Church Street & Lispenard Street

Church Street and Lispenard Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Tribeca East Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Kingsland Buildings stands 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Canal St, is about two minutes on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 71 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Canal St
430 feet · 2 min on foot · A, C, E
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
6 Av/W Broadway · M55, BxM18, X27, X28
Within a walk
26 places
5 religious buildings, 4 listed historic places and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Church Street & Lispenard Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Canal St, 430 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Canal St A, C, E
    430 feet
    A C E

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. E …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. E …

Also within a walk

  1. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    570 feet
    6 J N Q R W Z
  2. Canal St 1
    1,170 feet
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Gathering” (2001) by Walter Martin & Paloma Muñoz at the Canal St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/W Broadway, 560 feet away, for the M55, BxM18, X27 and X28.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W Broadway M55, BxM18, X27, X28 · Shelter
    560 feet
    M55 BxM18 X27 X28
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

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

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lispenard St & Broadway 79 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 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 2025.

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
13 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Princeton' American elm and the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Church Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM

West side of Church Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-6AM
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of Lispenard Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Lispenard Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102557 and 106363.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 268 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1860 and 1882.

  1. Kingsland Buildings Designated landmark
    100 feet
  2. Clark Building Designated landmark
    160 feet
  3. Long Distance Building Designated landmark
    190 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 4 parks
  • 2 arts or cultural centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New York Computer Institute Trade or language school
    770 feet
  2. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    830 feet
  3. The New York Acad of Art College
    1,030 feet
Show all 4
  1. Tribeca Community School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tribeca Park
    470 feet
  2. Albert Capsouto Park
    910 feet
  3. Duarte Square
    1,010 feet
Show all 4
  1. Grand Canal Court Park
    1,040 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. American Thread Building Listed historic place
    620 feet
  2. Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art Museum
    750 feet
  3. Drawing Center Museum
    1,020 feet
Show all 6
  1. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  2. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  3. 254-260 Canal Street Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. apexart Arts or cultural center
    450 feet
  2. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    460 feet
  3. Performing Garage Theater or concert hall
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    640 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Canal Street Post Office Listed historic place
    210 feet

Fire and police

  1. 1st Precinct Police station
    1,020 feet
  2. Ladder 8 Fire station
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    650 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    810 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 71 places to eat and eight food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Church Street or Lispenard Street.

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