Lafayette Street & Howard Street

Lafayette Street and Howard Street meet at a four-way crossing in SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Odd Fellows Hall, one of eight Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 380 feet away, and Petrosino Square is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, Canal St, is about a minute on foot, and 17 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 156 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Canal St
350 feet · 1 min on foot · 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
Nearest bus stop
780 feet
Broadway/Grand St · M55
Within a walk
28 places
7 religious buildings, 5 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lafayette Street & Howard Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Canal St, 350 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 7 lines at the nearest station
  • 17 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    350 feet
    6 J N Q R W Z

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. N …
  3. Q …
  4. R …
  5. W …
Downtown
7 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. J …
  3. N …
  4. Q …
  5. R …
  6. W …
  7. Z …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Spring St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Canal St A, C, E
    0.4 miles
    A C E

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Empress Voyage 2.22.1794” (1998) by Bing Lee at the Canal St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Grand St, 780 feet away, for the M55.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Grand St M55 · Shelter
    780 feet
    M55
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Lafayette Street.

  • 70 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 11 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Howard St & Lafayette St 39 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge northbound at Pearl Street & R F Wagner Sr Place, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10013
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,700 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 1915.

Trees

Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Howard Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of Howard Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

East side of Lafayette Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Lafayette Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104756, 104985 and 106066.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are eight Individual Landmarks, and 150 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1857 and 1889.

  1. Odd Fellows Hall Designated landmark
    380 feet
  2. (former) National City Bank of New York Designated landmark
    650 feet
  3. Engine Company No. 55 Designated landmark
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 3 museums
  • 3 parks
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 130 Hernando de Soto School
    650 feet
  2. International Culinary Center (The) Trade or language school
    850 feet
  3. Italian Culinary Academy (The) Trade or language school
    850 feet
Show all 5
  1. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  2. New York Computer Institute Trade or language school
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rapkin-Gayle Plaza Park
    420 feet
  2. Collect Pond Park
    1,110 feet
  3. Petrosino Square
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Chinese in America Museum
    220 feet
  2. 254-260 Canal Street Listed historic place
    460 feet
  3. Firehouse, Engine Company 31 Listed historic place
    830 feet
Show all 8
  1. Former Police Headquarters Building Listed historic place
    830 feet
  2. Center for Italian Modern Art Museum
    970 feet
  3. Van Rensselar, Stephen, House Listed historic place
    990 feet
  4. Italian American Museum
    1,050 feet
  5. Chinatown and Little Italy Historic District Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Most Precious Blood House of worship
    620 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 168 Grand Street Older adult center
    810 feet
  2. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    1,030 feet
  3. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    370 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    420 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. New Kam Man Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. Hong Kong Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    900 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 156 places to eat and 29 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 Howard 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.