Church Street & Cortlandt Street

Church Street and Cortlandt Street meet at a six-way junction in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. United States Realty Building, one of 13 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 510 feet away, and Silverstein Family Park is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St, is about a minute on foot, for the 2, 3, A and four more. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places and 135 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St
50 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Church St/Liberty St · M55
Within a walk
42 places
12 listed historic places, 8 public spaces and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Church Street & Cortlandt Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 7 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    50 feet
    2 3 A C E R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
7 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. A …
  4. C …
  5. E …
  6. R …
  7. W …
Brooklyn
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. A …
  4. C …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Fulton St 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
    380 feet
    2 3 4 5 A C J Z
  2. WTC Cortlandt 1
    420 feet
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Trade, Treasure and Travel” (1997) by Margie Hughto and “Oculus” (1998) by Kristin Jones & Andrew Ginzel at the Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Church St/Liberty St, 200 feet away, for the M55.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Church St/Liberty St M55
    200 feet
    M55

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …

Live arrivals

Church Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Church Street.

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Liberty St & Broadway 67 docks in all
    700 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.1 miles
  2. 25 Park Row Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2005

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10007
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Financial District-Battery Park City
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 63 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Church Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Cortlandt Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYS OFFICE OF THE MEDICAID INSPECTORS GENERAL MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY POSTAL INSPECTORS MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO OFFICE OF LABOR RELATIONS MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of Cortlandt Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Thirteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts and neo-Gothic, and mostly built between 1900 and 1916.

  1. American Telephone & Telegraph Company Building Designated landmark
    410 feet
  2. United States Realty Building Designated landmark
    510 feet
  3. Corbin Building Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.

  • 12 listed historic places
  • 8 public spaces
  • 7 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. High School of Economics and Finance School
    590 feet
  2. A School Without Walls School
    640 feet
  3. Leadership and Public Service High School
    640 feet
Show all 9
  1. Compass Charter School
    760 feet
  2. School for Young Performers School
    960 feet
  3. Vivvi 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,060 feet
  4. Olivet Academy School
    1,080 feet
  5. Dun & Bradstreet-Bus Educ Division Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  6. Olivet Academy NYC School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Liberty Park
    920 feet
  2. Silverstein Family Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at One Liberty Plaza Public space
    350 feet
  2. Public space at Millenium Hilton Hotel Public space
    500 feet
  3. Public space at One Bankers Trust Plaza Public space
    730 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at 140 Broadway Public space
    930 feet
  2. Public space at Two Federal Reserve Plaza Public space
    940 feet
  3. Public space at 30 Park Place Public space
    1,110 feet
  4. Public space at W Downtown Hotel & Residences Public space
    1,130 feet
  5. Public space at 59 Maiden Lane Public space
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 9/11 Memorial Museum
    250 feet
  2. September 11 Memorial Monument or memorial
    590 feet
  3. Trinity and United States Realty Company Buildings Listed historic place
    700 feet
Show all 15
  1. Red Cube Public artwork
    750 feet
  2. American Stock Exchange Listed historic place
    850 feet
  3. Old New York Evening Post Building Listed historic place
    860 feet
  4. Liberty Tower Listed historic place
    890 feet
  5. Chamber of Commerce Building Listed historic place
    910 feet
  6. Trinity Church and Graveyard Listed historic place
    980 feet
  7. New York County Lawyers Association Building Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  8. Equitable Building Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  9. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  10. Empire Building Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  11. Fulton-Nassau Historic District Listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  12. Wall Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Perelman Performing Arts Center Theater or concert hall
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Paul's Chapel Listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. Greek St Nicholas Church House of worship
    710 feet
  3. Trinity Church House of worship
    840 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Peters RC Church Listed historic place
    890 feet
  2. John St Methodist Church Listed historic place
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Church Street Post Office Listed historic place
    860 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 10/Ladder 10 Fire station
    600 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    610 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    620 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    640 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    720 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,160 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    40 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 135 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Church Street, Cortlandt Street or Cortlandt Way.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.