Building Designated landmark
    260 feet
  3. Municipal Building Designated landmark
    370 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Foley Square.

  1. Foley Square Medallions Medallions, 2000
    260 feet
  2. 5 in 1 Sculpture by Tony Rosenthal, 1974
    460 feet
  3. Abraham De Peyster Statue by George Edwin Bissell, 1896
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 10 Reade Street Pre-K center
    310 feet
  2. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    470 feet
  3. New York Paralegal School Trade or language school
    940 feet
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  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 52 Chambers Street Pre-K center
    860 feet
  2. Chabad of Tribeca Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet
  3. Ya Ya Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet
  4. Shirley Aninias School LLC (The) School
    990 feet
  5. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  6. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  7. Kiddie Academy of Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  8. Reade Street Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Thomas Paine Park
    50 feet
  2. City Hall Park
    510 feet
  3. Collect Pond Park
    840 feet
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  1. Columbus Park
    940 feet
  2. Columbus Park Playground
    950 feet
  3. Drumgoole Plaza Park
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Municipal Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    460 feet
  2. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Triumph of the Human Spirit Statue Monument or memorial
    180 feet
  2. Chambers Street Subway Station (BMT) Listed historic place
    290 feet
  3. African Burial Ground National Monument Historic site
    420 feet
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  1. NYC Municipal Archives Research library · landmark · listed historic place
    430 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bridge - City Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    490 feet
  3. Historical Records NY CNTY Clerk Research library · landmark
    560 feet
  4. African Burial Ground Listed historic place
    570 feet
  5. Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Listed historic place
    640 feet
  6. Tweed Courthouse Listed historic place
    860 feet
  7. A. T. Stewart Company Store Listed historic place
    880 feet
  8. Building at 287 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  9. Benjamin Franklin Statue Monument or memorial
    1,120 feet
  10. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  11. City Hall Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Andrews RC Church House of worship
    300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse Landmark · listed historic place
    180 feet
  2. Surrogates Court Courthouse · landmark · listed historic place
    370 feet
  3. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse · landmark
    390 feet
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  1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan US Courthouse
    730 feet
  2. Supreme Court Criminal Term 100 Centre St Courthouse
    960 feet
  3. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    980 feet
  4. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · listed historic place
    990 feet
  5. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    1,140 feet

Fire and police

  1. Manhattan Borough Command/Battalion 1/Engine 7/Ladder 1 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and four food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Centre Street, Duane Street or St Andrews Plaza.

Sources: 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.