Pearl Street & Centre Street

Pearl Street and Centre Street meet at a three-way junction in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the African Burial Ground & The Commons Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Thomas Paine Park is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, is about a minute on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St
300 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
470 feet
Worth St/Centre St · M22
Within a walk
42 places
9 listed historic places, 8 courthouses and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pearl Street & Centre Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, 300 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St 4, 5, 6, J, Z
    300 feet
    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
    0.3 miles
    6 J N Q R W Z
  2. City Hall R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W

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 Worth St/Centre St, 470 feet away, for the M22.

  • 32 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Worth St/Centre St M22
    470 feet
    M22

Next buses at this stop

  1. M22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Centre Street.

  • 45 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Centre St & Worth St 120 docks in all
    270 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
    2 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    780 feet
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10007
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tribeca-Civic Center
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Pearl Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the African Burial Ground & The Commons Historic District.

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 12 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1859 and 1994.

  1. The Jones Building Designated landmark
    380 feet
  2. Court Square Building Designated landmark
    390 feet
  3. Municipal Building Designated landmark
    540 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Foley Square Medallions Medallions, 2000
    170 feet
  2. Abraham De Peyster Statue by George Edwin Bissell, 1896
    350 feet
  3. 5 in 1 Sculpture by Tony Rosenthal, 1974
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.

  • 9 listed historic places
  • 8 courthouses
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 10 Reade Street Pre-K center
    490 feet
  2. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    660 feet
  3. New York Paralegal School Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
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  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 52 Chambers Street Pre-K center
    1,040 feet
  2. Chabad of Tribeca Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet
  3. Ya Ya Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet
  4. Shirley Aninias School LLC (The) School
    1,180 feet
  5. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    1,220 feet
  6. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Thomas Paine Park
    40 feet
  2. Collect Pond Park
    650 feet
  3. City Hall Park
    690 feet
Show all 6
  1. Columbus Park
    750 feet
  2. Columbus Park Playground
    760 feet
  3. James Madison Plaza
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Municipal Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    650 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Triumph of the Human Spirit Statue Monument or memorial
    100 feet
  2. Historical Records NY CNTY Clerk Research library · landmark
    370 feet
  3. Chambers Street Subway Station (BMT) Listed historic place
    480 feet
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  1. African Burial Ground National Monument Historic site
    610 feet
  2. NYC Municipal Archives Research library · landmark · listed historic place
    620 feet
  3. Brooklyn Bridge - City Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    680 feet
  4. African Burial Ground Listed historic place
    750 feet
  5. Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Listed historic place
    830 feet
  6. Tweed Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  7. A. T. Stewart Company Store Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  8. Building at 287 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  9. Firehouse, Engine Company 31 Listed historic place
    1,300 feet
  10. Benjamin Franklin Statue Monument or memorial
    1,310 feet
  11. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Andrews RC Church House of worship
    410 feet
  2. Transfiguration Catholic Church Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse · landmark
    220 feet
  2. Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse Landmark · listed historic place
    220 feet
  3. Daniel Patrick Moynihan US Courthouse
    540 feet
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  1. Surrogates Court Courthouse · landmark · listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. Supreme Court Criminal Term 100 Centre St Courthouse
    770 feet
  3. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    950 feet
  4. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    970 feet
  5. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · listed historic place
    980 feet

Fire and police

  1. Manhattan Borough Command/Battalion 1/Engine 7/Ladder 1 Fire station
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,050 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and four food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Centre Street or Pearl 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.