East 7th Street & Cooper Square

East 7th Street and Cooper Square meet at a three-way junction in the East Village, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the NoHo Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Carl Fischer Music Publisher stands 90 feet away, and the statue “Peter Cooper” is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Astor Pl, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 44 public places, 11 of them listed historic places, and 154 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astor Pl
390 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Cooper Sq/E 7 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
44 places
11 listed historic places, 5 religious buildings and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 7th Street & Cooper Square Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astor Pl, 390 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astor Pl 6
    390 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
    770 feet
    R W
  2. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    0.4 miles
    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 Cooper Sq/E 7 St, 370 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 24 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Cooper Sq/E 7 St M101, M102, M103
    370 feet
    M101 M102 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cooper Square & Astor Pl 87 docks in all
    160 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
    0.5 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 one crash 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 May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sawtooth oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Cooper Square

  • Time-limited parking 1 sign 1 HOUR PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 7th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 7th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 101210.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the NoHo Historic District.

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and 135 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1862 and 1896.

  1. Carl Fischer Music Publisher Designated landmark
    90 feet
  2. Foundation Building Designated landmark
    170 feet
  3. Village Voice Designated landmark
    350 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Cooper Square.

  1. Peter Cooper Statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1897
    150 feet
  2. Alamo Sculpture by Tony Rosenthal, 1967
    250 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 public places.

  • 11 listed historic places
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 4 public spaces
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Grace Church High School
    200 feet
  2. St. John's University Manhattan College
    500 feet
  3. La Salle Academy School
    660 feet
Show all 9
  1. St George Academy School
    660 feet
  2. Learning and Fun Preschool
    660 feet
  3. Cooper Union College · listed historic place
    710 feet
  4. Blake Business School Trade or language school
    790 feet
  5. Harvey Milk High School
    830 feet
  6. Grace Church School Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cooper Triangle
    90 feet
  2. Manuel Plaza Park
    870 feet
  3. Abe Lebewohl Triangle
    1,160 feet
Show all 4
  1. Abe Lebewohl Park
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Astor Place Public space
    230 feet
  2. Astor Place Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    370 feet
  3. Cooper Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    570 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at 51 Astor Place Public space
    500 feet
  2. Public space at 300 Mercer Street Public space
    930 feet
  3. Public space at Georgetown Plaza Public space
    940 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Astor Place Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. Daniel Leroy House Listed historic place
    710 feet
  3. The Ukrainian Museum
    800 feet
Show all 14
  1. Lagrange Terrace Listed historic place
    840 feet
  2. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    880 feet
  3. Merchant's House Museum
    960 feet
  4. Hamilton Fish House (Stuyvesant-Fish House) Listed historic place
    960 feet
  5. Old Merchant's House (Seabury-Tredwell House) Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  6. St. Mark's Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  7. Isaac T. Hopper House Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  8. Devinne Press Building Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  9. Ottendorfer Library
    1,180 feet
  10. Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  11. St. Mark's Historic District Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Public Theater Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    210 feet
  2. Astor Pl Theatre Theater or concert hall
    350 feet
  3. Orpheum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. New York Theatre Workshop Theater or concert hall
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Cityvine Church Landmark · listed historic place
    290 feet
  2. St George Ukrainian Catholic Church House of worship
    430 feet
  3. Grace Church Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
Show all 4
  1. All Saints Ukranian Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Cooper Post Office Listed historic place
    1,100 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 33/Ladder 9 Fire station · listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    380 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    810 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Wegmans Supermarket
    560 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    810 feet
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    320 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 154 places to eat and 12 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 Cooper Square or East 7th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.