Franklin Street & Franklin Place

Franklin Street and Franklin Place meet at a three-way junction in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Tribeca East Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. A designated landmark, 359 Broadway Building, stands 110 feet away. The nearest subway, Franklin St, is about three minutes on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 61 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Franklin St
860 feet · 3 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
Broadway/Franklin St · M55
Within a walk
29 places
5 religious buildings, 4 courthouses and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Franklin Street & Franklin Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Franklin St, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin St 1
    860 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Canal St A, C, E
    1,000 feet
    A C E
  2. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    1,010 feet
    6 J N Q R W Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Franklin St, 260 feet away, for the M55.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Franklin St M55
    260 feet
    M55

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Leonard St & Church St 46 docks in all
    700 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10013
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tribeca-Civic Center
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

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

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 5 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2016, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Franklin Street

  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Tribeca East Historic District.

Within 820 feet are 11 Individual Landmarks, and 193 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1860 and 1871.

  1. 359 Broadway Building Designated landmark
    110 feet
  2. Broadway Textile Building or the Broadway-Franklin Building Designated landmark
    330 feet
  3. Grosvenor Building Designated landmark
    340 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 courthouses
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    310 feet
  2. The New York Acad of Art College
    650 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    670 feet
Show all 8
  1. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  2. New York Computer Institute Trade or language school
    850 feet
  3. New York Law School College
    980 feet
  4. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet
  5. New York Paralegal School Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Collect Pond Park
    730 feet
  2. Tribeca Park
    1,010 feet
  3. Thomas Paine Park
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    490 feet
  2. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    100 feet
  2. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    180 feet
  3. Firehouse, Engine Company 31 Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    470 feet
  2. apexart Arts or cultural center
    680 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    620 feet
  3. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    870 feet
Show all 4
  1. Supreme Court Criminal Term 100 Centre St Courthouse
    1,070 feet

Fire and police

  1. Ladder 8 Fire station
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    890 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    260 feet
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,170 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 places to eat and six 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 Franklin Place or Franklin 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.