Lafayette Street & Duane Street

Lafayette Street and Duane Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the African Burial Ground & The Commons Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Jones Building stands 160 feet away, and Manhattan Borough Command/Battalion 1/Engine 7/Ladder 1 is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, is about a minute on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 43 public places and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Centre St/Chambers St · M22
Within a walk
43 places
9 listed historic places, 8 courthouses and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lafayette Street & Duane Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St 4, 5, 6, J, Z
    60 feet
    4 5 6 J Z

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. J …
  5. Z …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. City Hall R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W
  2. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    0.3 miles
    2 3 A C E R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Cable Crossing” (1996) by Mark Gibian at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Centre St/Chambers St, 390 feet away, for the M22.

  • 31 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Centre St/Chambers St M22
    390 feet
    M22

Next buses at this stop

  1. M22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Lafayette Street.

  • 46 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Centre St & Worth St 120 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2 miles
  2. 10 Reade Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    440 feet
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10007
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tribeca-Civic Center
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Duane Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Lafayette Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO AWM MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Lafayette Street

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SECURITY CHECKPOINT
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the African Burial Ground & The Commons Historic District.

Within 820 feet are eight Individual Landmarks, and 18 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italian Renaissance. They were built between 1845 and 1994.

  1. The Jones Building Designated landmark
    160 feet
  2. Court Square Building Designated landmark
    160 feet
  3. Municipal Building Designated landmark
    420 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Foley Square Medallions Medallions, 2000
    220 feet
  2. Abraham De Peyster Statue by George Edwin Bissell, 1896
    440 feet
  3. 5 in 1 Sculpture by Tony Rosenthal, 1974
    540 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 public places.

  • 9 listed historic places
  • 8 courthouses
  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 parks
  • 2 monuments or memorials
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 10 Reade Street Pre-K center
    190 feet
  2. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    480 feet
  3. New York Paralegal School Trade or language school
    820 feet
Show all 11
  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 52 Chambers Street Pre-K center
    870 feet
  2. Chabad of Tribeca Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    870 feet
  3. Ya Ya Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    870 feet
  4. Shirley Aninias School LLC (The) School
    910 feet
  5. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    970 feet
  6. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  7. Kiddie Academy of Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  8. Reade Street Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Thomas Paine Park
    40 feet
  2. City Hall Park
    520 feet
  3. Collect Pond Park
    850 feet
Show all 6
  1. Columbus Park
    1,050 feet
  2. Columbus Park Playground
    1,070 feet
  3. Drumgoole Plaza Park
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Municipal Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    570 feet
  2. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    1,020 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Triumph of the Human Spirit Statue Monument or memorial
    180 feet
  2. Chambers Street Subway Station (BMT) Listed historic place
    300 feet
  3. African Burial Ground National Monument Historic site
    310 feet
Show all 14
  1. NYC Municipal Archives Research library · landmark · listed historic place
    440 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bridge - City Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    500 feet
  3. African Burial Ground Listed historic place
    560 feet
  4. Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Listed historic place
    640 feet
  5. Historical Records NY CNTY Clerk Research library
    670 feet
  6. Tweed Courthouse Listed historic place
    870 feet
  7. A. T. Stewart Company Store Listed historic place
    880 feet
  8. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  9. Building at 287 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  10. Benjamin Franklin Statue Monument or memorial
    1,130 feet
  11. City Hall Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Andrews RC Church House of worship
    410 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse Landmark · listed historic place
    290 feet
  2. Surrogates Court Courthouse · landmark · listed historic place
    320 feet
  3. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse
    500 feet
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  1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan US Courthouse
    840 feet
  2. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    870 feet
  3. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · listed historic place
    880 feet
  4. Supreme Court Criminal Term 100 Centre St Courthouse
    1,080 feet
  5. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

  1. Manhattan Borough Command/Battalion 1/Engine 7/Ladder 1 Fire station
    960 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    750 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Duane Street or Lafayette Street.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.