Grand Street & Orchard Street

Grand Street and Orchard Street meet at a four-way crossing in Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman is 490 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand St, is about three minutes on foot, and six subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 208 places to eat. About 4,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand St
880 feet · 3 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Allen St/Grand St · M15
Within a walk
38 places
11 religious buildings, 9 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Grand Street & Orchard Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand St, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 6 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand St B, D
    880 feet
    B D

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Delancey St-Essex St F, J, M, Z
    1,050 feet
    F J M Z
  2. East Broadway F
    0.3 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Allen St/Grand St, 170 feet away, for the M15.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Allen St/Grand St M15 · Shelter
    170 feet
    M15
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Grand Street.

  • 61 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 19 of them on-street corrals
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Orchard St & Grand St 45 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & Grand Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.1 miles
  2. 59 Allen Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    350 feet
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2018

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)
Chinatown-Two Bridges
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 134 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Grand Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

South side of Grand Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM

East side of Orchard Street

  • Time-limited parking 3 signs 2 HOUR PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of Orchard Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101171, 103625 and 105047.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Classical Revival. They were built between 1831 and 1927.

  1. Kehila Kadosha Janina Synagogue Designated landmark
    520 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 9 schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 museums
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Victoria Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    40 feet
  2. P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman School
    490 feet
  3. Essex Street Academy School
    530 feet
Show all 12
  1. High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies School
    530 feet
  2. Lower Manhattan Arts Academy School
    530 feet
  3. New Design High School
    530 feet
  4. Urban Assembly Academy of Government and Law, The School
    530 feet
  5. Grand St. Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    580 feet
  6. Chinese American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  7. Emma Lazarus High School
    1,240 feet
  8. M.S. 131 School
    1,240 feet
  9. Pace High School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sara D. Roosevelt Park
    760 feet
  2. Seward Park
    960 feet
  3. Seward Park Playground
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Hester St Playground
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Division Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Tenement Building at 97 Orchard Street Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. Lower East Side Tenement Museum
    600 feet
  3. International Center of Photography Museum
    610 feet
Show all 6
  1. Lower East Side Historic District Listed historic place
    760 feet
  2. Beth Hamedrash Hagodol Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  3. First Roumanian-American Congregation Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Latin Amer Pentecostal Church House of worship
    880 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Seward Park Community Center
    680 feet
  2. YMCA Chinatown Hester Street Center Recreation center
    1,030 feet
  3. Knickerbocker Post Office Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 9/Ladder 6 Fire station
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    150 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    920 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  2. Metro Acres Market Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  3. Lidl Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,040 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,180 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 208 places to eat and 44 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Grand Street or Orchard 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.