Varick Street & Clarkson Street

Varick Street and Clarkson Street meet at a four-way crossing in the West Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Tony Dapolito Recreation Center is 100 feet away, and Carmine Street Public Baths stands 120 feet away. The nearest subway, Houston St, is about a minute on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, six of them parks, and 156 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Houston St
330 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
7 Av South/Clarkson St · M20
Within a walk
36 places
6 parks, 5 playgrounds and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Varick Street & Clarkson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Houston St, 330 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Houston St 1
    330 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. W 4 St-Wash Sq A, B, C, D, E, F, M
    1,290 feet
    A B C D E F M
  2. Christopher St-Stonewall 1
    0.3 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Platform Diving” (1994) by Deborah Brown at the Houston St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av South/Clarkson St, 60 feet away, for the M20.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av South/Clarkson St M20
    60 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 7th Avenue South, Carmine Street and Clarkson Street.

  • 92 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. King St & Varick St 36 docks in all
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 139 Charles Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10014
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
3
Police precinct
6
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Village
Elevation
12 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 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 1887 and 1925.

Trees

NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of 7th Avenue South

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 7th Avenue South

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 4AM-6AM

North side of Carmine Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Carmine Street

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Clarkson Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Clarkson Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Varick Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104100, 106065 and 106518.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 265 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Federal and Greek Revival, and mostly built between 1835 and 1894.

  1. Carmine Street Public Baths Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. Upjohn Building Designated landmark
    500 feet
  3. The Vernon Studio Building Designated landmark
    580 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in James J. Walker Park.

  1. Carmine Street Pool Mural Mural by Keith Haring, 1987
    170 feet
  2. Firemen's Memorial Sarcophagus, 1834
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 6 parks
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. High School M560 - City As School
    300 feet
  2. P.S. M721 - Manhattan Occupational Training Center School
    300 feet
  3. The Downing Street Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    660 feet
Show all 8
  1. Arrojo Academy Trade or language school
    740 feet
  2. Great Oaks Kathleen Sherry Charter School
    870 feet
  3. Little Red School House & Elizabeth Irwin High School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,100 feet
  4. Lrei School
    1,160 feet
  5. Barrow Street Nursery School at Greenwich House Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. James J Walker Park
    150 feet
  2. James J Walker Park Playground
    260 feet
  3. Downing Street Playground
    690 feet
Show all 11
  1. Father Demo Square
    850 feet
  2. William F. Passannante Ballfield Park
    1,050 feet
  3. Minetta Triangle
    1,090 feet
  4. Minetta Playground
    1,100 feet
  5. Minetta Green
    1,100 feet
  6. Playground of the Americas Playground
    1,130 feet
  7. Charlton Plaza
    1,260 feet
  8. West 4th Street Courts Playground
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Saatchi & Saatchi Public space
    1,120 feet

Health care

  1. West Village Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    540 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hudson Park Library Landmark
    200 feet
  2. Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  3. Houses at 26, 28 and 30 Jones Street Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
Show all 5
  1. Caffe Cino Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  2. South Village Historic District Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Cherry Lane Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    820 feet
  2. Soho Playhouse Theater or concert hall
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Pompeii Church House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Neighborhood Church House of worship
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
    100 feet
  2. Tony Dapolito Pool Swimming pool
    190 feet
  3. Village Post Office Listed historic place
    440 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 25 Carmine Street Older adult center
    870 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 2/Engine 24/Ladder 5 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    790 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    820 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Brooklyn Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 156 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 7th Avenue South, Carmine Street, Clarkson Street or Varick Street.

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