Church Street & Chambers Street

Church Street and Chambers Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Tribeca South Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Archive of Contempory Music is 50 feet away, and Washington Market Park Playground is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St, is about a minute on foot, for the 2, 3, A and four more. Within a five-minute walk are 48 public places, 12 of them listed historic places, and 114 places to eat.

Safety record
20 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Church St/Chambers St · M55, BxM18, X27, X28
Within a walk
48 places
12 listed historic places, 10 day care or pre-K sites and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Church Street & Chambers Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 7 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    60 feet
    2 3 A C E R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
7 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. A …
  4. C …
  5. E …
  6. R …
  7. W …
Brooklyn
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. A …
  4. C …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Chambers St 1, 2, 3
    420 feet
    1 2 3
  2. City Hall R, W
    800 feet
    R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Trade, Treasure and Travel” (1997) by Margie Hughto and “Oculus” (1998) by Kristin Jones & Andrew Ginzel at the Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Church St/Chambers St, 50 feet away, for the M55, BxM18, X27 and X28.

  • 27 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Church St/Chambers St M55, BxM18, X27, X28
    50 feet
    M55 BxM18 X27 X28

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …
  2. BxM18 …
  3. X27 …
  4. X28 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Church Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Warren St & W Broadway 71 docks in all
    500 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.6 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
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10007
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tribeca-Civic Center
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

One tree recorded by NYC Parks stands within 330 feet, a maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 2pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 2pm to 7pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 7am to 7pm on Church Street (west side).

North side of Chambers Street

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Chambers Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

East side of Church Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-3PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-2PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-7PM SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 3PM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 100195 and 100483.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Tribeca South Historic District.

Within 820 feet are 13 Individual Landmarks, and 125 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1855 and 1874.

  1. Cary Building Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. (former) Irving Savings Bank Designated landmark
    180 feet
  3. (former) Girard House; Cosmopolitan Hotel; Bond Hotel Designated landmark
    300 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 public places.

  • 12 listed historic places
  • 10 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 schools
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 3 parks
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Reade Street Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    410 feet
  2. Kiddie Academy of Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    440 feet
  3. International House New York Incorpo Trade or language school
    550 feet
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  1. The Washington Market School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    590 feet
  2. German School Manhattan School
    710 feet
  3. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    710 feet
  4. The Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    740 feet
  5. Shirley Aninias School LLC (The) School
    770 feet
  6. Chabad of Tribeca Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    810 feet
  7. Ya Ya Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    810 feet
  8. Vivvi 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    840 feet
  9. Dun & Bradstreet-Bus Educ Division Trade or language school
    930 feet
  10. New York Paralegal School Trade or language school
    980 feet
  11. District 2 Pre-K Center at 52 Chambers Street Pre-K center
    990 feet
  12. Kindercare Education at Work Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  13. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,180 feet
  14. P.S. 234 Independence School
    1,210 feet
  15. Hawthorne Country Day School
    1,230 feet
  16. Olivet Academy School
    1,230 feet
  17. Olivet Academy NYC School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. City Hall Park
    590 feet
  2. Duane Park
    990 feet
  3. Washington Market Park Playground
    1,050 feet
Show all 5
  1. Washington Market Park
    1,060 feet
  2. Tribeca Dog Run Warren Street Dog run
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bogardus Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    560 feet
  2. Public space at 43 Park Place Public space
    850 feet
  3. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at 30 Park Place Public space
    930 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Archive of Contempory Music Research library
    50 feet
  2. Chambers Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    430 feet
  3. New Amsterdam Library
    670 feet
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  1. Building at 287 Broadway Listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. A. T. Stewart Company Store Listed historic place
    790 feet
  3. Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Listed historic place
    960 feet
  4. Tweed Courthouse Listed historic place
    990 feet
  5. Building at 75 Murray Street Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  6. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  7. African Burial Ground Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  8. Woolworth Building Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  9. City Hall Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  10. City Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  11. NYC Municipal Archives Research library · listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  12. Old New York Evening Post Building Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters RC Church Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Church Street Post Office Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  2. Surrogates Court Courthouse · listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    710 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    210 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    990 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,310 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    1,270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 114 places to eat and 13 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 Chambers Street or Church 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.