Varick Street & Downing Street

Varick Street and Downing Street meet at a three-way junction in the West Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. West Village Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is 310 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 34 public places, seven of them parks, and 139 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Houston St
100 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
West Houston St/Varick St · M21
Within a walk
34 places
7 parks, 5 schools and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Varick Street & Downing Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Houston St, 100 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Spring St C, E
    0.3 miles
    C E
  2. W 4 St-Wash Sq A, B, C, D, E, F, M
    0.3 miles
    A B C D E F M

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West Houston St/Varick St, 140 feet away, for the M21.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Houston St/Varick St M21
    140 feet
    M21

Next buses at this stop

  1. M21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. King St & Varick St 36 docks in all
    350 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
    0.9 miles
  2. 139 Charles Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 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 nine crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
  • 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.

Since 2014 at least 29 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Varick Street (west side).

North side of Downing Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of Downing Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Varick Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 4AM-6AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 4AM-6AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104100, 104430 and 106185.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 214 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Federal, and mostly built between 1840 and 1891.

  1. Carmine Street Public Baths Designated landmark
    320 feet
  2. Public School No. 8 Designated landmark
    460 feet
  3. The Elisabeth Erwin High School Designated landmark
    720 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
    340 feet
  2. Firemen's Memorial Sarcophagus, 1834
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 7 parks
  • 5 schools
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. High School M560 - City As School
    470 feet
  2. P.S. M721 - Manhattan Occupational Training Center School
    470 feet
  3. Arrojo Academy Trade or language school
    510 feet
Show all 8
  1. The Downing Street Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    890 feet
  2. Little Red School House & Elizabeth Irwin High School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,010 feet
  3. Lrei School
    1,080 feet
  4. Great Oaks Kathleen Sherry Charter School
    1,100 feet
  5. Cooke School and Institute School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. James J Walker Park
    310 feet
  2. James J Walker Park Playground
    490 feet
  3. Downing Street Playground
    780 feet
Show all 10
  1. William F. Passannante Ballfield Park
    860 feet
  2. Playground of the Americas Playground
    900 feet
  3. Minetta Triangle
    1,010 feet
  4. Charlton Plaza
    1,020 feet
  5. Father Demo Square
    1,040 feet
  6. Minetta Green
    1,200 feet
  7. Father Fagan Park
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Saatchi & Saatchi Public space
    920 feet
  2. Public space at The Dominick Public space
    1,300 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hudson Park Library Landmark
    430 feet
  2. Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District Listed historic place
    840 feet
  3. South Village Historic District Listed historic place
    1,050 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Soho Playhouse Theater or concert hall
    1,020 feet
  2. Cherry Lane Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Pompeii Church House of worship
    960 feet
  2. Neighborhood Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    590 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    710 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 139 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Downing Street or Varick 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, 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.