Church Street & Thomas Street

Church Street and Thomas Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Tribeca South Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. (former) Diamond Building stands 260 feet away, and African Burial Ground National Monument is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2, 3, A and four more. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places and 106 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St
630 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
Nearest bus stop
230 feet
Church St/Worth St · M55, BxM18, SIM1, SIM1C +7
Within a walk
34 places
10 day care or pre-K sites, 7 listed historic places and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Church Street & Thomas Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St, 630 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    630 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
    1,060 feet
    1 2 3
  2. Franklin St 1
    1,190 feet
    1

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/Worth St, 230 feet away, for the M55, BxM18, SIM1, SIM1C and seven more.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Church St/Worth St M55, BxM18, SIM1, SIM1C +7
    230 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.

  • 68 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 9 of them on-street corrals
  • 8 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Church St & Worth St 45 docks in all
    160 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2022 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

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYS DEPT OF STATE MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of Church Street

  • 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-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Thomas Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO AWM MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Thomas Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 103961.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet are 15 Individual Landmarks, and 168 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1858 and 1881.

  1. (former) Hope Building Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. (former) Diamond Building Designated landmark
    260 feet
  3. (former) H. B. Claflin & Company Annex Designated landmark
    310 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 10 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 parks
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Washington Market School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    360 feet
  2. New York Law School College
    650 feet
  3. New York Paralegal School Trade or language school
    750 feet
Show all 16
  1. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    500 feet
  2. The Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    510 feet
  3. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
  4. Reade Street Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    660 feet
  5. Kiddie Academy of Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    690 feet
  6. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    810 feet
  7. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  8. The New York Acad of Art College
    870 feet
  9. Chabad of Tribeca Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  10. Ya Ya Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  11. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    960 feet
  12. Shirley Aninias School LLC (The) School
    990 feet
  13. International House New York Incorpo Trade or language school
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Duane Park
    920 feet
  2. City Hall Park
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    360 feet
  2. Bogardus Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    440 feet
  2. Cary Building Listed historic place
    640 feet
  3. Archive of Contempory Music Research library
    730 feet
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  1. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. Building at 287 Broadway Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Chambers Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  4. A. T. Stewart Company Store Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  5. African Burial Ground National Monument Historic site
    1,200 feet
  6. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. apexart Arts or cultural center
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    300 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    710 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    760 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    890 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 106 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Church Street or Thomas 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.