Mott Street & Worth Street

Mott Street and Worth Street meet at a three-way junction in Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Kimlau Arch is 140 feet away, and Supreme Court Criminal Term 100 Centre St is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, is about six minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 48 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 147 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Park Row/Saint James Pl · M9, M103
Within a walk
48 places
16 religious buildings, 5 parks and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Mott Street & Worth Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St 4, 5, 6, J, Z
    0.3 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. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    0.4 miles
    6 J N Q R W Z
  2. East Broadway F
    0.5 miles
    F

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 Park Row/Saint James Pl, 60 feet away, for the M9 and M103.

  • 31 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Park Row/Saint James Pl M9, M103
    60 feet
    M9 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M9 …
  2. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge northbound at Pearl Street & R F Wagner Sr Place, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10013
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chinatown-Two Bridges
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Chatham Square

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Mott Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Mott Street

  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

West side of Park Row

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO U S MARSHALS
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Worth Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Worth Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 100014 and 100015.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and six buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1801 and 1845.

  1. Zion English Lutheran Designated landmark
    430 feet
  2. Saint James Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark
    460 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Kimlau Square.

  1. Lin Ze Xu Statue by Li Wei-Si, 1999
    130 feet
  2. Kimlau War Memorial Arch, 1962
    140 feet
  3. Confucius Statue by Liu Shih, 1976
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 5 parks
  • 4 courthouses
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Queens Community Center Trade or language school
    420 feet
  2. P.S. 001 Alfred E. Smith School
    550 feet
  3. Transfiguration School Listed historic place
    560 feet
Show all 10
  1. Transfiguration School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  2. Acare Training Trade or language school
    620 feet
  3. Chinatown Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  4. Hamilton Madison House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet
  5. Chinatown Manpower Project Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  6. Chintatown Manpower Project Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  7. P.S. 124 Yung Wing School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Kimlau Square
    100 feet
  2. Columbus Park
    350 feet
  3. St. James Triangle
    360 feet
Show all 9
  1. Playground One Playground
    490 feet
  2. Columbus Park Playground
    530 feet
  3. Thomas Paine Park
    920 feet
  4. Alfred E. Smith Playground
    920 feet
  5. James Madison Plaza
    930 feet
  6. Sophie Irene Loeb Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Doyers Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    570 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Kimlau Arch Monument or memorial
    140 feet
  2. First Shearith Israel Graveyard Listed historic place
    390 feet
  3. Edward Mooney House Listed historic place
    680 feet
Show all 6
  1. Chatham Square Library Landmark
    730 feet
  2. Historical Records NY CNTY Clerk Research library
    1,030 feet
  3. Two Bridges Historic District Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mariners Temple Baptist Church Landmark
    310 feet
  2. Transfiguration Catholic Church Listed historic place
    510 feet
  3. First Chinese Baptist NYC House of worship
    550 feet
Show all 7
  1. Chinese United Methodist Church House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Trust in God Baptist Church House of worship
    960 feet
  3. St Andrews RC Church House of worship
    1,210 feet
  4. Chinese Evangelist Mission Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan US Courthouse
    700 feet
  2. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse
    980 feet
  3. Supreme Court Criminal Term 100 Centre St Courthouse
    1,240 feet
Show all 5
  1. Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  2. Alfred E Smith Recreation Center
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. 5th Precinct Police station
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    160 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    270 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Chinatown Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Hong Kong Supermarket 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 147 places to eat and 22 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 22 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Mott Street or Worth 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, 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.