Henry Street & Jefferson Street

Henry Street and Jefferson Street meet at a four-way crossing in Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Forward Building, one of four Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 280 feet away, and Rutgers Community Center is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, East Broadway, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and 61 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
East Broadway
640 feet · 2 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Madison St/Jefferson St · M22
Within a walk
41 places
17 religious buildings, 5 playgrounds and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Henry Street & Jefferson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is East Broadway, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Broadway F
    640 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. F …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Delancey St-Essex St F, J, M, Z
    0.4 miles
    F J M Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison St/Jefferson St, 310 feet away, for the M22.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison St/Jefferson St M22
    310 feet
    M22

Next buses at this stop

  1. M22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Rutgers St & Henry St 40 docks in all
    440 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.6 miles
  2. 299 South Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Henry Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Henry Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Jefferson Street

  • Doctor plates only 3 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Jefferson Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1908 and 1931.

  1. Forward Building Designated landmark
    280 feet
  2. Bialystoker Center and Home for the Aged Designated landmark
    650 feet
  3. Loew's Canal Street Theatre Designated landmark
    730 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Straus Square.

  1. Lower East Side War Memorial Stele by Joseph Kiselewski, 1953
    460 feet
  2. Fiorello H. La Guardia Bust by Jo Davidson, 1957
    480 feet
  3. Jacob H. Schiff Fountain Fountain by Arnold W. Brunner, 1895
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Educational Alliance Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    350 feet
  2. Victoria Children's Center & Nursery Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    580 feet
  3. Manhattan Charter School II School
    770 feet
Show all 8
  1. Orchard Collegiate Academy School
    770 feet
  2. University Neighborhood Middle School
    770 feet
  3. Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem School
    860 feet
  4. Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem Pre-School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    950 feet
  5. P.S. 002 Meyer London School
    960 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Seward Park
    290 feet
  2. Little Flower Playground
    310 feet
  3. Captain Jacob Joseph Playground
    400 feet
Show all 8
  1. Seward Park Playground
    490 feet
  2. Lower East Side People Care Garden
    530 feet
  3. Straus Square
    530 feet
  4. Sol Lain Plgd Playground
    1,240 feet
  5. Cherry Clinton Playground
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Division Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    930 feet

Health care

  1. New Gouverneur Hospital SNF Nursing home or hospice
    560 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Seward Park Library Landmark
    360 feet
  2. Lower East Side Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  3. Lillian Wald Residence Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Primitive Christian Church House of worship
    310 feet
  2. St Teresa Church House of worship
    520 feet
  3. Trinity Assembly of God Church House of worship
    580 feet
Show all 4
  1. Chinese Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    600 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 197 East Broadway Older adult center
    250 feet
  2. Rutgers Community Center
    990 feet
  3. Knickerbocker Post Office Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Metro Acres Market Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Chinatown Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Henry Street or Jefferson 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, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.