Cherry Street & Market Street

Cherry Street and Market Street meet at a four-way crossing in Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. East River Waterfront Esplanade is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, East Broadway, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
East Broadway
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
670 feet
Madison St/Market St · M15, M22
Within a walk
19 places
7 religious buildings, 4 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cherry Street & Market Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is East Broadway, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. East Broadway F
    0.3 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. F …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison St/Market St, 670 feet away, for the M15 and M22.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison St/Market St M15, M22
    670 feet
    M15 M22

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …
  2. M22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Cherry Street, Market Slip and Market Street.

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Market St & Cherry St 45 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Brooklyn Bridge & FDR Drive at South Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.5 miles
  2. 299 South Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10002
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chinatown-Two Bridges
Elevation
10 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 110 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Cherry Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Cherry Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Cherry Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Cherry Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Market Slip

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Market Slip

  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Market Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Market Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Federal (late), and built between 1824 and 1825.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Hamilton Madison House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    80 feet
  2. University Settlement Society of New York Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    780 feet
  3. P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis School
    830 feet
Show all 4
  1. Metrokids Cradle (South End) Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    840 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Coleman Playground
    50 feet
  2. Tanahey Playground
    60 feet
  3. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    400 feet
Show all 5
  1. Alfred E. Smith Playground
    870 feet
  2. Sophie Irene Loeb Playground
    940 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 51 Market Street Listed historic place
    500 feet
  2. Two Bridges Historic District Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Chinese Baptist Conservative Church House of worship
    770 feet
  2. Chinese Evangelist Mission Church House of worship
    830 feet
  3. First Chinese Presbyterian Church Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Chinese United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Alfred E Smith Recreation Center
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Chinatown Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cherry Street, Market Slip or Market 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, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.