Madison Street & Pike Street

Madison Street and Pike Street meet at a four-way crossing in Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Rutgers development. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. P.S. 002 Meyer London is 350 feet away, and Rutgers Community Center is 460 feet away. The nearest subway, East Broadway, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, 23 of them religious buildings, and 82 places to eat.

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Madison Street & Pike Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is East Broadway, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Broadway F
    640 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Grand St B, D
    0.5 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison St/Pike St, 60 feet away, for the M22.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison St/Pike St M22
    60 feet
    M22

Next buses at this stop

  1. M22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Madison Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Pike St & Monroe St 27 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge northbound at Pearl Street & R F Wagner Sr Place, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.4 miles
  2. 59 Allen Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10002
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5 and 7 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chinatown-Two Bridges
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 3,700 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 Rutgers development.

Since 2014 at least 204 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Madison Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Madison Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Pike Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Pike Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1817 and 1904.

  1. Pike Street Synagogue Designated landmark
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 23 religious buildings
  • 6 playgrounds
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 002 Meyer London School
    350 feet
  2. Metrokids Cradle (South End) Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    740 feet
  3. Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem School
    840 feet
Show all 6
  1. Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem Pre-School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    950 feet
  2. Victoria Children's Center & Nursery Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,080 feet
  3. Hamilton Madison House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Coleman Playground
    340 feet
  2. Sophie Irene Loeb Playground
    670 feet
  3. Lower East Side People Care Garden
    790 feet
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  1. Captain Jacob Joseph Playground
    980 feet
  2. Little Flower Playground
    1,000 feet
  3. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    1,020 feet
  4. Straus Square
    1,210 feet
  5. Tanahey Playground
    1,220 feet
  6. Playground One Playground
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Division Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 51 Market Street Listed historic place
    780 feet
  2. Two Bridges Historic District Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. Museum at Eldridge Street Museum · listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Chinese Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    550 feet
  2. Trinity Assembly of God Church House of worship
    580 feet
  3. Chinese Baptist Conservative Church House of worship
    780 feet
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  1. St Teresa Church House of worship
    810 feet
  2. First Chinese Presbyterian Church Landmark · listed historic place
    810 feet
  3. Chinese Evangelist Mission Church House of worship
    850 feet
  4. Chinese United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,270 feet
  5. St Barbara Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rutgers Community Center
    460 feet
  2. Knickerbocker Post Office Listed historic place
    710 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 9/Ladder 6 Fire station
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Chinatown Supermarket Supermarket
    590 feet
  2. Metro Acres Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Hong Kong Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 82 places to eat and 31 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.