West Broadway & Duane Street

West Broadway and Duane Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Tribeca South Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. (former) Diamond Building stands 220 feet away. The nearest subway, Chambers St, is about two minutes on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, nine of them day care or pre-K sites, and 123 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Chambers St
420 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
West Broadway/Duane St · M20
Within a walk
31 places
9 day care or pre-K sites, 5 listed historic places and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Broadway & Duane Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Chambers St, 420 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Chambers St 1, 2, 3
    420 feet
    1 2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    820 feet
    2 3 A C E R W
  2. Franklin St 1
    1,000 feet
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West Broadway/Duane St, 110 feet away, for the M20.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Broadway/Duane St M20 · Shelter
    110 feet
    M20
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on West Broadway.

  • 76 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 9 of them on-street corrals
  • 8 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Duane St & Hudson St 44 docks in all
    290 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
    1.7 miles
  2. 10 Reade Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, December 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2023

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
16 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Thirteen 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
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and August 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 2pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 2pm to 10pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to 10pm on West Broadway (west side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on West Broadway (west side).

North side of Duane Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO AWM MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY SATURDAY 2AM-6AM

South side of Duane Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

East side of West Broadway

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-2PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101976, 101977, 103504, 106204, 106569 and 106707.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and 192 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1857 and 1887.

  1. (former) Diamond Building Designated landmark
    220 feet
  2. (former) Hope Building Designated landmark
    260 feet
  3. De Raismes Building Designated landmark
    320 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 9 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 fire stations
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    140 feet
  2. German School Manhattan School
    740 feet
  3. New York Law School College
    750 feet
Show all 16
  1. The Washington Market School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    290 feet
  2. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    600 feet
  3. Reade Street Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet
  4. Kiddie Academy of Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  5. Kindercare Education at Work Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  6. New York Paralegal School Trade or language school
    940 feet
  7. The New York Acad of Art College
    1,100 feet
  8. Chabad of Tribeca Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  9. Ya Ya Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  10. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  11. Shirley Aninias School LLC (The) School
    1,180 feet
  12. P.S. 234 Independence School
    1,250 feet
  13. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Duane Park
    300 feet
  2. Washington Market Park Playground
    780 feet
  3. Washington Market Park
    780 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bogardus Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    400 feet
  2. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    870 feet
  3. Public space at 43 Park Place Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Chambers Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    470 feet
  2. Cary Building Listed historic place
    690 feet
  3. Archive of Contempory Music Research library
    860 feet
Show all 6
  1. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    970 feet
  2. Building at 75 Murray Street Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  3. Building at 287 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 310 Greenwich Street Older adult center
    940 feet

Fire and police

  1. Manhattan Borough Command/Battalion 1/Engine 7/Ladder 1 Fire station
    760 feet
  2. Ladder 8 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    230 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    550 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    950 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,080 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 123 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Duane Street or West Broadway.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.