Water Street & Market Slip

Water Street and Market Slip meet at a three-way junction in Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Tanahey Playground is 50 feet away, and Sophie Irene Loeb is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, East Broadway, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, six of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
East Broadway
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
840 feet
Madison St/Market St · M15, M22
Within a walk
18 places
6 religious buildings, 4 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Water Street & Market Slip Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is East Broadway, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. East Broadway F
    0.4 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. F …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison St/Market St, 840 feet away, for the M15 and M22.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison St/Market St M15, M22
    840 feet
    M15 M22

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …
  2. M22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Market Slip and Water Street.

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Market St & Cherry St 45 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Brooklyn Bridge & FDR Drive at South Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.5 miles
  2. 299 South Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.6 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10002
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chinatown-Two Bridges
Elevation
7 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Market Slip

  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

East side of Water Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Water Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Federal (late), and built between 1824 and 1825.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Hamilton - Madison House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    250 feet
  2. University Settlement Society of New York Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    930 feet
  3. P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis School
    980 feet
Show all 4
  1. Metrokids Cradle (South End) Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,010 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tanahey Playground
    50 feet
  2. Coleman Playground
    220 feet
  3. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    230 feet
Show all 5
  1. Alfred E. Smith Playground
    990 feet
  2. Sophie Irene Loeb Playground
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 51 Market Street Listed historic place
    670 feet
  2. Two Bridges Historic District Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Chinese Baptist Conservative Church House of worship
    940 feet
  2. Chinese Evangelist Mission Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
  3. First Chinese Presbyterian Church Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Alfred E Smith Recreation Center
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Chinatown Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and seven 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 Market Slip or Water 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, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.