Broadway & Washington Place

Broadway and Washington Place meet at a four-way crossing in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the NoHo Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Andre and Bella Meyer Physics Hall stands 120 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 St-NYU, is about a minute on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, nine of them listed historic places, and 86 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 St-NYU
320 feet · 1 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Broadway/Waverly Pl · M1, M55, SIM7, SIM9 +2
Within a walk
31 places
9 listed historic places, 5 colleges and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Washington Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 St-NYU, 320 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 St-NYU R, W
    320 feet
    R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Astor Pl 6
    900 feet
    6
  2. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    6 B D F M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Broadway Diary” (2002) by Timothy Snell at the 8 St-NYU station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Waverly Pl, 160 feet away, for the M1, M55, SIM7, SIM9 and two more.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Waverly Pl M1, M55, SIM7, SIM9 +2
    160 feet
    M1 M55 SIM7 SIM9 SIM33 SIM33C

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M55 …
  3. SIM7 …
  4. SIM9 …
  5. SIM33 …
  6. SIM33C …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Broadway.

  • 147 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington Pl & Broadway 27 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 2 Washington Square Village Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
2
Police precinct
6 and 9 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenwich Village
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to 10pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to 10pm on Broadway (east side).

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

North side of Washington Place

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Washington Place

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102065, 106188, 106298 and 107014.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the NoHo Historic District.

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 112 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were built between 1800 and 1993.

  1. The Andre and Bella Meyer Physics Hall Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. Merchants Building Designated landmark
    350 feet
  3. De Vinne Press Building Designated landmark
    490 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Astor Place.

  1. Alamo Sculpture by Tony Rosenthal, 1967
    820 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 9 listed historic places
  • 5 colleges
  • 3 public spaces
  • 3 theaters or concert halls
  • 2 parks
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at Noho Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    140 feet
  2. Hebrew Union Coll - Jewish Inst College · landmark
    310 feet
  3. Harvey Milk High School
    420 feet
Show all 7
  1. NYU Inst for Education & Social Poli College
    480 feet
  2. NYU Robert F Wagner Grad Sch Pub Ser College
    1,170 feet
  3. New York University College
    1,280 feet
  4. Liu-New York University Campus College
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Square Park
    800 feet
  2. Mercer Playground
    840 feet
  3. Manuel Plaza Park
    960 feet
Show all 4
  1. Washington Square Park Playground
    990 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 300 Mercer Street Public space
    510 feet
  2. Public space at Georgetown Plaza Public space
    620 feet
  3. Astor Place Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at Astor Place Public space
    970 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory (Brown Building) Listed historic place
    630 feet
  2. Building at 376-380 Lafayette Street Listed historic place
    860 feet
  3. Merchant's House Museum
    890 feet
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  1. Old Merchant's House (Seabury-Tredwell House) Listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. Astor Place Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  4. Robbins & Appleton Building Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  5. Bayard-Condict Building Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  6. Lagrange Terrace Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  7. Cooper Union Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  8. NYU Tamiment Library Research library
    1,280 feet
  9. New York University Libraries Research library
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Astor Pl Theatre Theater or concert hall
    440 feet
  2. New York University Frederick Loewe Theatre Theater or concert hall
    660 feet
  3. Public Theater Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 33/Ladder 9 Fire station · listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    570 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    940 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Wegmans Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,160 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 86 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or Washington Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.