Lafayette Street & Leonard Street

Lafayette Street and Leonard Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner is also named Court Officer Thomas Jurgens Corner by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Manhattan Family Court is 120 feet away, and Transfiguration Catholic Church is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places and 57 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St
810 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
Worth St/Centre St · M22
Within a walk
41 places
8 courthouses, 8 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lafayette Street & Leonard Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, 810 feet from this corner, about three minutes 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
    810 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. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    1,030 feet
    6 J N Q R W Z
  2. Franklin St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

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 Worth St/Centre St, 430 feet away, for the M22.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Worth St/Centre St M22
    430 feet
    M22

Next buses at this stop

  1. M22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Lafayette Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,000 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 four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10013
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tribeca-Civic Center
Elevation
17 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Court Officer Thomas Jurgens Corner, a co-naming enacted on May 23, 2006 (Local Law 13 of 2006).

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Court Officer Thomas Jurgens Corner.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2024 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Lafayette Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY DEPT OF SANITATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 3AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF SANITATION
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Lafayette Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY FAMILY COURT MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF SANITATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of Leonard Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYC OWNED ELECTRIC VEHICLES CHARGING ONLY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYC DEPT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are ten Individual Landmarks, and 48 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1859 and 1883.

  1. Ahrens Building Designated landmark
    330 feet
  2. Broadway Textile Building or the Broadway-Franklin Building Designated landmark
    460 feet
  3. Fire House, Engine Company No. 31 Designated landmark
    560 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Thomas Paine Park.

  1. Abraham De Peyster Statue by George Edwin Bissell, 1896
    340 feet
  2. Foley Square Medallions Medallions, 2000
    570 feet
  3. Dr. Sun Yat Sen Statue by Lu Chun-Hsiung, 2019
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 8 courthouses
  • 8 religious buildings
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 parks
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    690 feet
  2. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  3. District 2 Pre-K Center at 10 Reade Street Pre-K center
    980 feet
Show all 6
  1. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  2. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet
  3. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Collect Pond Park
    70 feet
  2. Thomas Paine Park
    310 feet
  3. Columbus Park
    710 feet
Show all 5
  1. Columbus Park Playground
    960 feet
  2. City Hall Park
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    800 feet
  2. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Triumph of the Human Spirit Statue Monument or memorial
    700 feet
  2. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    800 feet
  3. Historical Records NY CNTY Clerk Research library
    980 feet
Show all 11
  1. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    840 feet
  2. 254-260 Canal Street Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  3. Chambers Street Subway Station (BMT) Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  4. African Burial Ground National Monument Historic site
    1,100 feet
  5. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  6. NYC Municipal Archives Research library · listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  7. Brooklyn Bridge - City Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,290 feet
  8. Municipal Building Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    1,120 feet
  2. St Andrews RC Church House of worship
    1,200 feet
  3. Transfiguration Catholic Church Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    120 feet
  2. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · landmark · listed historic place
    290 feet
  3. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    400 feet
Show all 8
  1. Supreme Court Criminal Term 100 Centre St Courthouse
    430 feet
  2. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse
    810 feet
  3. Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  4. Surrogates Court Courthouse · listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  5. Daniel Patrick Moynihan US Courthouse
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    990 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,150 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    710 feet
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Hong Kong Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,200 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 places to eat and seven food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lafayette Street or Leonard 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 Records, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.