Varick Street & North Moore Street

Varick Street and North Moore Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Tribeca West Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Ladder 8 firehouse is 90 feet away. The nearest subway, Franklin St, is about a minute on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 76 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Franklin St
230 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Varick St/North Moore St · M20
Within a walk
23 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 4 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Varick Street & North Moore Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Franklin St, 230 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin St 1
    230 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Canal St A, C, E
    590 feet
    A C E
  2. Canal St 1
    1,070 feet
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Varick St/North Moore St, 60 feet away, for the M20.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Varick St/North Moore St M20
    60 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Varick Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Franklin St & W Broadway 33 docks in all
    320 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
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.

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
9 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of North Moore Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of North Moore Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

East side of Varick Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Varick Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101929 and 104986.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Tribeca West Historic District.

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 166 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1868 and 1902.

  1. (former) Merchants' Refrigerating Company Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. Department of Water Supply, Gas & Electricity Headquarters Designated landmark
    150 feet
  3. Merchants' Refrigerating & Ice Manufacture Company Designated landmark
    310 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 parks
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 arts or cultural centers
  • 2 colleges
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Tribeca Community School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    390 feet
  2. Bright Horizons at Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    650 feet
  3. The New York Acad of Art College
    670 feet
Show all 8
  1. New York Law School College
    810 feet
  2. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    870 feet
  3. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    960 feet
  4. Citi Children's Center at 388 Greenwich Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,140 feet
  5. Vivvi 1 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tribeca Park
    420 feet
  2. Albert Capsouto Park
    800 feet
  3. Duarte Square
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. Grand Canal Court Park
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. American Thread Building Listed historic place
    550 feet
  2. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  3. Jackie Robinson Museum
    1,260 feet
Show all 4
  1. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. apexart Arts or cultural center
    900 feet
  2. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    1,000 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Canal Street Post Office Listed historic place
    980 feet

Fire and police

  1. Ladder 8 Fire station · landmark
    90 feet
  2. 1st Precinct Police station · landmark
    260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,240 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,280 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 76 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 23 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along North Moore Street or Varick Street.

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