Varick Street & Vandam Street

Varick Street and Vandam Street meet at a four-way crossing in SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Soho Playhouse is 360 feet away, and Vesuvio Playground Mini Pool is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, Spring St, is about two minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, six of them schools, and 106 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Spring St
480 feet · 2 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Varick St/Charlton St · M20
Within a walk
32 places
6 schools, 4 parks and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Varick Street & Vandam Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Spring St, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Spring St C, E
    480 feet
    C E

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. C …
  2. E …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. C …
  2. E …

Also within a walk

  1. Houston St 1
    520 feet
    1
  2. Canal St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Varick St/Charlton St, 180 feet away, for the M20.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Varick St/Charlton St M20 · Shelter
    180 feet
    M20
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 153 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 16 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
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10013
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
3
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
Elevation
21 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 117 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and August 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Vandam Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of Vandam Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • NYP plates only 4 signs NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

East side of Varick Street

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

West side of Varick Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101190, 106161 and 106246.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 98 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Federal. They were mostly built between 1828 and 1898.

  1. The Elisabeth Erwin High School Designated landmark
    300 feet
  2. Public School No. 8 Designated landmark
    720 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Spring Street Park.

  1. General José Artigas Statue by José Luis Zorilla de San Martin, 1987
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 6 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 museums
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Arrojo Academy Trade or language school
    500 feet
  2. Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School
    870 feet
  3. NYC Ischool School
    870 feet
Show all 10
  1. Broome Street Academy Charter High School
    1,070 feet
  2. High School M560 - City As School
    1,180 feet
  3. P.S. M721 - Manhattan Occupational Training Center School
    1,180 feet
  4. Vivvi 1 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet
  5. The Montessori in Soho Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,230 feet
  6. Language Institute for English Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  7. Cooke School and Institute School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Father Fagan Park
    570 feet
  2. Spring Street Park
    670 feet
  3. Charlton Plaza
    840 feet
Show all 6
  1. Vesuvio Playground
    1,110 feet
  2. James J Walker Park
    1,190 feet
  3. Playground of the Americas Playground
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at The Dominick Public space
    430 feet
  2. Freeman Plaza West Public space
    1,210 feet

Health care

  1. West Village Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York City Fire Museum
    600 feet
  2. Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District Listed historic place
    780 feet
  3. House at 203 Prince Street Listed historic place
    990 feet
Show all 6
  1. Houses at 83 and 85 Sullivan Street Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Museum
    1,190 feet
  3. Hudson Park Library
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Soho Playhouse Theater or concert hall
    360 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Village Post Office Listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. Vesuvio Playground Mini Pool Swimming pool
    1,000 feet
  3. Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
    1,170 feet
Show all 5
  1. Tony Dapolito Pool Swimming pool
    1,220 feet
  2. NYS Department of Labor Lower Manhattan Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 2/Engine 24/Ladder 5 Fire station
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    360 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    580 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    710 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 106 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Vandam 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.