Church Street & White Street

Church Street and White Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner is also named Barnett Newman Triangle by local law. It lies inside 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. Wood's Mercantile Buildings stands 230 feet away. The nearest subway, Canal St, is about two minutes on foot, for the A, C and E. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places and 70 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Canal St
460 feet · 2 min on foot · A, C, E
Nearest bus stop
230 feet
6 Av/White St · M55
Within a walk
29 places
5 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Church Street & White Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Canal St, 460 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Canal St A, C, E
    460 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. Franklin St 1
    690 feet
    1
  2. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    1,070 feet
    6 J N Q R W Z

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/White St, 230 feet away, for the M55.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/White St M55
    230 feet
    M55

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 6 Ave & Walker St 39 docks in all
    400 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
    1.2 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
17 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Barnett Newman Triangle, a co-naming enacted on November 22, 1999 (Local Law 71 of 1999).

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Barnett Newman Triangle.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Church Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Church Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

North side of White Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-6PM

South side of White Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 107042 and 107135.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Tribeca East Historic District.

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and 229 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1859 and 1881.

  1. Wood's Mercantile Buildings Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. Long Distance Building Designated landmark
    420 feet
  3. Kingsland Buildings Designated landmark
    460 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 courthouses
  • 3 parks
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    330 feet
  2. The New York Acad of Art College
    520 feet
  3. New York Computer Institute Trade or language school
    790 feet
Show all 7
  1. New York Law School College
    850 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
  3. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,030 feet
  4. Tribeca Community School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tribeca Park
    470 feet
  2. Albert Capsouto Park
    1,180 feet
  3. Duarte Square
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    760 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    710 feet
  2. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    720 feet
  3. American Thread Building Listed historic place
    900 feet
Show all 5
  1. Firehouse, Engine Company 31 Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  2. Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art Museum
    1,250 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. apexart Arts or cultural center
    130 feet
  2. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    420 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Canal Street Post Office Listed historic place
    690 feet
  2. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  3. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    1,250 feet
Show all 4
  1. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    820 feet
  2. New Kam Man 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 70 places to eat and seven food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

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