Madison Street & James Street

Madison Street and James Street meet at a three-way junction in Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Smith development. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Saint James Roman Catholic Church, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 150 feet away, and Alfred E Smith Recreation Center is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places and 53 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
230 feet
Madison St/Saint James Pl · M15
Within a walk
42 places
14 religious buildings, 7 schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Street & James Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St 4, 5, 6, J, Z
    0.4 miles
    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. East Broadway F
    0.5 miles
    F
  2. Fulton St 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
    0.5 miles
    2 3 4 5 A C J Z

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 Madison St/Saint James Pl, 230 feet away, for the M15.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison St/Saint James Pl M15
    230 feet
    M15

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Madison Street.

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. St James Pl & Oliver St 48 docks in all
    500 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge northbound at Pearl Street & R F Wagner Sr Place, 990 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.2 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10038
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chinatown-Two Bridges
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the lagerstroemia.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of James Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of James Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Madison Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Greek Revival, and built between 1835 and 1903.

  1. Saint James Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark
    150 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Alfred E. Smith Playground.

  1. Governor Alfred E. Smith Memorial Statue by Charles Keck, 1950
    540 feet
  2. Lin Ze Xu Statue by Li Wei-Si, 1999
    580 feet
  3. Kimlau War Memorial Arch, 1962
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 001 Alfred E. Smith School
    580 feet
  2. Hamilton Madison House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    670 feet
  3. Manhattan Early College School for Marketing and Media Arts School
    950 feet
Show all 12
  1. Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers School
    950 feet
  2. The Urban Assembly Early College High School of Emergency Medicine School
    950 feet
  3. Urban Assembly Maker Academy School
    950 feet
  4. University Settlement Society of New York Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,040 feet
  5. Acare Training Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  6. Queens Community Center Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  7. P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis School
    1,160 feet
  8. Transfiguration School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet
  9. Transfiguration School Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Playground One Playground
    300 feet
  2. St. James Triangle
    320 feet
  3. James Madison Plaza
    400 feet
Show all 8
  1. Alfred E. Smith Playground
    540 feet
  2. Kimlau Square
    610 feet
  3. Columbus Park
    1,070 feet
  4. Columbus Park Playground
    1,240 feet
  5. Tanahey Playground
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Verizon Building Public space
    890 feet
  2. Doyers Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. First Shearith Israel Graveyard Listed historic place
    480 feet
  2. Kimlau Arch Monument or memorial
    660 feet
  3. Two Bridges Historic District Listed historic place
    800 feet
Show all 4
  1. Chatham Square Library Landmark
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Chinese United Methodist Church House of worship
    540 feet
  2. Mariners Temple Baptist Church Landmark
    610 feet
  3. Chinese Evangelist Mission Church House of worship
    920 feet
Show all 6
  1. Chinese Baptist Conservative Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  2. Transfiguration Catholic Church Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  3. First Chinese Baptist NYC House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Alfred E Smith Recreation Center
    850 feet
  2. Daniel Patrick Moynihan US Courthouse
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    880 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Chinatown Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along James 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.