Grand Street & Madison Street
Grand Street and Madison Street meet at a three-way junction in the Lower East Side, Manhattan. The corner is also named Samuel A. Spiegel Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Lower East Side Ecology Center Environmental Learning Center in John V. Lindsay East River Park is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand St/Fdr Drive, is 180 feet away for the M21. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, five of them parks, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand St/Fdr Drive, 180 feet away, for the M21.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand St/Fdr Drive M21180 feetM21
Next buses at this stop
- M21 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Grand Street and Madison Street.
- 43 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Henry St & Grand St 36 docks in all540 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & Grand Street, 510 feet by car along the streets.
- 55 8th Avenue Gas station2.7 miles
- 299 South Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- 7
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Lower East Side
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Samuel A. Spiegel Square, a co-naming enacted on November 6, 1980 (Local Law 68 of 1980).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 3,000 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 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Samuel A. Spiegel Square.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Grand Street
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Madison Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Madison Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Federal, and built between 1827 and 1828.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.
- 5 parks
- 5 playgrounds
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- East River Child Devlp Cntr - 570 School200 feet
- East River Child Development Center Preschool220 feet
- P.S. 110 Florence Nightingale School830 feet
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- Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K900 feet
- Henry Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,030 feet
- P.S. 134 Henrietta Szold School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Henry M. Jackson Playground540 feet
- Sidney Hillman Playground610 feet
- Vladeck Park790 feet
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- Corlears Hook Park870 feet
- Lower East Side Ecology Center Environmental Learning Center in John V. Lindsay East River Park Park feature940 feet
- Vladeck Houses Community Garden - Vladeck Houses (NYCHA) Garden1,040 feet
- Vladeck Park Playground1,050 feet
- Luther Gulick Park1,090 feet
- Luther Gulick Park Playground1,100 feet
- John V. Lindsay East River Park1,170 feet
- Ahearn Park1,180 feet
- Sol Lain Plgd Playground1,250 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- St. Augustine's Chapel Listed historic place1,180 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 334 Madison Street Older adult center1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket450 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,150 feet
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Street & Lewis Street 200 feet
- Madison Street & Jackson Street 440 feet
- Grand Street & Jackson Street 490 feet
- FDR Drive & Grand Street 510 feet
- Broome Street & Lewis Street 560 feet
- Grand Street & Henry Street 610 feet
- Grand Street & Abraham Kazan Street 700 feet
- Broome Street & Cannon Street 800 feet
See every intersection along Grand Street or Madison Street.