Lafayette Street & East Houston Street

Lafayette Street and East Houston Street meet at a four-way crossing in SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the NoHo Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Saint Patrick's Chancery Office, one of five Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 410 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St, is about a minute on foot, for the 6, B, D and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places and 134 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 6, B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
East Houston St/Lafayette St · M21, T232
Within a walk
18 places
6 listed historic places, 2 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lafayette Street & East Houston Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    60 feet
    6 B D F M

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
  4. F …
  5. M …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
  4. F …
  5. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Prince St R, W
    950 feet
    R W
  2. 2 Av F
    1,190 feet
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Signal” (1997) by Mel Chin and “Hive (Bleecker Street)” (2012) by Leo Villareal at the Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Houston St/Lafayette St, 40 feet away, for the M21 and T232.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Houston St/Lafayette St M21, T232
    40 feet
    M21 T232

Next buses at this stop

  1. M21 …
  2. T232 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Lafayette Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lafayette St & Jersey St 60 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 284 Mott Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,170 feet
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10012
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
1 and 2 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
5 and 9 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East Houston Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East Houston Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of Lafayette Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM- MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lafayette Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM- MIDNIGHT
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the NoHo Historic District.

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and 153 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Federal. They were mostly built between 1858 and 1897.

  1. Puck Building Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. The New York Mercantile Exchange Designated landmark
    320 feet
  3. Saint Patrick's Chancery Office Designated landmark
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brainstation NY LP Trade or language school
    430 feet
  2. University Settlement Society of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  3. Pathways Children's Services School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Liz Christy Garden
    920 feet
  2. Mercer Playground
    1,070 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 181 Mercer Street Public space
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bleecker Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    380 feet
  2. Mulberry Street Library
    470 feet
  3. Bayard-Condict Building Listed historic place
    580 feet
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  1. Robbins & Appleton Building Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. Fourteenth Ward Industrial School Listed historic place
    830 feet
  3. Museum of Ice Cream Museum
    910 feet
  4. Building at 376-380 Lafayette Street Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  5. Bouwerie Lane Theater Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Patricks Old Cathedral Listed historic place
    610 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA Chinatown Houston Street Center Recreation center
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 1/Ladder 20 Fire station
    880 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    370 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    650 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    720 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mulberry Market Supermarket
    820 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    960 feet
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    260 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,210 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    500 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 134 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 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East Houston 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.