Lafayette Street & Walker Street

Lafayette Street and Walker Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. A designated landmark, 94-100 Lafayette Street Building, stands 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Canal St, is about a minute on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 126 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Lafayette Street.

Safety record
8 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Canal St
260 feet · 1 min on foot · 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Broadway/Walker St · X27, X28
Within a walk
27 places
7 religious buildings, 4 courthouses and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lafayette Street & Walker Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Canal St, 260 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 7 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    260 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. Canal St A, C, E
    0.3 miles
    A C E
  2. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St 4, 5, 6, J, Z
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 J Z

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/Walker St, 540 feet away, for the X27 and X28.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Walker St X27, X28
    540 feet
    X27 X28

Next buses at this stop

  1. X27 …
  2. X28 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Lafayette Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Walker St & Baxter St 47 docks in all
    450 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.7 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
    0.3 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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
12 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Five trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2022 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Lafayette Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NIGHT REGULATION NO PARKING 2AM-6AM TUESDAY & THURSDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Lafayette Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-6AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Walker Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Walker Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102268, 102983, 104576 and 106881.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 107 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1861 and 1883.

  1. 94-100 Lafayette Street Building Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. Fire House, Engine Company No. 31 Designated landmark
    240 feet
  3. Ahrens Building Designated landmark
    460 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 courthouses
  • 4 parks
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    370 feet
  2. New York Computer Institute Trade or language school
    640 feet
  3. P.S. 130 Hernando de Soto School
    1,040 feet
Show all 5
  1. Chinatown Manpower Project Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  2. Chintatown Manpower Project Trade or language school
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Collect Pond Park
    550 feet
  2. Columbus Park
    970 feet
  3. Rapkin-Gayle Plaza Park
    980 feet
Show all 4
  1. Thomas Paine Park
    1,090 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    690 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 254-260 Canal Street Listed historic place
    240 feet
  2. Museum of Chinese in America Museum
    780 feet
  3. Odd Fellows Hall Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    730 feet
  2. apexart Arts or cultural center
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Most Precious Blood House of worship
    620 feet
  2. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    970 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    470 feet
  2. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    730 feet
  3. Supreme Court Criminal Term 100 Centre St Courthouse
    850 feet
Show all 4
  1. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · listed historic place
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    220 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    380 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    480 feet

Supermarkets

  1. New Kam Man Supermarket
    810 feet
  2. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  3. Hong Kong Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 126 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 24 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lafayette Street or Walker 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.