Forsyth Street & Stanton Street

Forsyth Street and Stanton Street meet at a four-way crossing in the Lower East Side, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Lower East Side I Infill development. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Houston St Playground is 100 feet away, and Anthology Film Archives is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, 2 Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 147 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
2 Av
890 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
470 feet
East Houston St/Forsyth St · M15, M21
Within a walk
32 places
9 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Forsyth Street & Stanton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 2 Av, 890 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Bowery J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z
  2. Grand St B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Houston St/Forsyth St, 470 feet away, for the M15 and M21.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …
  2. M21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Stanton Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Stanton St & Chrystie St 47 docks in all
    180 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
    1.7 miles
  2. 169 Ludlow Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2024
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
39 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Lower East Side I Infill development.

Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 143 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Forsyth Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

North side of Stanton Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Stanton Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Federal, Queen Anne and neo-Grec, one each, and built between 1830 and 1885.

  1. Bowery Mission Designated landmark
    570 feet
  2. Young Men's Institute Building Designated landmark
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Cascades High School
    170 feet
  2. Forsyth Satellite Academy School
    170 feet
  3. University Settlement Society of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K · listed historic place
    760 feet
Show all 4
  1. Pathways Children's Services School
    970 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sara D. Roosevelt Park
    40 feet
  2. Houston St Playground
    100 feet
  3. Rivington St Playground
    470 feet
Show all 10
  1. M'finda Kalunga Garden
    490 feet
  2. First Park
    550 feet
  3. First Park Playground
    780 feet
  4. Liz Christy Garden
    850 feet
  5. Peretz Square
    1,060 feet
  6. Children's Magical Garden
    1,300 feet
  7. First Street Garden
    1,300 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai - Behavioral Health Center Hospital
    660 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Museum
    650 feet
  2. Substation #409 (IND) Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  3. First Roumanian-American Congregation Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Anthology Film Archives Arts or cultural center
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Orthodox Cathedral Holy Virgin Protection Church House of worship
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 189 Allen Street Older adult center
    500 feet
  2. Older adult center at 30 Delancy Street Older adult center
    840 feet
  3. YMCA Chinatown Houston Street Center Recreation center
    870 feet
Show all 4
  1. Community center at Lower East Side I Infill Community center
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,000 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. Mulberry Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,140 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 147 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Forsyth Street or Stanton Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.