Henry Street & Montgomery Street at Samuel Dickstein Plaza

Henry Street, Montgomery Street and Samuel Dickstein Plaza meet at a five-way junction in the Lower East Side, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Henry Street Settlement, one of eight Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 150 feet away, and Vladeck Park is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, East Broadway, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 47 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
East Broadway
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
Madison St/Montgomery St · M22
Within a walk
47 places
13 religious buildings, 7 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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Henry Street & Montgomery Street at Samuel Dickstein Plaza Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is East Broadway, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Broadway F
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.5 miles
    F J M Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison St/Montgomery St, 400 feet away, for the M22.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison St/Montgomery St M22 · Shelter
    400 feet
    M22
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Samuel Dickstein Plaza.

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Madison St & Montgomery St 20 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 0.4 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
    1,300 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.

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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 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 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 94 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and December 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Henry Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Henry Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 8AM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are eight Individual Landmarks, and 11 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Federal and Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1827 and 1834.

  1. Henry Street Settlement Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. (former) All Saints' Free Church Designated landmark
    520 feet
  3. Bialystoker Center and Home for the Aged Designated landmark
    540 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 6 parks
  • 6 playgrounds
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Charter School II School
    450 feet
  2. Orchard Collegiate Academy School
    450 feet
  3. University Neighborhood Middle School
    450 feet
Show all 9
  1. Henry Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
  2. P.S. 134 Henrietta Szold School
    710 feet
  3. University Neighborhood High School
    830 feet
  4. P.S. 184m Shuang Wen School
    1,070 feet
  5. The Educational Alliance Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  6. Beth Jacob Elementary School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sol Lain Plgd Playground
    260 feet
  2. Lillian D Wald Playground
    590 feet
  3. Ahearn Park
    620 feet
Show all 13
  1. Vladeck Houses Community Garden - Vladeck Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    790 feet
  2. Henry M. Jackson Playground
    890 feet
  3. Little Flower Playground
    1,040 feet
  4. Vladeck Park
    1,040 feet
  5. Cherry Clinton Playground
    1,130 feet
  6. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    1,150 feet
  7. Seward Park
    1,230 feet
  8. Luther Gulick Park
    1,250 feet
  9. Vladeck Park Playground
    1,270 feet
  10. Pier 42 Park
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Basketball City Public space
    1,280 feet

Health care

  1. New Gouverneur Hospital SNF Nursing home or hospice
    1,130 feet
  2. New East Side Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lillian Wald Residence Listed historic place
    260 feet
  2. Lower East Side Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    270 feet
  3. St. Augustine's Chapel Listed historic place
    650 feet
Show all 5
  1. Henry Street Settlement and Neighborhood Playhouse Listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. Seward Park Library
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marys RC Church House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Primitive Christian Church House of worship
    820 feet
  3. Bialystoker Synagogue Landmark · listed historic place
    860 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 334 Madison Street Older adult center
    990 feet
  2. Older adult center at 15 Willett Street Older adult center
    1,010 feet
  3. Older adult center at 197 East Broadway Older adult center
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 4/Engine 15/Ladder 18 Fire station
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    650 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Metro Acres Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    880 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Henry Street, Montgomery Street or Samuel Dickstein Plaza.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.