Henry Street & Mechanics Alley

Henry Street and Mechanics Alley meet at a three-way junction in Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Sophie Irene Loeb is 30 feet away, and Kimlau Square is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, East Broadway, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 58 public places, 27 of them religious buildings, and 92 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
East Broadway
1,290 feet · 5 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
East Broadway/Forsyth St · M9
Within a walk
58 places
27 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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Henry Street & Mechanics Alley Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is East Broadway, 1,290 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Broadway F
    1,290 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Grand St B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Broadway/Forsyth St, 390 feet away, for the M9.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Broadway/Forsyth St M9
    390 feet
    M9

Next buses at this stop

  1. M9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Market St & Henry St 42 docks in all
    120 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge northbound at Pearl Street & R F Wagner Sr Place, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.3 miles
  2. 59 Allen Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

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)
Chinatown-Two Bridges
Elevation
33 feet above sea level

The streets

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

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 1900 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Henry Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Mechanics Alley

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Mechanics Alley

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and seven buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1817 and 1912.

  1. Pike Street Synagogue Designated landmark
    560 feet
  2. S. Jarmulowsky Bank Building Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 58 public places.

  • 27 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 4 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Metrokids Cradle (South End) Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    160 feet
  2. P.S. 002 Meyer London School
    760 feet
  3. Chinatown Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    780 feet
Show all 12
  1. P.S. 124 Yung Wing School
    800 feet
  2. Acare Training Trade or language school
    870 feet
  3. Hamilton Madison House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
  4. P.S. 001 Alfred E. Smith School
    960 feet
  5. Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem School
    1,030 feet
  6. Transfiguration School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet
  7. Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem Pre-School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,140 feet
  8. Queens Community Center Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  9. Victoria Children's Center & Nursery Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sophie Irene Loeb Playground
    30 feet
  2. Coleman Playground
    570 feet
  3. Sara D. Roosevelt Park
    1,170 feet
Show all 9
  1. Playground One Playground
    960 feet
  2. Tanahey Playground
    1,060 feet
  3. Captain Jacob Joseph Playground
    1,170 feet
  4. St. James Triangle
    1,200 feet
  5. Kimlau Square
    1,210 feet
  6. Lower East Side People Care Garden
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Forsyth Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    950 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 51 Market Street Listed historic place
    600 feet
  2. Chatham Square Library Landmark
    820 feet
  3. Two Bridges Historic District Listed historic place
    830 feet
Show all 6
  1. Museum at Eldridge Street Museum · landmark · listed historic place
    860 feet
  2. First Shearith Israel Graveyard Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  3. Kimlau Arch Monument or memorial
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Chinese Presbyterian Church Landmark · listed historic place
    170 feet
  2. Chinese Baptist Conservative Church House of worship
    380 feet
  3. Chinese Evangelist Mission Church House of worship
    440 feet
Show all 9
  1. St Barbara Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    910 feet
  2. Chinese Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    980 feet
  3. Chinese United Methodist Church House of worship
    990 feet
  4. Trinity Assembly of God Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  5. Mariners Temple Baptist Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
  6. St Teresa Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Knickerbocker Post Office Listed historic place
    900 feet
  2. Rutgers Community Center
    1,100 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 9/Ladder 6 Fire station
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Chinatown Supermarket Supermarket
    710 feet
  2. Hong Kong Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 92 places to eat and 27 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Henry Street or Mechanics Alley.

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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.