Madison Street & Clinton Street

Madison Street and Clinton Street meet at a four-way crossing in Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's La Guardia development. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The bust “Fiorello H. La Guardia” is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, East Broadway, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
East Broadway
930 feet · 4 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Madison St/Clinton St · M22
Within a walk
45 places
15 religious buildings, 6 playgrounds and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Street & Clinton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is East Broadway, 930 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Broadway F
    930 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. F …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Delancey St-Essex St F, J, M, Z
    0.4 miles
    F J M Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison St/Clinton St, 130 feet away, for the M22.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison St/Clinton St M22 · Shelter
    130 feet
    M22
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Clinton Street and Madison Street.

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Madison St & Clinton St 39 docks in all
    270 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.5 miles
  2. 299 South Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10002
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
1
Police precinct
7
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chinatown-Two Bridges
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's La Guardia development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Clinton Street

  • Back-in parking only 6 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Clinton Street

  • No stopping 7 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Madison Street

  • Doctor plates only 1 sign DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Madison Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and seven buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were built between 1827 and 1931.

  1. Bialystoker Center and Home for the Aged Designated landmark
    620 feet
  2. Henry Street Settlement Designated landmark
    770 feet
  3. Forward Building Designated landmark
    790 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Little Flower Playground.

  1. Fiorello H. La Guardia Bust by Jo Davidson, 1957
    290 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 6 playgrounds
  • 5 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 older adult centers
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Charter School II School
    370 feet
  2. Orchard Collegiate Academy School
    370 feet
  3. University Neighborhood Middle School
    370 feet
Show all 7
  1. The Educational Alliance Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  2. P.S. 184m Shuang Wen School
    860 feet
  3. University Neighborhood High School
    1,090 feet
  4. Victoria Children's Center & Nursery Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Little Flower Playground
    250 feet
  2. Cherry Clinton Playground
    550 feet
  3. Lower East Side People Care Garden
    830 feet
Show all 11
  1. Lillian D Wald Playground
    850 feet
  2. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    890 feet
  3. Seward Park
    960 feet
  4. Sol Lain Plgd Playground
    1,050 feet
  5. Vladeck Houses Community Garden - Vladeck Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,080 feet
  6. Captain Jacob Joseph Playground
    1,100 feet
  7. Seward Park Playground
    1,190 feet
  8. Straus Square
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Basketball City Public space
    1,210 feet

Health care

  1. New Gouverneur Hospital SNF Nursing home or hospice
    340 feet
  2. EMS Station 4 Ambulance station
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lower East Side Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. Seward Park Library Landmark
    970 feet
  3. Lillian Wald Residence Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. St. Augustine's Chapel Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Primitive Christian Church House of worship
    530 feet
  2. Trinity Assembly of God Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
  3. Chinese Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,110 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Teresa Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Two Bridges Community Center
    880 feet
  2. Older adult center at 197 East Broadway Older adult center
    940 feet
  3. Older adult center at 280 Cherry Street Older adult center
    1,130 feet
Show all 5
  1. Rutgers Community Center
    1,150 feet
  2. Older adult center at 334 Madison Street Older adult center
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Metro Acres Market Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  3. Lidl Supermarket
    1,320 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,210 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

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