St Johns Lane & York Street
St Johns Lane and York Street meet at a three-way junction in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Albert Capsouto Park is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, Canal St, is about a minute on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 64 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1893 and 1924, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Canal St, 230 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 3 lines at the nearest station
- 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Canal St A, C, E230 feetA C E
Next trains at this station
Uptown
3 lines- A …
- C …
- E …
Downtown
3 lines- A …
- C …
- E …
Also within a walk
- Canal St 1720 feet1
- Franklin St 1940 feet1
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Gathering” (2001) by Walter Martin & Paloma Muñoz at the Canal St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/W Broadway, 210 feet away, for the M55, BxM18, X27 and X28.
- 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 6 Av/W Broadway M55, BxM18, X27, X28 · Shelter210 feetM55 BxM18 X27 X28
Next buses at this stop
- M55 …
- BxM18 …
- X27 …
- X28 …
Cycling
- 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 6 Ave & Walker St 39 docks in all620 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge northbound at Pearl Street & R F Wagner Sr Place, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 55 8th Avenue Gas station1.4 miles
- 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10013
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 1
- Police precinct
- 1
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Tribeca-Civic Center
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 1893 and 1924.
Trees
NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of St Johns Lane
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 121 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1871 and 1905.
- (former) Merchants' Refrigerating Company Designated landmark520 feet
- Long Distance Building Designated landmark520 feet
- Merchants' Refrigerating & Ice Manufacture Company Designated landmark620 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Capsouto Park.
- Canal Waterworks Fountain by Elyn Zimmerman, 2009380 feet
- Juan Pablo Duarte Statue by Nicola Arrighini, 1978570 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 parks
- 3 museums
- 2 arts or cultural centers
- 2 religious buildings
- 7 other places
Schools and child care
- Tribeca Community School Preschool, ages 2 to 5620 feet
- Vivvi 1 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5960 feet
- Bright Horizons at Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,060 feet
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- Language Institute for English Trade or language school1,130 feet
- Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 51,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Albert Capsouto Park310 feet
- Tribeca Park310 feet
- Duarte Square560 feet
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- Grand Canal Court Park580 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- American Thread Building Listed historic place230 feet
- Jackie Robinson Museum960 feet
- Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art Museum1,240 feet
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- Drawing Center Museum1,300 feet
Theaters, arts and venues
- apexart Arts or cultural center1,070 feet
- Artists Space Arts or cultural center1,190 feet
- Performing Garage Theater or concert hall1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- Tribeca Synagogue House of worship1,250 feet
Community centers and public services
- Canal Street Post Office Listed historic place540 feet
- NYS Department of Labor Lower Manhattan Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center1,130 feet
Fire and police
- 1st Precinct Police station · landmark600 feet
- Ladder 8 Fire station · landmark800 feet
Supermarkets
- Gourmet Garage Supermarket0.3 miles
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 64 places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 22 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue of the Americas & York Street 170 feet
- Laight Street & St Johns Lane 250 feet
- Beach Street & St Johns Lane 260 feet
- Avenue of the Americas & West Broadway 310 feet
- Avenue of the Americas & Laight Street 360 feet
- Canal Street & Laight Street 380 feet
- West Broadway & Beach Street 400 feet
- Avenue of the Americas & Canal Street 400 feet
See every intersection along St Johns Lane or York Street.