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How walkable is Lower Manhattan?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Lower Manhattan has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in New York City, which scores 93 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
9,017 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Lower Manhattan. The nearest grocery is Checkers, about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Tricialwilliams5 min
- Elim Eatery Corp5 min
- Reade & Broadway1 min
- The Nugget Spot2 min
- Adidas2 min
- NAPA Auto Parts2 min
- Ellen's Cafe2 min
- ป้องแป้งแคคตัส2 min
- Bank of America ATM2 min
- Chase Mortgage2 min
- African Burial Ground National Monument2 min
- Thomas Paine Park3 min
- Ya Ya Preschool2 min
- My Little School3 min
- New York City Municipal Library1 min
- Bookstore of Department of City Planning2 min
- Intrepid Museum3 min
- Athena Theatre3 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Lower Manhattan at 40.7135, -74.0054. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 136 street intersections per km², and blocks average 85 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Lower Manhattan
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Lower Manhattan. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in New York City
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tribeca | 400 m | 100 |
| Greenwich Village | 2.2 km | 100 |
| Times Square | 5.1 km | 98 |
| Upper East Side | 8.1 km | 94 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the New York City page.
Questions about walking in Lower Manhattan
Is Lower Manhattan walkable?
Yes. Lower Manhattan in New York City has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Lower Manhattan more walkable than the rest of New York City?
Lower Manhattan is more walkable than New York City as a whole: it scores 100, against 93 for the 5 km around New York City's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 New York City neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in New York City?
Of the 5 New York City neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Greenwich Village (100), Tribeca (100) and Lower Manhattan (100).
How is the walkability score of Lower Manhattan calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Lower Manhattan it is the average of 60 points spread evenly across the 1 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.