Varick Street & King Street

Varick Street and King Street meet at a four-way crossing in SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 1,918 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Public School No. 8 stands 390 feet away, and St Anthony of Padua Church is 1,150 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 31 public places, five of them parks, and 117 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Houston St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
West Houston St/Varick St · M21
Within a walk
31 places
5 parks, 5 religious buildings and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Varick Street & King Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Houston St, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Houston St 1
    70 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
    1,010 feet
    C E
  2. W 4 St-Wash Sq A, B, C, D, E, F, M
    0.4 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, 340 feet away, for the M21.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 124 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 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
    20 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 284 Mott Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,918 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 443rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 682 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10014
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
3
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 46 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and March 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, 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 King Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO BOARD OF ELECTIONS MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of King Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 4AM-6AM

East side of Varick Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104693, 105121, 106163 and 107036.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 126 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Federal, and mostly built between 1829 and 1898.

  1. Public School No. 8 Designated landmark
    390 feet
  2. The Elisabeth Erwin High School Designated landmark
    400 feet
  3. Carmine Street Public Baths Designated landmark
    670 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in James J. Walker Park.

  1. Carmine Street Pool Mural Mural by Keith Haring, 1987
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 5 parks
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Arrojo Academy Trade or language school
    160 feet
  2. High School M560 - City As School
    660 feet
  3. P.S. M721 - Manhattan Occupational Training Center School
    660 feet
Show all 5
  1. Cooke School and Institute School
    910 feet
  2. The Downing Street Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. James J Walker Park
    660 feet
  2. Charlton Plaza
    680 feet
  3. Playground of the Americas Playground
    780 feet
Show all 8
  1. James J Walker Park Playground
    840 feet
  2. Father Fagan Park
    890 feet
  3. William F. Passannante Ballfield Park
    980 feet
  4. Downing Street Playground
    1,130 feet
  5. Spring Street Park
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Saatchi & Saatchi Public space
    850 feet
  2. Public space at The Dominick Public space
    960 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District Listed historic place
    490 feet
  2. Hudson Park Library Landmark
    780 feet
  3. House at 203 Prince Street Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
Show all 5
  1. New York City Fire Museum
    1,140 feet
  2. South Village Historic District Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Soho Playhouse Theater or concert hall
    670 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anthony of Padua Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  2. Our Lady of Pompeii Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Village Post Office Listed historic place
    180 feet
  2. Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
    640 feet
  3. Tony Dapolito Pool Swimming pool
    690 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    250 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    620 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Brooklyn Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,240 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 117 places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along King Street or Varick Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.