Forsyth Street & East Houston Street

Forsyth Street and East Houston Street meet at a three-way junction in the Lower East Side, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. First Park is 70 feet away. The nearest subway, 2 Av, is about two minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 144 places to eat. About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
2 Av
410 feet · 2 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
East Houston St/Forsyth St · M15, M21
Within a walk
30 places
6 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Forsyth Street & East Houston Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 2 Av, 410 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av F
    410 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. F …
Downtown
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    6 B D F M
  2. Bowery J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Houston St/Forsyth St, 60 feet away, for the M15 and M21.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Houston St/Forsyth St M15, M21 · Shelter
    60 feet
    M15 M21
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …
  2. M21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 77 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Stanton St & Chrystie St 47 docks in all
    670 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 284 Mott Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 nine crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10002
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
1 and 2 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
5 and 9 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Lower East Side
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 156 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on East Houston Street (north side).

South side of East Houston Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Forsyth Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of Forsyth Street

  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 104549.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 41 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and mostly built between 1835 and 1892.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 4 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Cascades High School
    450 feet
  2. Forsyth Satellite Academy School
    450 feet
  3. Pathways Children's Services School
    490 feet
Show all 5
  1. Nord Anglia International School
    1,000 feet
  2. University Settlement Society of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K · listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. First Park
    70 feet
  2. Sara D. Roosevelt Park
    80 feet
  3. First Park Playground
    300 feet
Show all 11
  1. Liz Christy Garden
    360 feet
  2. Houston St Playground
    460 feet
  3. Peretz Square
    580 feet
  4. First Street Garden
    820 feet
  5. Rivington St Playground
    950 feet
  6. M'finda Kalunga Garden
    970 feet
  7. Albert's Garden
    1,020 feet
  8. ABC Playground
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai - Behavioral Health Center Hospital
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  2. New Museum
    1,140 feet
  3. New York City Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Anthology Film Archives Arts or cultural center · landmark
    600 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Orthodox Cathedral Holy Virgin Protection Church Landmark
    420 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA Chinatown Houston Street Center Recreation center
    520 feet
  2. Older adult center at 189 Allen Street Older adult center
    690 feet
  3. Older adult center at Meltzer Towers Older adult center
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    810 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    650 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Mulberry Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    800 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 144 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East Houston Street or Forsyth Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.