Leonard Street & Benson Place

Leonard Street and Benson Place meet at a three-way junction in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Collect Pond Park is 310 feet away, and Supreme Court Civil Term is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, is about four minutes on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 49 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St
1,050 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
Broadway/Worth St · BxM18, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM3C +2
Within a walk
37 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 6 listed historic places and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Leonard Street & Benson Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, 1,050 feet from this corner, about four 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
    1,050 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
    1,270 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 Broadway/Worth St, 520 feet away, for the BxM18, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM3C and two more.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Worth St BxM18, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM3C +2
    520 feet
    BxM18 SIM1 SIM1C SIM3C SIM4 SIM4C

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM18 …
  2. SIM1 …
  3. SIM1C …
  4. SIM3C …
  5. SIM4 …
  6. SIM4C …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Leonard St & Church St 46 docks in all
    730 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
    1.7 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
    1.3 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 November 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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

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

East side of Benson Place

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Benson Place

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY DEPT OF CITYWIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 12 Individual Landmarks, and 100 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1860 and 1876.

  1. Broadway Textile Building or the Broadway-Franklin Building Designated landmark
    320 feet
  2. Ahrens Building Designated landmark
    380 feet
  3. 359 Broadway Building Designated landmark
    410 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
    470 feet
  2. Foley Square Medallions Medallions, 2000
    680 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 5 courthouses
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    450 feet
  2. New York Paralegal School Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  3. New York Law School College
    1,160 feet
Show all 12
  1. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
  2. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 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. New York Computer Institute Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  6. Shirley Aninias School LLC (The) School
    1,170 feet
  7. The New York Acad of Art College
    1,190 feet
  8. District 2 Pre-K Center at 10 Reade Street Pre-K center
    1,220 feet
  9. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Collect Pond Park
    310 feet
  2. Thomas Paine Park
    550 feet
  3. Columbus Park
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. Columbus Park Playground
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    570 feet
  2. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    600 feet
  3. Firehouse, Engine Company 31 Listed historic place
    850 feet
Show all 8
  1. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    890 feet
  2. Triumph of the Human Spirit Statue Monument or memorial
    940 feet
  3. Historical Records NY CNTY Clerk Research library
    1,230 feet
  4. 254-260 Canal Street Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  5. Building at 287 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    880 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · landmark · listed historic place
    60 feet
  2. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    160 feet
  3. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    640 feet
Show all 5
  1. Supreme Court Criminal Term 100 Centre St Courthouse
    670 feet
  2. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. Manhattan Borough Command/Battalion 1/Engine 7/Ladder 1 Fire station
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,040 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,230 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 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 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Benson Place or Leonard Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.