West Broadway & Franklin Street

West Broadway and Franklin Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Tribeca East Historic District. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. New York Law School is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, Franklin St, is about a minute on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 74 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along West Broadway.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Franklin St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Varick St/North Moore St · M20
Within a walk
23 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 3 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Broadway & Franklin Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Franklin St, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin St 1
    70 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
    710 feet
    A C E
  2. Chambers St 1, 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    1 2 3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Varick St/North Moore St, 360 feet away, for the M20.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Varick St/North Moore St M20
    360 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on West Broadway.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Franklin St & W Broadway 33 docks in all
    130 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.9 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
    0.5 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
8 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of Franklin Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Franklin Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of West Broadway

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-2PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of West Broadway

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-2PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-7PM SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101931, 103119 and 105116.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Tribeca East Historic District.

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and 209 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1865 and 1892.

  1. Department of Water Supply, Gas & Electricity Headquarters Designated landmark
    220 feet
  2. (former) Fifth Precinct Police Station Designated landmark
    300 feet
  3. "Eureka" Hose Company No. 54 Firehouse Designated landmark
    380 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 2 arts or cultural centers
  • 2 colleges
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The New York Acad of Art College
    290 feet
  2. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    490 feet
  3. New York Law School College
    510 feet
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  1. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    660 feet
  2. Tribeca Community School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    770 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  4. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  5. The Washington Market School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet
  6. The Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tribeca Park
    540 feet
  2. Albert Capsouto Park
    1,180 feet
  3. Duane Park
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mandarin Plaza Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    880 feet
  2. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    890 feet
  3. American Thread Building Listed historic place
    940 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. apexart Arts or cultural center
    790 feet
  2. Artists Space Arts or cultural center
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    720 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Canal Street Post Office Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Fire and police

  1. Ladder 8 Fire station · landmark
    370 feet
  2. 1st Precinct Police station
    640 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    930 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,040 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,180 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 74 places to eat and six food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Franklin Street or West Broadway.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.