Crosby Street & Howard Street

Crosby Street and Howard Street meet at a three-way junction in SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Museum of Chinese in America is 430 feet away, and Tribeca Synagogue is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, Canal St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6, J, N and four more. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places and 101 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Canal St
460 feet · 2 min on foot · 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Broadway/Grand St · M55
Within a walk
25 places
6 religious buildings, 5 listed historic places and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Crosby Street & Howard 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.

  • 7 lines at the nearest station
  • 17 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    460 feet
    6 J N Q R W Z

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. N …
  3. Q …
  4. R …
  5. W …
Downtown
7 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. J …
  3. N …
  4. Q …
  5. R …
  6. W …
  7. Z …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Spring St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Canal St A, C, E
    0.3 miles
    A C E

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Empress Voyage 2.22.1794” (1998) by Bing Lee at the Canal St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Grand St, 530 feet away, for the M55.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Grand St M55 · Shelter
    530 feet
    M55
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 65 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 11 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Howard St & Lafayette St 39 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge northbound at Pearl Street & R F Wagner Sr Place, 0.9 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
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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 June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10013
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
Elevation
16 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1871 and 1910.

Trees

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

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Crosby Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of Crosby Street

  • Motorcycles only 1 sign MOTORCYCLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of Howard Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 104756.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District.

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 235 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1858 and 1882.

  1. (former) National City Bank of New York Designated landmark
    440 feet
  2. Aaron Constable Store Designated landmark
    450 feet
  3. Manufacturers Trust Company Bank Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 3 museums
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. International Culinary Center (The) Trade or language school
    590 feet
  2. Italian Culinary Academy (The) Trade or language school
    590 feet
  3. P.S. 130 Hernando de Soto School
    900 feet
Show all 5
  1. New York Computer Institute Trade or language school
    900 feet
  2. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rapkin-Gayle Plaza Park
    510 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Chinese in America Museum
    430 feet
  2. 254-260 Canal Street Listed historic place
    710 feet
  3. Odd Fellows Hall Listed historic place
    820 feet
Show all 8
  1. Center for Italian Modern Art Museum
    940 feet
  2. Firehouse, Engine Company 31 Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  3. Former Police Headquarters Building Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  4. Van Rensselar, Stephen, House Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  5. Italian American Museum
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Most Precious Blood House of worship
    880 feet
  2. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 168 Grand Street Older adult center
    1,070 feet
  2. Canal Street Post Office Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  3. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    560 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    620 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    640 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Hong Kong Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    650 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 101 places to eat and 11 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 Crosby Street or Howard 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.