Varick Street & Watts Street

Varick Street and Watts Street meet at a five-way junction in SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Holland Plaza Building, one of four Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 240 feet away. The nearest subway, Canal St, is about a minute on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, four of them parks, and 88 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Canal St
350 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Varick St/Watts St · M20
Within a walk
21 places
4 parks, 3 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Varick Street & Watts Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Canal St, 350 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Canal St 1
    350 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
    910 feet
    A C E
  2. Spring St C, E
    1,110 feet
    C E

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Varick St/Watts St, 80 feet away, for the M20.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Varick St/Watts St M20
    80 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Watts Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Varick Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Varick St & Watts St 49 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.8 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 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 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.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10013
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
Elevation
10 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 71 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of Varick Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 4AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Varick Street

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

North side of Watts Street

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

South side of Watts Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104765, 106498 and 107367.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 50 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1877 and 1906.

  1. Holland Plaza Building Designated landmark
    240 feet
  2. Holland Tunnel Administration Building Designated landmark
    480 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Duarte Square.

  1. Juan Pablo Duarte Statue by Nicola Arrighini, 1978
    450 feet
  2. Canal Waterworks Fountain by Elyn Zimmerman, 2009
    600 feet
  3. General José Artigas Statue by José Luis Zorilla de San Martin, 1987
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Vivvi 1 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    200 feet
  2. Language Institute for English Trade or language school
    310 feet
  3. Broome Street Academy Charter High School
    560 feet
Show all 6
  1. Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School
    630 feet
  2. NYC Ischool School
    630 feet
  3. The Montessori in Soho Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    830 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Duarte Square
    520 feet
  2. Albert Capsouto Park
    540 feet
  3. Grand Canal Court Park
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Spring Street Park
    970 feet
  2. Vesuvio Playground
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Freeman Plaza West Public space
    520 feet
  2. Public space at The Dominick Public space
    690 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jackie Robinson Museum
    200 feet
  2. New York City Fire Museum
    840 feet
  3. E. V. Haughwout Building Listed historic place
    970 feet
Show all 6
  1. Houses at 83 and 85 Sullivan Street Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  2. Drawing Center Museum
    1,210 feet
  3. Fleming Smith Warehouse Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Performing Garage Theater or concert hall
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYS Department of Labor Lower Manhattan Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,010 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,140 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 88 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Holland Tunnel, Varick Street or Watts 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.