Greenwich Street & Rector Street

Greenwich Street and Rector Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. American Express Company Building, one of 16 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 360 feet away. The nearest subway, Rector St, is about a minute on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 52 public places, 12 of them listed historic places, and 81 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rector St
40 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Trinity Pl/Rector St · M55, BM1, BM2, BM3 +13
Within a walk
52 places
12 listed historic places, 11 public spaces and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Greenwich Street & Rector Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rector St, 40 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rector St 1
    40 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. Rector St R, W
    200 feet
    R W
  2. Wall St 4, 5
    480 feet
    4 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Trinity Pl/Rector St, 290 feet away, for the M55, BM1, BM2, BM3 and 13 more.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Trinity Pl/Rector St M55, BM1, BM2, BM3 +13 · Shelter
    290 feet
    M55 BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4 SIM1 SIM1C SIM2 SIM3C SIM4 SIM4C SIM15 SIM32 SIM33C SIM34 X27 X28
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …
  2. BM1 …
  3. BM2 …
  4. BM3 …
  5. BM4 …
  6. SIM1 …
  7. SIM1C …
  8. SIM2 …
  9. SIM3C …
  10. SIM4 …
  11. SIM4C …
  12. SIM15 …
  13. SIM32 …
  14. SIM33C …
  15. SIM34 …
  16. X27 …
  17. X28 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Greenwich St & Rector St 59 docks in all
    160 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hugh L Carey Tunnel Entrance, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.4 miles
  2. 25 Broadway Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10006
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Financial District-Battery Park City
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

One tree recorded by NYC Parks stands within 330 feet, a Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2022 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Greenwich Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYS OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of Greenwich Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYC DEPT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY SATURDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 116303.

Landmarks and historic districts

Sixteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Gothic, and built between 1799 and 1931.

  1. Saint George's Syrian Catholic Church Designated landmark
    200 feet
  2. Empire Building Designated landmark
    310 feet
  3. American Express Company Building Designated landmark
    360 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 52 public places.

  • 12 listed historic places
  • 11 public spaces
  • 7 schools
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 4 colleges
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 150 School
    270 feet
  2. Metropolitan College of NY (MCNY) College
    400 feet
  3. Language Studies International Trade or language school
    400 feet
Show all 18
  1. Manhattan Institute of Management (M Trade or language school
    400 feet
  2. A School Without Walls School
    730 feet
  3. Leadership and Public Service High School
    730 feet
  4. High School of Economics and Finance School
    770 feet
  5. Compass Charter School
    820 feet
  6. The King's College
    880 feet
  7. Global Education Insurance School Trade or language school
    920 feet
  8. Center for Hearing and Communication Preschool
    990 feet
  9. Mildred Elley-Nyc College
    1,040 feet
  10. Relay School of Education College
    1,040 feet
  11. New York City Charter School of the Arts School
    1,150 feet
  12. Lang School
    1,190 feet
  13. Flatiron School Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  14. NY Inst of Security & Polygraph Sci Trade or language school
    1,310 feet
  15. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Liberty Park
    1,050 feet
  2. Bowling Green Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 90 Washington Street Public space
    390 feet
  2. Public space at 40 Rector Street Public space
    400 feet
  3. Public space at 50 West Street Public space
    560 feet
Show all 11
  1. Public space at W Downtown Hotel & Residences Public space
    570 feet
  2. Public space at 1 Exchange Plaza Public space
    600 feet
  3. Public space at Bank of New York Public space
    610 feet
  4. Public space at 45 Broadway Atrium Public space
    620 feet
  5. Public space at 52 Broadway Public space
    880 feet
  6. Public space at One Bankers Trust Plaza Public space
    930 feet
  7. Public space at 40 Broad Street Public space
    1,180 feet
  8. Public space at One Liberty Plaza Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Charging Bull Statue Public artwork
    1,050 feet
  2. Citizens Housing and Planning Counci Research library
    1,100 feet
  3. 9/11 Memorial Museum
    1,140 feet
Show all 18
  1. Building at 19 Rector Street Listed historic place
    140 feet
  2. American Stock Exchange Listed historic place
    410 feet
  3. Wall Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    550 feet
  4. Trinity Church and Graveyard Listed historic place
    590 feet
  5. New York Evening Post Building Listed historic place
    620 feet
  6. Trinity and United States Realty Company Buildings Listed historic place
    900 feet
  7. West Street Building Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  8. New York Stock Exchange Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  9. J. P. Morgan & Co. Building Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  10. Equitable Building Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  11. Red Cube Public artwork
    1,180 feet
  12. Federal Hall National Memorial Historic site · listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  13. September 11 Memorial Monument or memorial
    1,200 feet
  14. Wall Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  15. Building at 21 West Street Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity Church Landmark
    490 feet
  2. Greek St Nicholas Church House of worship
    840 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 10/Ladder 10 Fire station
    750 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    740 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    930 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    630 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,040 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    920 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 81 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 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Greenwich Street or Rector 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.