Forsyth Street & Rivington Street

Forsyth Street and Rivington Street meet at a four-way crossing in the Lower East Side, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Sara D. Roosevelt Park is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Bowery, is about four minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 172 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Rivington Street.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bowery
940 feet · 4 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
790 feet
Bowery/Prince St · M103
Within a walk
29 places
9 religious buildings, 3 playgrounds and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Forsyth Street & Rivington Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bowery, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bowery J, Z
    940 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. 2 Av F
    0.3 miles
    F
  2. Grand St B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bowery/Prince St, 790 feet away, for the M103.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bowery/Prince St M103 · Shelter
    790 feet
    M103
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Rivington Street.

  • 53 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Rivington St & Chrystie St 64 docks in all
    140 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 169 Ludlow Street Charging for electric cars, 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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.

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)
Lower East Side
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 40 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 187 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2023 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Forsyth Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of Rivington Street

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

South side of Rivington Street

  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1830 and 1899.

  1. Bowery Mission Designated landmark
    540 feet
  2. Germania Bank Building Designated landmark
    730 feet
  3. Young Men's Institute Building Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. University Settlement Society of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K · listed historic place
    310 feet
  2. Cascades High School
    620 feet
  3. Forsyth Satellite Academy School
    620 feet
Show all 4
  1. Chinese American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sara D. Roosevelt Park
    40 feet
  2. M'finda Kalunga Garden
    40 feet
  3. Rivington St Playground
    50 feet
Show all 7
  1. Houston St Playground
    550 feet
  2. First Park
    1,000 feet
  3. First Park Playground
    1,230 feet
  4. Liz Christy Garden
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Citizenm Bowery Public space
    1,040 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai - Behavioral Health Center Hospital
    210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. First Roumanian-American Congregation Synagogue Listed historic place
    850 feet
  2. The Bowery Historic District Listed historic place
    890 feet
  3. New Museum
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. Lower East Side Tenement Museum
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 30 Delancy Street Older adult center
    390 feet
  2. Community center at Lower East Side I Infill Community center
    490 feet
  3. Older adult center at 189 Allen Street Older adult center
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Mulberry Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Hong Kong Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 172 places to eat and 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Forsyth Street or Rivington 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.