Worth Street & Centre Street

Worth Street and Centre Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The statue “Abraham De Peyster” is 190 feet away, and Kimlau Square is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, is about two minutes on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, eight of them courthouses, and 57 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Centre Street.

Safety record
10 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St
630 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Worth St/Centre St · M22
Within a walk
40 places
8 courthouses, 8 listed historic places and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Worth Street & Centre Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, 630 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St 4, 5, 6, J, Z
    630 feet
    4 5 6 J Z

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. J …
  5. Z …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Canal St 6, J, N, Q, R, W, Z
    1,110 feet
    6 J N Q R W Z
  2. City Hall R, W
    0.4 miles
    R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Cable Crossing” (1996) by Mark Gibian at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Worth St/Centre St, 130 feet away, for the M22.

  • 32 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Worth St/Centre St M22
    130 feet
    M22

Next buses at this stop

  1. M22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Centre Street.

  • 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 11 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Centre St & Worth St 120 docks in all
    100 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge northbound at Pearl Street & R F Wagner Sr Place, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.9 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    450 feet
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10007
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tribeca-Civic Center
Elevation
17 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Centre Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No stopping 9 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Centre Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CRIMINAL COURT JUDGES MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYC DEPT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYSJ
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Worth Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of Worth Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 12 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1859 and 1994.

  1. The Jones Building Designated landmark
    620 feet
  2. Court Square Building Designated landmark
    650 feet
  3. Ahrens Building Designated landmark
    680 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Thomas Paine Park.

  1. Abraham De Peyster Statue by George Edwin Bissell, 1896
    190 feet
  2. Foley Square Medallions Medallions, 2000
    300 feet
  3. Dr. Sun Yat Sen Statue by Lu Chun-Hsiung, 2019
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 8 courthouses
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 parks
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 10 Reade Street Pre-K center
    830 feet
  2. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  3. Chinatown Manpower Project Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
Show all 8
  1. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,000 feet
  2. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  4. Chintatown Manpower Project Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  5. Transfiguration School Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Thomas Paine Park
    40 feet
  2. Collect Pond Park
    310 feet
  3. Columbus Park
    570 feet
Show all 6
  1. Columbus Park Playground
    590 feet
  2. City Hall Park
    1,030 feet
  3. Kimlau Square
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Municipal Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    980 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Triumph of the Human Spirit Statue Monument or memorial
    340 feet
  2. Historical Records NY CNTY Clerk Research library · landmark
    450 feet
  3. Chambers Street Subway Station (BMT) Listed historic place
    820 feet
Show all 13
  1. African Burial Ground National Monument Historic site
    950 feet
  2. NYC Municipal Archives Research library · listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Firehouse, Engine Company 31 Listed historic place
    960 feet
  4. Brooklyn Bridge - City Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  5. Municipal Building Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  6. African Burial Ground Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  7. Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  8. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  9. Kimlau Arch Monument or memorial
    1,280 feet
  10. Building at 361 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Andrews RC Church House of worship
    750 feet
  2. Transfiguration Catholic Church Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse · landmark
    280 feet
  2. Supreme Court Criminal Term 100 Centre St Courthouse
    440 feet
  3. Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse Landmark · listed historic place
    540 feet
Show all 8
  1. Supreme Court Criminal Term 111 Centre St Courthouse
    620 feet
  2. Manhattan Family Court Courthouse
    630 feet
  3. Criminal Court - Broadway Courthouse · landmark · listed historic place
    650 feet
  4. Daniel Patrick Moynihan US Courthouse
    780 feet
  5. Surrogates Court Courthouse · listed historic place
    900 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,210 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. New Kam Man Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Hong Kong Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,250 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 places to eat and ten 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 Centre Street or Worth Street.

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