Mott Street & Hester Street

Mott Street and Hester Street meet at a four-way crossing in SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Most Precious Blood is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, Canal St, is about four minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 253 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Canal St
1,020 feet · 4 min on foot · 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
Bowery/Hester St · M103
Within a walk
36 places
12 religious buildings, 5 listed historic places and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Mott Street & Hester Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Canal St, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    1,020 feet
    6 J N Q R W Z

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. N …
  3. Q …
  4. R …
  5. W …
Downtown
7 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. J …
  3. N …
  4. Q …
  5. R …
  6. W …
  7. Z …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Grand St B, D
    1,290 feet
    B D
  2. Bowery J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Empress Voyage 2.22.1794” (1998) by Bing Lee at the Canal St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bowery/Hester St, 550 feet away, for the M103.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bowery/Hester St M103
    550 feet
    M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 67 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand St & Elizabeth St 45 docks in all
    640 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge northbound at Pearl Street & R F Wagner Sr Place, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.9 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10013
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,700 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 1900 and 1915.

Trees

Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2022 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Hester Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Hester Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Mott Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Mott Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101368, 102831, 106393 and 107114.

Landmarks and historic districts

Nine buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Federal, and mostly built between 1833 and 1899.

  1. Bowery Savings Bank Designated landmark
    640 feet
  2. Bowery Bank of New York Building Designated landmark
    640 feet
  3. Citizens Savings Bank Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 older adult centers
  • 3 parks
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 130 Hernando de Soto School
    570 feet
  2. The Shuang Wen Academy Network (SWAN) Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    570 feet
  3. Victoria Children's Group Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    840 feet
Show all 7
  1. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
  2. Chinatown Manpower Project Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  3. Chintatown Manpower Project Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  4. Transfiguration School Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sara D. Roosevelt Park
    870 feet
  2. Hester St Playground
    880 feet
  3. Columbus Park
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Rapkin-Gayle Plaza Park
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Chinatown and Little Italy Historic District Listed historic place
    590 feet
  2. Italian American Museum
    590 feet
  3. Van Rensselar, Stephen, House Listed historic place
    670 feet
Show all 7
  1. Museum of Chinese in America Museum
    860 feet
  2. Odd Fellows Hall Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Westchester House Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  4. Former Police Headquarters Building Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Most Precious Blood House of worship
    550 feet
  2. Holy Trinity Ukrainian Church House of worship
    830 feet
  3. Trust in God Baptist Church House of worship
    840 feet
Show all 6
  1. Latin Amer Pentecostal Church House of worship
    1,100 feet
  2. First Chinese Baptist NYC House of worship
    1,220 feet
  3. Transfiguration Catholic Church Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 55 Chrystie Street Older adult center
    1,080 feet
  2. Older adult center at 180 Mott Street Older adult center
    1,130 feet
  3. Older adult center at 168 Grand Street Older adult center
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. YMCA Chinatown Hester Street Center Recreation center
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. 5th Precinct Police station
    760 feet
  2. Engine 55 Fire station · landmark
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    490 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    510 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Hong Kong Supermarket Supermarket
    320 feet
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    610 feet
  3. Mulberry Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 253 places to eat and 44 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Hester Street or Mott Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.