Front Street & Fletcher Street

Front Street and Fletcher Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the South Street Seaport Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. East River Waterfront Esplanade is 280 feet away. The nearest subway, Wall St, is about five minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 49 public places, ten of them listed historic places, and 95 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wall St
1,230 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Water St/John St · M15
Within a walk
49 places
19 public spaces, 10 listed historic places and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Front Street & Fletcher Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wall St, 1,230 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wall St 2, 3
    1,230 feet
    2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Fulton St 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
    1,280 feet
    2 3 4 5 A C J Z
  2. Broad St J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Subway Wall” (1990) by Harry Roseman at the Wall St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Water St/John St, 290 feet away, for the M15.

  • 28 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Water St/John St M15
    290 feet
    M15

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Water St & Fletcher St 79 docks in all
    210 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Brooklyn Bridge & FDR Drive at South Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.6 miles
  2. 200 Liberty Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10038
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Financial District-Battery Park City
Elevation
5 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 7,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of Fletcher Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Fletcher Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Front Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 10AM-10PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of Front Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 10AM-10PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYC DEPT OF INVESTIGATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYC DEPT OF INVESTIGATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the South Street Seaport Historic District.

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 42 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1811 and 1846.

  1. Hickson W. Field Stores Designated landmark
    280 feet
  2. Fulton Market Designated landmark
    620 feet
  3. 90-94 Maiden Lane Building Designated landmark
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 public places.

  • 19 public spaces
  • 10 listed historic places
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter School
    720 feet
  2. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    750 feet
  3. Golden Minds Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet
Show all 9
  1. KinderCare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  2. New York English Academy Trade or language school
    970 feet
  3. Quad Preparatory Upper School
    970 feet
  4. Nysarc, Inc-Nyc Chapter School
    980 feet
  5. Titus School
    1,030 feet
  6. New York City Charter School of the Arts School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Imagination Playground
    250 feet
  2. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    280 feet
  3. Pearl St Playground
    810 feet
Show all 5
  1. Old Slip Park
    1,240 feet
  2. Peck Slip Park
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 175 Water Street Public space
    190 feet
  2. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    330 feet
  3. Louise Nevelson Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,120 feet
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  1. Public space at 180 Maiden Lane Public space
    390 feet
  2. Public space at 160 Water Street Public space
    420 feet
  3. Public space at 180 Water Street Public space
    510 feet
  4. Public space at 110 Wall Street Public space
    520 feet
  5. Public space at 100 Wall Street Public space
    600 feet
  6. Public space at 200 Water Street Public space
    740 feet
  7. Public space at Pier 17 Public space
    860 feet
  8. Public space at 95 Wall Street Public space
    900 feet
  9. Public space at Two Gold Public space
    930 feet
  10. Public space at 111 Wall Street Public space
    930 feet
  11. Public space at Barclays Bank Public space
    1,030 feet
  12. Public space at Liberty Tower Public space
    1,080 feet
  13. Public space at 77 Water Street Public space
    1,150 feet
  14. Public space at Financial Square Public space
    1,180 feet
  15. Public space at J.P. Morgan Public space
    1,210 feet
  16. Public space at 15 Cliff Street Public space
    1,230 feet
  17. Public space at 100 William Street Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. John Street Building No. 170--176 Listed historic place
    360 feet
  2. South Street Seaport Museum Landmark · listed historic place
    470 feet
  3. Schermerhorn Row Block Listed historic place
    500 feet
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  1. Insurance Company of North America Building Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  2. W.O. Decker (Tugboat) Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  3. Wallace Building Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  4. Helen McAllister, Harbor Tugboat Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  5. First Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  6. Beaver Building Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  7. South Street Seaport Historic District Listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  8. Ambrose (Lightship) Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Victory Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Peck Slip Retail Post Office Listed historic place
    770 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 4/Ladder 15 Fire station
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    410 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    770 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Other places

  1. Pier 11 Wall Street Ferry Landing
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 95 places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 23 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Fletcher Street or Front Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.