Rivington Street & Columbia Street
Rivington Street and Columbia Street meet at a three-way junction in the Lower East Side, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Baruch development. The corner is also named Raphael Sadonte Ward Jr. Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Kids-Centric, Inc Dewitt Headstart is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, Delancey St-Essex St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the F, J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Delancey St-Essex St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 4 lines at the nearest station
- Delancey St-Essex St F, J, M, Z0.5 milesF J M Z
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- F …
Brooklyn
4 lines- F …
- J …
- M …
- Z …
Inbound
3 lines- J …
- M …
- Z …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Shad Crossing, Delancey Orchard” (2004) by Ming Fay at the Delancey St-Essex St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Rivington St, 110 feet away, for the M14D SBS and M21.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Rivington St M14D SBS, M21 · Shelter110 feetM14D SBS M21
Next buses at this stop
- M14D SBS …
- M21 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & Rivington St 42 docks in all70 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 55 8th Avenue Gas station2.4 miles
- 107 Essex Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10002
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 2
- Police precinct
- 7
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Lower East Side
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Raphael Sadonte Ward Jr. Way, a co-naming enacted on January 20, 2024 (Local Law 41 of 2024).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 4,200 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 1962 and 1966.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Baruch development.
Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Raphael Sadonte Ward Jr. Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Columbia Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Rivington Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Rivington Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 playgrounds
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 6 other places
Schools and child care
- Dewitt Reformed Church Preschool · Pre-K80 feet
- Kids-Centric, Inc Dewitt Headstart School200 feet
- NY Center for Child Dev Grand St Set School650 feet
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- New Explorations Into Science, Technology and Math High School810 feet
- Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K960 feet
- P.S. 110 Florence Nightingale School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Luther Gulick Park680 feet
- Hamilton Fish Park730 feet
- Luther Gulick Park Playground730 feet
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- Baruch Playground810 feet
- Sidney Hillman Playground1,050 feet
- Hamilton Fish Park Playground1,140 feet
Health care
- New East Side Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice1,280 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Hamilton Fish Park Library810 feet
Houses of worship
- Lutowisker Chevra Synagogues House of worship350 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Baruch Community center670 feet
- Hamilton Fish Pool Swimming pool1,030 feet
- Hamilton Fish Recreation Center1,200 feet
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- Older adult center at 12 Avenue D Older adult center1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket220 feet
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.3 miles
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Stanton Street & Columbia Street 440 feet
- Williamsburg Bridge & Delancey Street at Columbia Street 540 feet
- Stanton Street & Sheriff Street 710 feet
- Williamsburg Bridge & Delancey Street at Sheriff Street 790 feet
- Broome Street & Columbia Street 850 feet
- Baruch Drive & Pedestrian Path 850 feet
- East Houston Street & Avenue D 940 feet
- Williamsburg Bridge & Delancey Street at Bialystoker Place 1,040 feet
See every intersection along Columbia Street or Rivington Street.