Elizabeth Street & Hester Street

Elizabeth Street and Hester Street meet at a four-way crossing in SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Bowery Bank of New York Building, one of seven Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 540 feet away, and YMCA Chinatown Hester Street Center is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand St, is about four minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 221 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand St
1,060 feet · 4 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
Bowery/Hester St · M103
Within a walk
29 places
13 religious buildings, 4 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Elizabeth Street & Hester Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand St, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand St B, D
    1,060 feet
    B D

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    1,260 feet
    6 J N Q R W Z
  2. Bowery J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bowery/Hester St, 320 feet away, for the M103.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bowery/Hester St M103
    320 feet
    M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 56 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand St & Elizabeth St 45 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge northbound at Pearl Street & R F Wagner Sr Place, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.9 miles
  2. 59 Allen Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
39 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1900 and 1915.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and December 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Elizabeth Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Elizabeth Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Hester Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Hester Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102902, 102903, 104862, 106393 and 106968.

Landmarks and historic districts

Seven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Federal, and mostly built between 1833 and 1898.

  1. Bowery Bank of New York Building Designated landmark
    540 feet
  2. Citizens Savings Bank Designated landmark
    550 feet
  3. Bowery Savings Bank Designated landmark
    560 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 museums
  • 1 fire station
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Shuang Wen Academy Network (SWAN) Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    330 feet
  2. Victoria Children's Group Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    600 feet
  3. P.S. 130 Hernando de Soto School
    810 feet
Show all 4
  1. Chinese American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sara D. Roosevelt Park
    630 feet
  2. Hester St Playground
    640 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Chinatown and Little Italy Historic District Listed historic place
    830 feet
  2. Italian American Museum
    830 feet
  3. Westchester House Listed historic place
    910 feet
Show all 6
  1. Van Rensselar, Stephen, House Listed historic place
    910 feet
  2. Museum of Chinese in America Museum
    1,100 feet
  3. Odd Fellows Hall Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Most Precious Blood House of worship
    790 feet
  2. Trust in God Baptist Church House of worship
    790 feet
  3. Holy Trinity Ukrainian Church House of worship
    850 feet
Show all 6
  1. Latin Amer Pentecostal Church House of worship
    860 feet
  2. First Chinese Baptist NYC House of worship
    1,150 feet
  3. St Barbara Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 55 Chrystie Street Older adult center
    840 feet
  2. YMCA Chinatown Hester Street Center Recreation center
    980 feet

Fire and police

  1. 5th Precinct Police station
    670 feet
  2. Engine 55 Fire station
    960 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    270 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    460 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    490 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Hong Kong Supermarket Supermarket
    90 feet
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    850 feet
  3. Chinatown Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 221 places to eat and 44 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Elizabeth Street or Hester 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.