Williamsburg Bridge & Delancey Street at Columbia Street

Williamsburg Bridge, Delancey Street and Columbia Street meet at an eight-way junction in the Lower East Side, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Lutowisker Chevra Synagogues is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, Delancey St-Essex St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F, J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, six of them schools, and eight places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Williamsburg Bridge Bike and Pedestrian Path.

Safety record
9 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Delancey St-Essex St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · F, J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Delancey St/Columbia St · M14D SBS, M21
Within a walk
26 places
6 schools, 5 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Williamsburg Bridge & Delancey Street at Columbia Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Delancey St-Essex St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. Delancey St-Essex St F, J, M, Z
    0.4 miles
    F J M Z

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. F …
Brooklyn
4 lines
  1. F …
  2. J …
  3. M …
  4. Z …
Inbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Shad Crossing, Delancey Orchard” (2004) by Ming Fay at the Delancey St-Essex St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Delancey St/Columbia St, 120 feet away, for the M14D SBS and M21.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Delancey St/Columbia St M14D SBS, M21
    120 feet
    M14D SBS M21

Next buses at this stop

  1. M14D SBS …
  2. M21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Williamsburg Bridge Bike and Pedestrian Path.

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Columbia St & Rivington St 42 docks in all
    500 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & Grand Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.5 miles
  2. 107 Essex Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10002
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
1 and 2 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
7
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Lower East Side

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1949 and 1966.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 91 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules

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

East side of Columbia Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Columbia Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

North side of Delancey Street

  • Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN 60 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • Back-in parking only 12 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Federal, and built between 1826 and 1828.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 6 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 parks
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    420 feet
  2. NY Center for Child Dev Grand St Set School
    590 feet
  3. Dewitt Reformed Church Preschool · Pre-K
    610 feet
Show all 10
  1. P.S. 110 Florence Nightingale School
    680 feet
  2. Kids-Centric, Inc Dewitt Headstart School
    740 feet
  3. East River Child Devlp Cntr - 570 School
    1,150 feet
  4. P.S. 134 Henrietta Szold School
    1,190 feet
  5. Henry Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  6. Beth Jacob Elementary School
    1,250 feet
  7. Chinese - American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Luther Gulick Park
    140 feet
  2. Luther Gulick Park Playground
    200 feet
  3. Sidney Hillman Playground
    520 feet
Show all 7
  1. Henry M. Jackson Playground
    870 feet
  2. Ahearn Park
    1,150 feet
  3. Sol Lain Plgd Playground
    1,220 feet
  4. Hamilton Fish Park
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. New East Side Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice
    750 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Lutowisker Chevra Synagogues House of worship
    200 feet
  2. Bialystoker Synagogue Landmark · listed historic place
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 15 Willett Street Older adult center
    940 feet
  2. Community center at Baruch Community center
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 4/Engine 15/Ladder 18 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    370 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  3. Lidl Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,120 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Columbia Street, Delancey Street, Williamsburg Bridge or Williamsburg Bridge Bike and Pedestrian Path.

Sources: 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.