Spring Street & Varick Street

Spring Street and Varick Street meet at a four-way crossing in SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. New York City Fire Museum is 320 feet away. The nearest subway, Spring St, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, five of them parks, and 108 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
9 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Spring St
400 feet · 2 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Spring St/Hudson St · M21
Within a walk
25 places
5 parks, 4 listed historic places and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Spring Street & Varick Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Spring St, 400 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Spring St C, E
    400 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
    800 feet
    1
  2. Canal St 1
    1,060 feet
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Spring St/Hudson St, 420 feet away, for the M21.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Spring St/Hudson St M21
    420 feet
    M21

Next buses at this stop

  1. M21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Spring Street.

  • 136 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 18 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Spring St & Hudson St 51 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10013
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
1 and 3 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 100 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Spring Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • NYP plates only 4 signs NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

South side of Spring Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

East side of Varick Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 4AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Varick Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 101190.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 86 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Federal. They were mostly built between 1827 and 1897.

  1. The Elisabeth Erwin High School Designated landmark
    530 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
    440 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 5 parks
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 museums
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School
    590 feet
  2. NYC Ischool School
    590 feet
  3. Arrojo Academy Trade or language school
    780 feet
Show all 7
  1. Broome Street Academy Charter High School
    790 feet
  2. Vivvi 1 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    910 feet
  3. The Montessori in Soho Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    950 feet
  4. Language Institute for English Trade or language school
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Spring Street Park
    390 feet
  2. Father Fagan Park
    790 feet
  3. Vesuvio Playground
    830 feet
Show all 6
  1. Charlton Plaza
    1,090 feet
  2. Duarte Square
    1,230 feet
  3. Albert Capsouto Park
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at The Dominick Public space
    150 feet
  2. Freeman Plaza West Public space
    930 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York City Fire Museum
    320 feet
  2. Houses at 83 and 85 Sullivan Street Listed historic place
    870 feet
  3. Jackie Robinson Museum
    910 feet
Show all 6
  1. Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  2. James Brown House Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  3. House at 203 Prince Street Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Soho Playhouse Theater or concert hall
    640 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Vesuvio Playground Mini Pool Swimming pool
    960 feet
  2. Village Post Office Listed historic place
    970 feet
  3. NYS Department of Labor Lower Manhattan Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,020 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    640 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    300 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    430 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 108 places to eat and ten 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 Spring Street or Varick 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.