Manhattan Bridge & Canal Street at Bowery

Manhattan Bridge, Canal Street and Bowery meet at a six-way junction in Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2026, 104 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Citizens Savings Bank, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 160 feet away, and Kimlau Square is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand St, is about five minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places and 216 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand St
1,200 feet · 5 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Bowery/Canal St · M103
Within a walk
41 places
16 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Manhattan Bridge & Canal Street at Bowery Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand St, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand St B, D
    1,200 feet
    B D

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    0.3 miles
    6 J N Q R W Z
  2. Bowery J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bowery/Canal St, 160 feet away, for the M103.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bowery/Canal St M103 · Shelter
    160 feet
    M103
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Forsyth St & Canal St 29 docks in all
    830 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
    1.9 miles
  2. 59 Allen Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 104 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10002
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chinatown-Two Bridges
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 35 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,700 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 1910 and 1915.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 55 signs on these blocks
  • 23 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2023 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 1pm, 5 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to midnight on Canal Street (both sides).

East side of Bowery

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY OTHER TIMES HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Bowery

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102901, 103866, 103981 and 106409.

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 as Beaux-Arts, Georgian and Italianate (early), one each, and built between 1785 and 1924.

  1. Citizens Savings Bank Designated landmark
    160 feet
  2. Manhattan Bridge Arch and Colonnade Designated landmark
    380 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Xu Bing Park.

  1. Writings at Helin Temple Site-specific installation by Xu Bing, 2015
    480 feet
  2. Confucius Statue by Liu Shih, 1976
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 3 parks
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Shuang Wen Academy Network (SWAN) Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    490 feet
  2. Victoria Children's Group Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  3. Queens Community Center Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
Show all 12
  1. Transfiguration School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  2. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  3. Emma Lazarus High School
    1,150 feet
  4. M.S. 131 School
    1,150 feet
  5. Pace High School
    1,150 feet
  6. Chinatown Manpower Project Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  7. Chintatown Manpower Project Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  8. Transfiguration School Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  9. Acare Training Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sara D. Roosevelt Park
    620 feet
  2. Hester St Playground
    790 feet
  3. Kimlau Square
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Columbus Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Forsyth Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    980 feet
  2. Doyers Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,070 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Edward Mooney House Listed historic place
    770 feet
  2. Kimlau Arch Monument or memorial
    1,160 feet
  3. Bowery Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trust in God Baptist Church House of worship
    630 feet
  2. St Barbara Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    890 feet
  3. First Chinese Baptist NYC House of worship
    970 feet
Show all 6
  1. Latin Amer Pentecostal Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
  2. Most Precious Blood House of worship
    1,030 feet
  3. Transfiguration Catholic Church Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 55 Chrystie Street Older adult center
    470 feet
  2. YMCA Chinatown Hester Street Center Recreation center
    1,060 feet

Fire and police

  1. 5th Precinct Police station
    530 feet
  2. Engine 9/Ladder 6 Fire station
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    120 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    240 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    350 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Hong Kong Supermarket Supermarket
    650 feet
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    700 feet
  3. Chinatown Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 216 places to eat and 43 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bowery, Canal Street or Manhattan Bridge.

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