Rivington Street & Ridge Street

Rivington Street and Ridge Street meet at a four-way crossing in the Lower East Side, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. P.S. 140 Nathan Straus is 200 feet away, and Hamilton Fish Pool is 1,070 feet away. The nearest subway, Delancey St-Essex St, is about six minutes on foot, for the F, J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 60 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Delancey St-Essex St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F, J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
1,060 feet
East Houston St/Av C · M9, M21
Within a walk
37 places
8 religious buildings, 7 schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rivington Street & Ridge Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Delancey St-Essex St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. Delancey St-Essex St F, J, M, Z
    0.3 miles
    F J M Z

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. F …
Brooklyn
4 lines
  1. F …
  2. J …
  3. M …
  4. Z …
Inbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. 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 East Houston St/Av C, 1,060 feet away, for the M9 and M21.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Houston St/Av C M9, M21
    1,060 feet
    M9 M21

Next buses at this stop

  1. M9 …
  2. M21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Rivington Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Rivington St & Ridge St 61 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & Grand Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.2 miles
  2. 107 Essex Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10002
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
1 and 2 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
7
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Lower East Side
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and October 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Ridge Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Ridge Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Rivington Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Rivington Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1898 and 1900.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 parks
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    100 feet
  2. P.S. 140 Nathan Straus School
    200 feet
  3. Grand Street Settlement Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    290 feet
Show all 13
  1. Manhattan Charter School
    310 feet
  2. P.S. 142 Amalia Castro School
    310 feet
  3. Keswell School
    720 feet
  4. Cambridge Business Institute Trade or language school
    780 feet
  5. Beth Jacob Elementary School
    780 feet
  6. Chinese - American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    790 feet
  7. Elements Nursery Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    990 feet
  8. Elements Preschool Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  9. Lower East Side Preparatory High School
    1,130 feet
  10. School for Global Leaders School
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Nathan Straus Playground
    240 feet
  2. Hamilton Fish Park
    760 feet
  3. Siempre Verde Garden
    780 feet
Show all 9
  1. Clinton Community Garden (LES) Garden
    930 feet
  2. Le Petit Versailles Garden
    1,020 feet
  3. Luther Gulick Park
    1,180 feet
  4. Gustave Hartman Square
    1,270 feet
  5. Dorothy Strelsin Memorial Garden (Suffolk St. - Committee of Poor People) Garden
    1,280 feet
  6. Hamilton Fish Park Playground
    1,290 feet

Health care

  1. New East Side Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Stanton Street Shul Listed historic place
    820 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marys RC Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hamilton Fish Recreation Center Landmark
    830 feet
  2. Hamilton Fish Pool Swimming pool
    1,070 feet
  3. Older adult center at 175 Delancey Street Older adult center
    1,280 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 15 Willett Street Older adult center
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 4/Engine 15/Ladder 18 Fire station
    880 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 60 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Ridge Street or Rivington 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.