East 9th Street & 4th Avenue

East 9th Street and 4th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the NoHo Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St. John's University Manhattan is 240 feet away, and Ottendorfer Library is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Astor Pl, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, nine of them listed historic places, and 164 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astor Pl
220 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
E 9 St/4 Av · M8
Within a walk
38 places
9 listed historic places, 5 religious buildings and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 9th Street & 4th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astor Pl, 220 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astor Pl 6
    220 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
    690 feet
    R W
  2. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    0.3 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 E 9 St/4 Av, 140 feet away, for the M8.

  • 24 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 9 St/4 Av M8
    140 feet
    M8

Next buses at this stop

  1. M8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 9th Street and Wanamaker Place.

  • 115 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cooper Square & Astor Pl 87 docks in all
    390 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 mile
  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 seven crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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 two travel lanes
  • Three of the streets are 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 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 4th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 9th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 9th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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 11 Individual Landmarks, and 79 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Anglo-Italianate. They were mostly built between 1855 and 1880.

  1. Wanamaker's Department Store Annex Designated landmark
    270 feet
  2. Foundation Building Designated landmark
    410 feet
  3. The Sinclair Building Designated landmark
    480 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest at Astor Place.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 9 listed historic places
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 public spaces
  • 3 parks
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. St. John's University Manhattan College
    240 feet
  2. Grace Church School Landmark · listed historic place
    640 feet
  3. Grace Church High School
    720 feet
Show all 10
  1. Harvey Milk High School
    850 feet
  2. La Salle Academy School
    1,170 feet
  3. St George Academy School
    1,170 feet
  4. Learning and Fun Preschool
    1,180 feet
  5. Cooper Union College · listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  6. Society of Third Street Music School Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet
  7. Blake Business School Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cooper Triangle
    600 feet
  2. Abe Lebewohl Triangle
    870 feet
  3. Abe Lebewohl Park
    960 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 51 Astor Place Public space
    240 feet
  2. Astor Place Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    250 feet
  3. Cooper Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,080 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at Astor Place Public space
    500 feet
  2. Public space at 300 Mercer Street Public space
    940 feet
  3. Public space at Georgetown Plaza Public space
    960 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Astor Place Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    250 feet
  2. St. Mark's Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    660 feet
  3. Hamilton Fish House (Stuyvesant-Fish House) Listed historic place
    660 feet
Show all 10
  1. Lagrange Terrace Listed historic place
    850 feet
  2. Daniel Leroy House Listed historic place
    940 feet
  3. St. Mark's Historic District Listed historic place
    970 feet
  4. Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  5. Ottendorfer Library
    1,230 feet
  6. 821 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  7. Devinne Press Building Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Church Landmark · listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. Cityvine Church Listed historic place
    680 feet
  3. All Saints Ukranian Orthodox Church House of worship
    750 feet
Show all 5
  1. St George Ukrainian Catholic Church House of worship
    910 feet
  2. St Marks Church in the Bowery Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Cooper Post Office Listed historic place
    580 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 6/Ladder 3 Fire station
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    300 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    470 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Wegmans Supermarket
    220 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    440 feet
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,030 feet

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 164 places to eat and 14 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 9th Street or Wanamaker Place.

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.