Madison Street & Montgomery Street

Madison Street and Montgomery 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, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Manhattan Charter School II is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, East Broadway, is about six minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
East Broadway
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Madison St/Montgomery St · M22
Within a walk
39 places
11 religious buildings, 6 playgrounds and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Street & Montgomery Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is East Broadway, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. East Broadway F
    0.3 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

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

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Madison Street and Montgomery Street.

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Madison St & Montgomery St 20 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.6 miles
  2. 299 South Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1,030 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

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
31 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 3,400 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 1940 and 1960.

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 thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Madison Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Madison Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Montgomery Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Montgomery Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-4PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and nine buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Federal and Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1827 and 1834.

  1. Henry Street Settlement Designated landmark
    370 feet
  2. (former) All Saints' Free Church Designated landmark
    560 feet
  3. Bialystoker Center and Home for the Aged Designated landmark
    720 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
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 6 playgrounds
  • 6 schools
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 5 parks
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Charter School II School
    390 feet
  2. Orchard Collegiate Academy School
    390 feet
  3. University Neighborhood Middle School
    390 feet
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  1. University Neighborhood High School
    560 feet
  2. P.S. 184m Shuang Wen School
    800 feet
  3. Henry Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  4. P.S. 134 Henrietta Szold School
    970 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lillian D Wald Playground
    320 feet
  2. Sol Lain Plgd Playground
    520 feet
  3. Vladeck Houses Community Garden - Vladeck Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    560 feet
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  1. Little Flower Playground
    770 feet
  2. Vladeck Park
    810 feet
  3. Cherry Clinton Playground
    870 feet
  4. Ahearn Park
    890 feet
  5. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    890 feet
  6. Pier 42 Park
    1,010 feet
  7. Henry M. Jackson Playground
    1,010 feet
  8. Vladeck Park Playground
    1,040 feet
  9. John V. Lindsay East River Park
    1,050 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Basketball City Public space
    1,010 feet

Health care

  1. New Gouverneur Hospital SNF Nursing home or hospice
    870 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lower East Side Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    50 feet
  2. Lillian Wald Residence Listed historic place
    520 feet
  3. St. Augustine's Chapel Listed historic place
    690 feet
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  1. Henry Street Settlement and Neighborhood Playhouse Listed historic place
    970 feet
  2. Gouverneur Hospital Listed historic place
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marys RC Church House of worship
    970 feet
  2. Primitive Christian Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  3. Bialystoker Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 334 Madison Street Older adult center
    760 feet
  2. Older adult center at 15 Willett Street Older adult center
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  2. Metro Acres Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,150 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and seven 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 Madison Street or Montgomery 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.