Lafayette Street & Worth Street

Lafayette Street and Worth Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Thomas Paine Park is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, is about two minutes on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 47 public places, 11 of them listed historic places, and 37 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Lafayette Street.

Safety record
13 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St
550 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Worth St/Centre St · M22
Within a walk
47 places
11 listed historic places, 8 courthouses and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lafayette Street & Worth Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, 550 feet from this corner, about two 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
    550 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
    1,280 feet
    6 J N Q R W Z
  2. City Hall R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W

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, 170 feet away, for the M22.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Lafayette Street.

  • 29 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. Centre St & Worth St 120 docks in all
    380 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
    1.9 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    740 feet
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10007
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tribeca-Civic Center
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Lafayette Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO AWM MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF SANITATION
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Lafayette Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF SANITATION
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SECURITY CHECKPOINT

North side of Worth Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of Worth Street

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 13 Individual Landmarks, and 34 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1861 and 1899.

  1. The Jones Building Designated landmark
    570 feet
  2. Ahrens Building Designated landmark
    580 feet
  3. 325-333 Broadway Building Designated landmark
    580 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Abraham De Peyster Statue by George Edwin Bissell, 1896
    130 feet
  2. Foley Square Medallions Medallions, 2000
    340 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    600 feet
  2. District 2 Pre-K Center at 10 Reade Street Pre-K center
    730 feet
  3. New York Paralegal School Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
Show all 9
  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  2. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,020 feet
  3. Chabad of Tribeca Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,130 feet
  4. Ya Ya Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,130 feet
  5. Shirley Aninias School LLC (The) School
    1,160 feet
  6. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Thomas Paine Park
    60 feet
  2. Collect Pond Park
    320 feet
  3. Columbus Park
    870 feet
Show all 5
  1. Columbus Park Playground
    890 feet
  2. City Hall Park
    1,050 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    1,040 feet
  2. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    1,050 feet
  3. Municipal Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Triumph of the Human Spirit Statue Monument or memorial
    450 feet
  2. Historical Records NY CNTY Clerk Research library · landmark
    750 feet
  3. Chambers Street Subway Station (BMT) Listed historic place
    840 feet
Show all 15
  1. African Burial Ground National Monument Historic site
    850 feet
  2. Firehouse, Engine Company 31 Listed historic place
    860 feet
  3. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    890 feet
  4. NYC Municipal Archives Research library · listed historic place
    970 feet
  5. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  6. Brooklyn Bridge - City Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  7. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  8. Municipal Building Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  9. African Burial Ground Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  10. Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  11. 254-260 Canal Street Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  12. Building at 287 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Andrews RC Church House of worship
    940 feet
  2. Transfiguration Catholic Church Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    340 feet
  2. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · landmark · listed historic place
    350 feet
  3. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse · landmark
    570 feet
Show all 8
  1. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    650 feet
  2. Supreme Court Criminal Term 100 Centre St Courthouse
    680 feet
  3. Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse Listed historic place
    830 feet
  4. Surrogates Court Courthouse · listed historic place
    860 feet
  5. Daniel Patrick Moynihan US Courthouse
    1,080 feet

Fire and police

  1. Manhattan Borough Command/Battalion 1/Engine 7/Ladder 1 Fire station
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,030 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    960 feet
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and six food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

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