Church Street & Leonard Street

Church Street and Leonard Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner is also named Lorenzo Da Ponte Way by local law. It lies on the edge of the Tribeca East Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Importer's Building; (now) Textile Building stands 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Franklin St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places and 83 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Franklin St
700 feet · 3 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Church St/Worth St · M55, BxM18, SIM1, SIM1C +7
Within a walk
32 places
8 day care or pre-K sites, 5 listed historic places and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Church Street & Leonard Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Franklin St, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin St 1
    700 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. Canal St A, C, E
    870 feet
    A C E
  2. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    1,120 feet
    2 3 A C E R W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Church St/Worth St, 290 feet away, for the M55, BxM18, SIM1, SIM1C and seven more.

  • 29 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Church St/Worth St M55, BxM18, SIM1, SIM1C +7
    290 feet
    M55 BxM18 SIM1 SIM1C SIM2 SIM3C SIM4 SIM4C SIM32 SIM33C SIM34

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …
  2. BxM18 …
  3. SIM1 …
  4. SIM1C …
  5. SIM2 …
  6. SIM3C …
  7. SIM4 …
  8. SIM4C …
  9. SIM32 …
  10. SIM33C …
  11. SIM34 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Church Street.

  • 56 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Leonard St & Church St 46 docks in all
    80 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10013
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tribeca-Civic Center
Elevation
20 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Lorenzo Da Ponte Way, a co-naming enacted on December 29, 2008 (Local Law 64 of 2008).

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are 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

Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Lorenzo Da Ponte Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Church Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-2PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-7PM SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM

West side of Church Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Leonard Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYC DEPT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of Leonard Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF HOMELESS SERVICES MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104118, 104962 and 105661.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Tribeca East Historic District.

Within 820 feet are 13 Individual Landmarks, and 199 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1861 and 1882.

  1. Importer's Building; (now) Textile Building Designated landmark
    140 feet
  2. 41 Worth Street Building Designated landmark
    320 feet
  3. 39 Worth Street Building Designated landmark
    330 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 2 arts or cultural centers
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 courthouses
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    320 feet
  2. New York Law School College
    350 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    360 feet
Show all 12
  1. The New York Acad of Art College
    380 feet
  2. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    530 feet
  3. The Washington Market School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet
  4. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  5. The Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  6. Reade Street Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet
  7. Kiddie Academy of Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  8. New York Paralegal School Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  9. New York Computer Institute Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tribeca Park
    890 feet
  2. Collect Pond Park
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    840 feet
  2. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    390 feet
  2. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    720 feet
  3. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    930 feet
Show all 6
  1. Cary Building Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  2. Archive of Contempory Music Research library
    1,210 feet
  3. American Thread Building Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. apexart Arts or cultural center
    630 feet
  2. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    920 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    560 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · listed historic place
    770 feet
  2. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    960 feet
  3. Canal Street Post Office Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Ladder 8 Fire station
    970 feet
  2. Manhattan Borough Command/Battalion 1/Engine 7/Ladder 1 Fire station
    1,060 feet
  3. 1st Precinct Police station
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    270 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    880 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,240 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 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 83 places to eat and six food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Church Street or Leonard 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, NYC Records, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.