Walker Street & Cortlandt Alley

Walker Street and Cortlandt Alley meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Tribeca East Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Manufacturers Trust Company Bank stands 340 feet away. The nearest subway, Canal St, is about two minutes on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 82 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Canal St
480 feet · 2 min on foot · 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Broadway/Walker St · X27, X28
Within a walk
30 places
8 religious buildings, 4 courthouses and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Walker Street & Cortlandt Alley Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 7 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    480 feet
    6 J N Q R W Z

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. N …
  3. Q …
  4. R …
  5. W …
Downtown
7 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. J …
  3. N …
  4. Q …
  5. R …
  6. W …
  7. Z …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Canal St A, C, E
    1,080 feet
    A C E
  2. Franklin St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Empress Voyage 2.22.1794” (1998) by Bing Lee at the Canal St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Walker St, 270 feet away, for the X27 and X28.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Walker St X27, X28
    270 feet
    X27 X28

Next buses at this stop

  1. X27 …
  2. X28 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 50 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lispenard St & Broadway 79 docks in all
    610 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10013
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tribeca-Civic Center
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Cortlandt Alley

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

West side of Cortlandt Alley

  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

North side of Walker Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

South side of Walker Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102269 and 102634.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Tribeca East Historic District.

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and 209 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1859 and 1877.

  1. 94-100 Lafayette Street Building Designated landmark
    210 feet
  2. Manufacturers Trust Company Bank Designated landmark
    340 feet
  3. Grosvenor Buildings Designated landmark
    360 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 courthouses
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 4 parks
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New York Computer Institute Trade or language school
    370 feet
  2. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    650 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
Show all 5
  1. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet
  2. P.S. 130 Hernando de Soto School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Collect Pond Park
    790 feet
  2. Tribeca Park
    1,150 feet
  3. Columbus Park
    1,240 feet
Show all 4
  1. Rapkin-Gayle Plaza Park
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    410 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 254-260 Canal Street Listed historic place
    510 feet
  2. Firehouse, Engine Company 31 Listed historic place
    540 feet
  3. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    910 feet
Show all 5
  1. Museum of Chinese in America Museum
    1,050 feet
  2. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    460 feet
  2. apexart Arts or cultural center
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    700 feet
  2. Most Precious Blood House of worship
    890 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    740 feet
  2. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    790 feet
  3. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · listed historic place
    840 feet
Show all 5
  1. Supreme Court Criminal Term 100 Centre St Courthouse
    1,110 feet
  2. Canal Street Post Office Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    400 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    440 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    490 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  3. Hong Kong Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,140 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 82 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 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cortlandt Alley or Walker 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.