Fulton Street & Cliff Street

Fulton Street and Cliff Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Volunteer Hospital stands 450 feet away. The nearest subway, Fulton St, is about two minutes on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 50 public places, six of them listed historic places, and 113 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fulton St
550 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
Pearl St/Fulton St · M15, M15 SBS, SIM5, SIM15 +1
Within a walk
50 places
13 public spaces, 6 listed historic places and 16 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fulton Street & Cliff Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fulton St, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
    550 feet
    2 3 4 5 A C J Z

Next trains at this station

Uptown
6 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
  5. A …
  6. C …
Brooklyn
6 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. A …
  4. C …
  5. J …
  6. Z …
Downtown
4 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. J …
  4. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    0.3 miles
    2 3 A C E R W
  2. Wall St 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists three works at the Fulton St station, among them “Astral Grating” (1987) by Nancy Holt and “Marine Grill Murals, c. 1913 for the McAlpin Hotel” (2000) by Frederick Dana Marsh.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Pearl St/Fulton St, 400 feet away, for the M15, M15 SBS, SIM5, SIM15 and SIM35.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Pearl St/Fulton St M15, M15 SBS, SIM5, SIM15 +1
    400 feet
    M15 M15 SBS SIM5 SIM15 SIM35

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …
  2. M15 SBS …
  3. SIM5 …
  4. SIM15 …
  5. SIM35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cliff St & Fulton St 65 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 1,310 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.4 miles
  2. 25 Park Row Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 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 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
17 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 7,700 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 1971 and 2003.

Since 2014 at least 30 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to midnight on Fulton Street (north side).

East side of Cliff Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Cliff Street

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

South side of Fulton Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 116280, 116281 and 116298.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 61 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. Excelsior Steam Power Company Building Designated landmark
    400 feet
  2. Volunteer Hospital Designated landmark
    450 feet
  3. Schermerhorn Row Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 13 public spaces
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 6 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 19 other places

Schools and child care

  1. KinderCare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    430 feet
  2. Titus School
    560 feet
  3. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    810 feet
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  1. International Development Institute, Trade or language school
    850 feet
  2. New York City Charter School of the Arts School
    950 feet
  3. Nysarc, Inc-Nyc Chapter School
    970 feet
  4. Golden Minds Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet
  5. New York English Academy Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  6. Quad Preparatory Upper School
    1,120 feet
  7. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  8. The Peck Slip School Landmark
    1,150 feet
  9. Spruce Street School
    1,180 feet
  10. Pace University - NYC Campus College
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. DeLury Square
    220 feet
  2. Pearl St Playground
    270 feet
  3. Imagination Playground
    840 feet
Show all 7
  1. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    890 feet
  2. Fishbridge Garden Dog Run
    1,220 feet
  3. FishBridge Park Garden
    1,250 feet
  4. Peck Slip Park
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 15 Cliff Street Public space
    330 feet
  2. Public space at 200 Water Street Public space
    490 feet
  3. Louise Nevelson Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,270 feet
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  1. Public space at 130 William Street Public space
    610 feet
  2. Public space at 180 Water Street Public space
    810 feet
  3. Public space at 100 William Street Public space
    810 feet
  4. Public space at 160 Water Street Public space
    890 feet
  5. Public space at Two Gold Public space
    960 feet
  6. Public space at 175 Water Street Public space
    990 feet
  7. Public space at Pier 17 Public space
    1,010 feet
  8. Public space at 59 Maiden Lane Public space
    1,060 feet
  9. Public space at 33 Beekman Street Public space
    1,070 feet
  10. Public space at New York by Gehry Public space
    1,180 feet
  11. Public space at Liberty Tower Public space
    1,230 feet

Health care

  1. New York-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital
    930 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Insurance Company of North America Building Listed historic place
    540 feet
  2. South Street Seaport Museum Listed historic place
    720 feet
  3. Schermerhorn Row Block Listed historic place
    830 feet
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  1. Fulton-Nassau Historic District Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  2. John Street Building No. 170--176 Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  3. W.O. Decker (Tugboat) Listed historic place
    1,290 feet
  4. South Street Seaport Historic District Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Wall St Synagogue House of worship
    650 feet
  2. John St Methodist Church Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Peck Slip Retail Post Office Listed historic place
    510 feet
  2. NYC Business Solutions Lower Manhattan Center Career or business center
    860 feet
  3. Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center Career or business center
    860 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 100 Gold Street Older adult center
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 6 Fire station
    770 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    140 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    440 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,050 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 113 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 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cliff Street or Fulton 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.