Reade Street & Elk Street

Reade Street and Elk Street meet at a three-way junction in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the African Burial Ground & The Commons Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Court Square Building stands 130 feet away, and the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank stands 180 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 39 public places and 38 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St
180 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
Centre St/Chambers St · M22
Within a walk
39 places
10 listed historic places, 8 day care or pre-K sites and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Reade Street & Elk Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, 180 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
    180 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. City Hall R, W
    980 feet
    R W
  2. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    1,180 feet
    2 3 A C E 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 Centre St/Chambers St, 460 feet away, for the M22.

  • 31 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Centre St/Chambers St M22
    460 feet
    M22

Next buses at this stop

  1. M22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Reade Street.

  • 53 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. Reade St & Broadway 62 docks in all
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.9 miles
  2. 10 Reade Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    920 feet
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 January 2023.

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
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Elk Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Elk Street

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Reade Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of Reade Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY DEPARTMENT OF RECORDS
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY DEPT OF CITYWIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYC OWNED ELECTRIC VEHICLES CHARGING ONLY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the African Burial Ground & The Commons Historic District.

Within 820 feet are 11 Individual Landmarks, and 33 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1856 and 1900.

  1. Court Square Building Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. The Jones Building Designated landmark
    140 feet
  3. The Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Designated landmark
    180 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Horace Greeley Statue by John Quincy Adams Ward, 1916
    430 feet
  2. Foley Square Medallions Medallions, 2000
    460 feet
  3. 5 in 1 Sculpture by Tony Rosenthal, 1974
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 10 listed historic places
  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 courthouses
  • 4 parks
  • 3 research libraries
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 10 Reade Street Pre-K center
    200 feet
  2. District 2 Pre-K Center at 52 Chambers Street Pre-K center
    430 feet
  3. Shirley Aninias School LLC (The) School
    560 feet
Show all 11
  1. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    530 feet
  2. Chabad of Tribeca Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    540 feet
  3. Ya Ya Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    540 feet
  4. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    600 feet
  5. New York Paralegal School Trade or language school
    740 feet
  6. Kiddie Academy of Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
  7. Reade Street Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    830 feet
  8. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. City Hall Park
    270 feet
  2. Thomas Paine Park
    490 feet
  3. Collect Pond Park
    1,270 feet
Show all 4
  1. Drumgoole Plaza Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Municipal Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    670 feet
  2. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    1,050 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. African Burial Ground Listed historic place
    130 feet
  2. NYC Municipal Archives Research library · landmark · listed historic place
    220 feet
  3. African Burial Ground National Monument Historic site · landmark
    280 feet
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  1. Chambers Street Subway Station (BMT) Listed historic place
    350 feet
  2. Tweed Courthouse Listed historic place
    430 feet
  3. A. T. Stewart Company Store Listed historic place
    450 feet
  4. Brooklyn Bridge - City Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    540 feet
  5. Triumph of the Human Spirit Statue Monument or memorial
    570 feet
  6. Building at 287 Broadway Listed historic place
    580 feet
  7. Municipal Building Listed historic place
    580 feet
  8. Historical Records NY CNTY Clerk Research library
    1,000 feet
  9. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  10. Benjamin Franklin Statue Monument or memorial
    1,180 feet
  11. Cary Building Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  12. City Hall Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  13. Archive of Contempory Music Research library
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Andrews RC Church House of worship
    610 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Surrogates Court Courthouse · landmark · listed historic place
    160 feet
  2. Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse Listed historic place
    550 feet
  3. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse
    830 feet
Show all 4
  1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan US Courthouse
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    540 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,140 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    770 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and five food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Elk Street or Reade 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.