Staple Street & Jay Street

Staple Street and Jay Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Tribeca West Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. (former) New York Hospital stands 90 feet away. The nearest subway, Chambers St, is about four minutes on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 84 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Chambers St
950 feet · 4 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Harrison St/Hudson St · M20
Within a walk
18 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 3 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Staple Street & Jay Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Chambers St, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Chambers St 1, 2, 3
    950 feet
    1 2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Franklin St 1
    1,150 feet
    1
  2. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    0.3 miles
    2 3 A C E R W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Harrison St/Hudson St, 280 feet away, for the M20.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Harrison St/Hudson St M20
    280 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 56 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Harrison St & Hudson St 39 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.

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
15 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American elm and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Jay Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of Jay Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Staple Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Staple Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Tribeca West Historic District.

Within 820 feet are 13 Individual Landmarks, and 203 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1867 and 1893.

  1. (former) New York Hospital Designated landmark
    90 feet
  2. American Express Building Designated landmark
    120 feet
  3. Schepp Building Designated landmark
    190 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 colleges
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Washington Market School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    260 feet
  2. Kindercare Education at Work Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
  3. New York Law School College
    1,010 feet
Show all 10
  1. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    860 feet
  2. The Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet
  3. Tribeca Community School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  4. Borough Manhattan Comm College
    1,020 feet
  5. Bright Horizons at Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  6. P.S. 234 Independence School
    1,190 feet
  7. Citi Children's Center at 388 Greenwich Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Duane Park
    270 feet
  2. Washington Market Park Playground
    580 feet
  3. Washington Market Park
    580 feet
Show all 5
  1. Hudson River Park
    1,210 feet
  2. Tribeca Dog Run Warren Street Dog run
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bogardus Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    900 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Chambers Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 310 Greenwich Street Older adult center
    550 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    760 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    930 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 84 places to eat and six food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jay Street or Staple Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.