East 10th Street & Lafayette Street

East 10th Street and Lafayette Street meet at a five-way junction in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Grace Church Rectory, one of 13 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 380 feet away, and Cooper Triangle is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, Astor Pl, is about two minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 11 of them listed historic places, and 154 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astor Pl
480 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
4 Av/E 10 St · M1, M2, M3
Within a walk
36 places
11 listed historic places, 7 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 10th Street & Lafayette Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astor Pl, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astor Pl 6
    480 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 8 St-NYU R, W
    840 feet
    R W
  2. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    1,140 feet
    4 5 6 L N Q R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (1986) by Milton Glaser at the Astor Pl station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 4 Av/E 10 St, 40 feet away, for the M1, M2 and M3.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 4 Av/E 10 St M1, M2, M3
    40 feet
    M1 M2 M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 4th Avenue, East 10th Street and Lafayette Street.

  • 72 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 4 Ave & E 12 St 39 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 5-9 Union Square West Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.4 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 eight crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenwich Village
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2023 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on East 10th Street (south side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm on East 10th Street (south side).

East side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

West side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8:30AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

North side of East 10th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102317, 103653, 103654, 104761 and 107180.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 13 Individual Landmarks, and 52 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Anglo-Italianate. They were mostly built between 1856 and 1887.

  1. Grace Church Rectory Designated landmark
    380 feet
  2. Webster Hall Designated landmark
    390 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Astor Place.

  1. Alamo Sculpture by Tony Rosenthal, 1967
    540 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 11 listed historic places
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 parks
  • 4 public spaces
  • 3 schools
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Grace Church School Landmark · listed historic place
    380 feet
  2. St. John's University Manhattan College
    510 feet
  3. Grace Church High School
    980 feet
Show all 5
  1. Harvey Milk High School
    1,060 feet
  2. Society of Third Street Music School Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Abe Lebewohl Triangle
    850 feet
  2. Cooper Triangle
    870 feet
  3. Abe Lebewohl Park
    980 feet
Show all 4
  1. Union Square Park
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Astor Place Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    500 feet
  2. Public space at 51 Astor Place Public space
    510 feet
  3. Public space at Astor Place Public space
    730 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Georgetown Plaza Public space
    1,090 feet
  2. Public space at 300 Mercer Street Public space
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Astor Place Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    460 feet
  2. St. Mark's Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    570 feet
  3. Cooper Union Listed historic place
    800 feet
Show all 11
  1. St. Mark's Historic District Listed historic place
    880 feet
  2. Hamilton Fish House (Stuyvesant-Fish House) Listed historic place
    930 feet
  3. 821 Broadway Listed historic place
    990 feet
  4. Van Tassell & Kearney Horse Auction Mart Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  5. Lagrange Terrace Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  6. Hotel Albert Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  7. Daniel Leroy House Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  8. Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Public Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    890 feet
  2. Astor Pl Theatre Theater or concert hall
    910 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Church Landmark · listed historic place
    310 feet
  2. All Saints Ukranian Orthodox Church House of worship
    700 feet
  3. Cityvine Church Listed historic place
    940 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Marks Church in the Bowery Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  2. St George Ukrainian Catholic Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
  3. Village Temple House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Cooper Post Office Listed historic place
    320 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 6/Ladder 3 Fire station
    850 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    440 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    470 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    510 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Wegmans Supermarket
    430 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    630 feet
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    870 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    520 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,240 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 154 places to eat and 13 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 4th Avenue, East 10th Street or Lafayette 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.