Stanton Street & Allen Street

Stanton Street and Allen Street meet at a four-way crossing in the Lower East Side, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Hernandez development. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 302 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Forsyth Satellite Academy is 570 feet away, and New Museum is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, 2 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 193 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
2 Av
480 feet · 2 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Allen St/Stanton St · M15
Within a walk
36 places
10 religious buildings, 5 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Stanton Street & Allen Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 2 Av, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av F
    480 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. F …
Downtown
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Delancey St-Essex St F, J, M, Z
    0.3 miles
    F J M Z
  2. Bowery J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Allen St/Stanton St, 160 feet away, for the M15.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Allen St/Stanton St M15 · Shelter
    160 feet
    M15
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Stanton Street.

  • 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 8 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Allen St & Stanton St 49 docks in all
    180 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 169 Ludlow Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1,210 feet
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    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.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 302 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 150th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 4,009 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

About this corner

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

Homes

About 4,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Hernandez development.

Since 2014 at least 102 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Allen Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of Allen Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Stanton Street

  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Stanton Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101860, 102548 and 105963.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Federal, and built between 1830 and 1831.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in ABC Playground.

  1. Large Coqui Sculpture by Tom Otterness, 2007
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 gardens
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Cascades High School
    570 feet
  2. Forsyth Satellite Academy School
    570 feet
  3. University Settlement Society of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K · listed historic place
    770 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 020 Anna Silver School
    910 feet
  2. Lower East Side Preparatory High School
    1,180 feet
  3. School for Global Leaders School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sara D. Roosevelt Park
    570 feet
  2. Peretz Square
    580 feet
  3. Houston St Playground
    630 feet
Show all 10
  1. First Park
    580 feet
  2. First Park Playground
    630 feet
  3. Children's Magical Garden
    760 feet
  4. Rivington St Playground
    1,000 feet
  5. M'finda Kalunga Garden
    1,020 feet
  6. First Street Garden
    1,070 feet
  7. ABC Playground
    1,110 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai - Behavioral Health Center Hospital
    940 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #409 (IND) Listed historic place
    720 feet
  2. First Roumanian-American Congregation Synagogue Listed historic place
    760 feet
  3. Lower East Side Tenement Museum
    1,120 feet
Show all 6
  1. New Museum
    1,180 feet
  2. Tenement Building at 97 Orchard Street Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  3. New York City Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Orthodox Cathedral Holy Virgin Protection Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 189 Allen Street Older adult center
    290 feet
  2. Community center at Lower East Side I Infill Community center
    950 feet
  3. Older adult center at Meltzer Towers Older adult center
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Mulberry Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    600 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 193 places to eat and 19 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Allen Street or Stanton Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.