Prince Street & MacDougal Street

Prince Street and MacDougal Street meet at a three-way junction in SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Sullivan-Thompson Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Father Fagan Park is 20 feet away, and Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, Spring St, is about two minutes on foot, for the C and E. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, six of them parks, and 194 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Spring St
450 feet · 2 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
6 Av/Prince St · M21, M55, SIM1C, SIM3C +5
Within a walk
32 places
6 parks, 5 listed historic places and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Prince Street & MacDougal Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Spring St, 450 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Spring St C, E
    450 feet
    C E

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. C …
  2. E …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. C …
  2. E …

Also within a walk

  1. Houston St 1
    940 feet
    1
  2. W 4 St-Wash Sq A, B, C, D, E, F, M
    0.3 miles
    A B C D E F M

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/Prince St, 100 feet away, for the M21, M55, SIM1C, SIM3C and five more.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/Prince St M21, M55, SIM1C, SIM3C +5 · Shelter
    100 feet
    M21 M55 SIM1C SIM3C SIM4C SIM7 SIM9 SIM33 SIM33C
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M21 …
  2. M55 …
  3. SIM1C …
  4. SIM3C …
  5. SIM4C …
  6. SIM7 …
  7. SIM9 …
  8. SIM33 …
  9. SIM33C …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Prince Street.

  • 117 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. MacDougal St & Prince St 56 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 284 Mott Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10012
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,800 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 1889 and 1913.

Trees

NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of MacDougal Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of MacDougal Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Prince Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Sullivan-Thompson Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 295 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and mostly built between 1840 and 1901.

  1. St. Anthony's School Designated landmark
    380 feet
  2. St. Anthony's Rectory Designated landmark
    400 feet
  3. The Elisabeth Erwin High School Designated landmark
    450 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Spring Street Park.

  1. General José Artigas Statue by José Luis Zorilla de San Martin, 1987
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 6 parks
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Cooke School and Institute School
    400 feet
  2. Arrojo Academy Trade or language school
    720 feet
  3. The Montessori in Soho Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,050 feet
Show all 8
  1. Little Red School House & Elizabeth Irwin High School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,060 feet
  2. Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School
    1,120 feet
  3. NYC Ischool School
    1,120 feet
  4. Lrei School
    1,150 feet
  5. Broome Street Academy Charter High School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Father Fagan Park
    20 feet
  2. Charlton Plaza
    140 feet
  3. Playground of the Americas Playground
    480 feet
Show all 9
  1. William F. Passannante Ballfield Park
    570 feet
  2. Vesuvio Playground Landmark
    680 feet
  3. Spring Street Park
    760 feet
  4. Minetta Triangle
    1,210 feet
  5. Downing Street Playground
    1,220 feet
  6. Father Demo Square
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at The Dominick Public space
    1,150 feet

Health care

  1. West Village Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 203 Prince Street Listed historic place
    90 feet
  2. Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District Listed historic place
    450 feet
  3. South Village Historic District Listed historic place
    850 feet
Show all 5
  1. Macdougal-Sullivan Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    880 feet
  2. Houses at 83 and 85 Sullivan Street Listed historic place
    960 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Soho Playhouse Theater or concert hall
    370 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anthony of Padua Church House of worship
    640 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Vesuvio Playground Mini Pool Swimming pool
    540 feet
  2. Village Post Office Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 2/Engine 24/Ladder 5 Fire station
    580 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    890 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Mulberry Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    690 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 194 places to eat and 12 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 MacDougal Street or Prince 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.