Forsyth Street & East Broadway

Forsyth Street and East Broadway meet at a five-way junction in Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. First Chinese Presbyterian Church is 290 feet away, and YMCA Chinatown Hester Street Center is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, East Broadway, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 67 public places, 29 of them religious buildings, and 128 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
East Broadway
1,080 feet · 4 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
East Broadway/Forsyth St · M9
Within a walk
67 places
29 religious buildings, 7 schools and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Forsyth Street & East Broadway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is East Broadway, 1,080 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Broadway F
    1,080 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. F …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Grand St B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Broadway/Forsyth St, 50 feet away, for the M9.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Broadway/Forsyth St M9
    50 feet
    M9

Next buses at this stop

  1. M9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East Broadway, Eldridge Street and Forsyth Street.

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 8 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Pike St & E Broadway 34 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge northbound at Pearl Street & R F Wagner Sr Place, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.3 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
    0.6 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.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10002
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chinatown-Two Bridges
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,900 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 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Moraine' sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

South side of East Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Forsyth Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Forsyth Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 116015 and 116239.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and seven buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1817 and 1912.

  1. Pike Street Synagogue Designated landmark
    490 feet
  2. S. Jarmulowsky Bank Building Designated landmark
    600 feet
  3. Manhattan Bridge Arch and Colonnade Designated landmark
    700 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Xu Bing Park.

  1. Writings at Helin Temple Site-specific installation by Xu Bing, 2015
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 67 public places.

  • 29 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 playgrounds
  • 4 parks
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Metrokids Cradle (South End) Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    480 feet
  2. Chinatown Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    640 feet
  3. P.S. 124 Yung Wing School
    670 feet
Show all 15
  1. Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem Pre-School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    760 feet
  2. Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem School
    830 feet
  3. Acare Training Trade or language school
    860 feet
  4. P.S. 002 Meyer London School
    880 feet
  5. Transfiguration School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  6. Queens Community Center Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  7. Emma Lazarus High School
    1,070 feet
  8. M.S. 131 School
    1,070 feet
  9. Pace High School
    1,070 feet
  10. Victoria Children's Center & Nursery Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,140 feet
  11. Hamilton Madison House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  12. P.S. 001 Alfred E. Smith School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sophie Irene Loeb Playground
    170 feet
  2. Sara D. Roosevelt Park
    780 feet
  3. Coleman Playground
    840 feet
Show all 10
  1. Kimlau Square
    1,070 feet
  2. Straus Square
    1,090 feet
  3. Hester St Playground
    1,220 feet
  4. Seward Park
    1,220 feet
  5. Captain Jacob Joseph Playground
    1,240 feet
  6. Seward Park Playground
    1,250 feet
  7. Playground One Playground
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Forsyth Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    560 feet
  2. Division Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,010 feet
  3. Doyers Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum at Eldridge Street Museum · landmark · listed historic place
    470 feet
  2. Chatham Square Library Landmark
    780 feet
  3. House at 51 Market Street Listed historic place
    910 feet
Show all 5
  1. Two Bridges Historic District Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  2. Kimlau Arch Monument or memorial
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Chinese Presbyterian Church Landmark · listed historic place
    290 feet
  2. St Barbara Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    520 feet
  3. Chinese Baptist Conservative Church House of worship
    720 feet
Show all 10
  1. Chinese Evangelist Mission Church House of worship
    760 feet
  2. St Teresa Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  3. Chinese Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,060 feet
  4. Trinity Assembly of God Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
  5. Mariners Temple Baptist Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  6. Latin Amer Pentecostal Church House of worship
    1,260 feet
  7. Chinese United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Knickerbocker Post Office Listed historic place
    590 feet
  2. YMCA Chinatown Hester Street Center Recreation center
    930 feet
  3. Older adult center at 55 Chrystie Street Older adult center
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Rutgers Community Center
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 9/Ladder 6 Fire station
    830 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Chinatown Supermarket Supermarket
    310 feet
  2. Hong Kong Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 128 places to eat and 33 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East Broadway, Eldridge Street or Forsyth 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, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.