7th Avenue South & Perry Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue South and Perry Street is in the West Village, Manhattan. It lies inside the Greenwich Village Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. McCarthy Square is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/6 Av, is about two minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 144 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/6 Av
650 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
7 Av South/Waverly Pl · M20
Within a walk
28 places
6 religious buildings, 4 listed historic places and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue South & Perry Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St/6 Av, 650 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 6 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 St/6 Av 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
    650 feet
    1 2 3 F L M

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
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  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …
  4. F …
  5. M …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …
  4. F …
  5. M …
West Side
1 line
  1. L …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Christopher St-Stonewall 1
    920 feet
    1
  2. W 4 St-Wash Sq A, B, C, D, E, F, M
    1,180 feet
    A B C D E F M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Wild Things” (2024) by Fred Tomaselli at the 14 St/6 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av South/Waverly Pl, 270 feet away, for the M20.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av South/Waverly Pl M20
    270 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 7th Avenue South.

  • 47 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Perry St & Greenwich Ave 53 docks in all
    180 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 139 Charles Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10014
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
3
Police precinct
6
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Village
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 4,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7:30am to 7pm on 7th Avenue South (west side).

East side of 7th Avenue South

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Perry Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Perry Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102875 and 104088.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Greenwich Village Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 554 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1843 and 1887.

  1. St. Vincent's Hospital Designated landmark
    410 feet
  2. St. Vincent's Hospital: Outpatient Pavilion Designated landmark
    470 feet
  3. St. Vincent's Hospital: Spellman Building Designated landmark
    480 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in St. Vincent's Triangle.

  1. New York City AIDS Memorial Sculpture by Jenny Holzer, 2016
    600 feet
  2. General Philip Henry Sheridan Statue by Joseph Pasquale Pollia, 1936
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 4 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Perry Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    770 feet
  2. P.S. 041 Greenwich Village School
    1,040 feet
  3. Fedcap Career Design Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
Show all 6
  1. Manhattan Technical Inst 676 Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  2. City & Country School
    1,180 feet
  3. Academy of St Joseph School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCarthy Square
    180 feet
  2. NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle
    410 feet
  3. Jefferson Market Garden
    780 feet
Show all 7
  1. Christopher Park
    900 feet
  2. Sheridan Square Viewing Garden
    1,090 feet
  3. Bleecker Playground
    1,230 feet
  4. Jackson Square
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Ruth Wittenberg Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,050 feet

Health care

  1. Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital
    770 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenwich Village Historic District Listed historic place
    480 feet
  2. Julius' Bar Listed historic place
    520 feet
  3. Stonewall Listed historic place
    880 feet
Show all 6
  1. Stonewall National Monument Historic site
    920 feet
  2. Jefferson Market Library Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  3. Substation #235 (IND) Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John Episcopal Church Landmark
    200 feet
  2. Manhattan Seven Day Adventist Church Landmark
    370 feet
  3. Darech Amuno Congregation House of worship
    680 feet
Show all 5
  1. St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  2. St Josephs Church Greenwich Village House of worship
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Squad 18 Fire station
    840 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    880 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,040 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    960 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,230 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 144 places to eat and 21 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 7th Avenue South or Perry 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.