West Houston Street & Varick Street

West Houston Street and Varick Street meet at a four-way crossing in the West Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 39 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Village Post Office is 150 feet away, and Cherry Lane Theatre is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, Houston St, is about a minute on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, seven of them parks, and 132 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
39 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Houston St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
West Houston St/Varick St · M21
Within a walk
36 places
7 parks, 5 schools and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Houston Street & Varick Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Houston 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. Spring St C, E
    1,280 feet
    C E
  2. W 4 St-Wash Sq A, B, C, D, E, F, M
    0.3 miles
    A B C D E F M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Platform Diving” (1994) by Deborah Brown at the Houston St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West Houston St/Varick St, 80 feet away, for the M21.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Houston St/Varick St M21
    80 feet
    M21

Next buses at this stop

  1. M21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. King St & Varick St 36 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 139 Charles Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 39 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10014
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
3
Police precinct
1 and 6 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Village
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 29 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and July 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Varick Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 4AM-6AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Varick Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY OSHA MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US DEPT OF LABOR OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 4AM-6AM

North side of West Houston Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104430 and 106185.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 201 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Federal, and built between 1826 and 2010.

  1. Carmine Street Public Baths Designated landmark
    400 feet
  2. Public School No. 8 Designated landmark
    420 feet
  3. The Elisabeth Erwin High School Designated landmark
    640 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in James J. Walker Park.

  1. Carmine Street Pool Mural Mural by Keith Haring, 1987
    420 feet
  2. Firemen's Memorial Sarcophagus, 1834
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 7 parks
  • 5 schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. High School M560 - City As School
    390 feet
  2. P.S. M721 - Manhattan Occupational Training Center School
    390 feet
  3. Arrojo Academy Trade or language school
    430 feet
Show all 8
  1. The Downing Street Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet
  2. Cooke School and Institute School
    1,070 feet
  3. Little Red School House & Elizabeth Irwin High School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,090 feet
  4. Lrei School
    1,160 feet
  5. Great Oaks Kathleen Sherry Charter School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. James J Walker Park
    390 feet
  2. James J Walker Park Playground
    570 feet
  3. William F. Passannante Ballfield Park
    780 feet
Show all 10
  1. Playground of the Americas Playground
    820 feet
  2. Downing Street Playground
    860 feet
  3. Charlton Plaza
    940 feet
  4. Minetta Triangle
    1,090 feet
  5. Father Demo Square
    1,120 feet
  6. Father Fagan Park
    1,150 feet
  7. Minetta Green
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Saatchi & Saatchi Public space
    840 feet
  2. Public space at The Dominick Public space
    1,220 feet

Health care

  1. West Village Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    340 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hudson Park Library Landmark
    510 feet
  2. Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District Listed historic place
    760 feet
  3. South Village Historic District Listed historic place
    970 feet
Show all 5
  1. Macdougal-Sullivan Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    1,300 feet
  2. House at 203 Prince Street Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Soho Playhouse Theater or concert hall
    940 feet
  2. Cherry Lane Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Pompeii Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  2. St Anthony of Padua Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Village Post Office Listed historic place
    150 feet
  2. Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
    380 feet
  3. Tony Dapolito Pool Swimming pool
    420 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 25 Carmine Street Older adult center
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 2/Engine 24/Ladder 5 Fire station
    770 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    790 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Brooklyn Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 132 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Varick Street or West Houston Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.