Lafayette Street & Great Jones Street

Lafayette Street and Great Jones Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the NoHo Historic District Extension. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Mission of the Immaculate Virgin of Mount Loretto stands 180 feet away, and Public Theater is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St, is about two minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 12 of them listed historic places, and 114 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St
590 feet · 2 min on foot · 6, B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Lafayette St/E 4 St · M1
Within a walk
32 places
12 listed historic places, 4 theaters or concert halls and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lafayette Street & Great Jones Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St, 590 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    590 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. Astor Pl 6
    1,170 feet
    6
  2. 8 St-NYU R, W
    1,190 feet
    R W

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 Lafayette St/E 4 St, 360 feet away, for the M1.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lafayette St/E 4 St M1
    360 feet
    M1

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Great Jones Street and Lafayette Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Great Jones St 23 docks in all
    70 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
    1.2 miles
  2. 445 Lafayette Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,050 feet
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10012
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenwich Village
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Great Jones Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of Great Jones Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

East side of Lafayette Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 102351.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the NoHo Historic District Extension.

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 205 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1868 and 1901.

  1. Schermerhorn Building Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. Mission of the Immaculate Virgin of Mount Loretto Designated landmark
    180 feet
  3. Brooks Brothers Store Designated landmark
    320 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 12 listed historic places
  • 4 theaters or concert halls
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at Noho Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  2. Hebrew Union Coll - Jewish Inst College
    830 feet
  3. Blake Business School Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
Show all 6
  1. Cooper Union College
    1,260 feet
  2. Harvey Milk High School
    1,290 feet
  3. University Settlement Society of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Manuel Plaza Park
    590 feet
  2. Mercer Playground
    690 feet
  3. Albert's Garden
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Astor Place Public space
    1,170 feet
  2. Cooper Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,210 feet
  3. Astor Place Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 376-380 Lafayette Street Listed historic place
    170 feet
  2. Devinne Press Building Listed historic place
    450 feet
  3. Robbins & Appleton Building Listed historic place
    510 feet
Show all 13
  1. Merchant's House Museum
    520 feet
  2. Bleecker Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    560 feet
  3. Old Merchant's House (Seabury-Tredwell House) Listed historic place
    570 feet
  4. Bayard-Condict Building Listed historic place
    650 feet
  5. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    650 feet
  6. Lagrange Terrace Listed historic place
    860 feet
  7. Bouwerie Lane Theater Listed historic place
    870 feet
  8. New York Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  9. Puck Building Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  10. Astor Place Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Astor Pl Theatre Theater or concert hall
    840 feet
  2. Public Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    850 feet
  3. New York Theatre Workshop Theater or concert hall
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. New York University Frederick Loewe Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 33/Ladder 9 Fire station · landmark · listed historic place
    400 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,160 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Wegmans Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Mulberry Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 114 places to eat and ten 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 Great Jones 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.