West Broadway & Leonard Street

West Broadway and Leonard Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Tribeca West 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) Fifth Precinct Police Station stands 240 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 90 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Franklin St
290 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Varick St/North Moore St · M20
Within a walk
23 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 4 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Broadway & Leonard Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Franklin St, 290 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin St 1
    290 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
    950 feet
    A C E
  2. Chambers St 1, 2, 3
    1,140 feet
    1 2 3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Varick St/North Moore St, 540 feet away, for the M20.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on West Broadway.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 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
    1.5 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
10 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1877 and 1915.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of Leonard Street

  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of Leonard Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

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-7PM SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • 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 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102462, 103119 and 107179.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Tribeca West Historic District.

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 240 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1865 and 1893.

  1. 39 Worth Street Building Designated landmark
    210 feet
  2. (former) Fifth Precinct Police Station Designated landmark
    240 feet
  3. 41 Worth Street Building Designated landmark
    250 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
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New York Law School College
    250 feet
  2. The New York Acad of Art College
    380 feet
  3. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    410 feet
Show all 9
  1. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    740 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    780 feet
  3. The Washington Market School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    840 feet
  4. The Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    860 feet
  5. Tribeca Community School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  6. Bright Horizons at Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tribeca Park
    790 feet
  2. Duane Park
    990 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bogardus Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,120 feet
  2. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 85 Leonard Street Listed historic place
    800 feet
  2. American Thread Building Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  3. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. Chambers Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. apexart Arts or cultural center
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tribeca Synagogue House of worship
    970 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

  1. Ladder 8 Fire station
    550 feet
  2. 1st Precinct Police station
    820 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    680 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    780 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    1,290 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,190 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 90 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 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Leonard 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.