Front Street & Wall Street

Front Street and Wall Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter School is 90 feet away. The nearest subway, Wall St, is about three minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 50 public places, 12 of them listed historic places, and 106 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wall St
910 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
Water St/Wall St · M15, SIM5, SIM35
Within a walk
50 places
19 public spaces, 12 listed historic places and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Front Street & Wall Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wall St, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wall St 2, 3
    910 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. Broad St J, Z
    1,280 feet
    J Z
  2. Wall St 4, 5
    0.3 miles
    4 5

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/Wall St, 240 feet away, for the M15, SIM5 and SIM35.

  • 29 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Water St/Wall St M15, SIM5, SIM35 · Shelter
    240 feet
    M15 SIM5 SIM35
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …
  2. SIM5 …
  3. SIM35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 66 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Front St & Pine St 53 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Brooklyn Bridge & FDR Drive at South Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.8 miles
  2. 1 West Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10005
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Financial District-Battery Park City
Elevation
6 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1969.

Trees

NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Front Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 10AM-10PM
  • Microhub zone 1 sign MICROHUB ZONE VEHICLES WITH PERMIT ONLY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Front Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYC DEPT OF INVESTIGATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 6:30AM-7:30AM

North side of Wall Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 10AM-10PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 100217, 100218 and 100679.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and ten buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival. They were built between 1810 and 1932.

  1. Beaver Building Designated landmark
    440 feet
  2. First Precinct Police Station Designated landmark
    590 feet
  3. Cities Service Building Designated landmark
    640 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at East River Greenway.

  1. Community Island Pond Installation by Carl Cheng, 2001
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter School
    90 feet
  2. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet
  3. Sfinity Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
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  1. Quad Preparatory Upper School
    1,160 feet
  2. New York English Academy Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  3. Golden Minds Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet
  4. Pine Street School
    1,250 feet
  5. Quad Preparatory School
    1,280 feet
  6. Nysarc, Inc-Nyc Chapter School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    270 feet
  2. Old Slip Park
    610 feet
  3. The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden
    790 feet
Show all 5
  1. Imagination Playground
    890 feet
  2. Vietnam Veterans Plaza
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 100 Wall Street Public space
    210 feet
  2. Public space at 110 Wall Street Public space
    220 feet
  3. Public space at 95 Wall Street Public space
    260 feet
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  1. Public space at 111 Wall Street Public space
    290 feet
  2. Public space at Barclays Bank Public space
    420 feet
  3. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    430 feet
  4. Public space at 77 Water Street Public space
    510 feet
  5. Public space at Financial Square Public space
    540 feet
  6. Public space at 180 Maiden Lane Public space
    550 feet
  7. Public space at 10 Hanover Square Public space
    730 feet
  8. Public space at J.P. Morgan Public space
    790 feet
  9. Public space at 175 Water Street Public space
    830 feet
  10. Public space at 100 Pearl Street Public space
    990 feet
  11. Public space at 160 Water Street Public space
    1,060 feet
  12. Public space at 180 Water Street Public space
    1,140 feet
  13. Public space at 55 Water Street Public space
    1,200 feet
  14. Public space at Two Gold Public space
    1,250 feet
  15. Public space at Pier 17 Public space
    1,270 feet
  16. Public space at 55 Broad Street Public space
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing home or hospice
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. First Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place
    590 feet
  2. Wall and Hanover Building Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. First National City Bank (Merchants' Exchange) Listed historic place
    890 feet
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  1. Bank of New York Building Listed historic place
    950 feet
  2. John Street Building No. 170--176 Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  3. Wallace Building Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  4. New York Cotton Exchange (India House) Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  5. South Street Seaport Museum Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  6. Schermerhorn Row Block Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  7. Stone Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  8. J. P. Morgan & Co. Building Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  9. Manhattan Company Building Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  10. Broad Exchange Building Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Victory Church House of worship
    1,060 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 4/Ladder 15 Fire station
    540 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    230 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    810 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    370 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other places

  1. Pier 11 Wall Street Ferry Landing
    530 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 106 places to eat and five food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 24 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Front Street or Wall 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.