John Street & Cliff Street

John Street and Cliff Street meet at a three-way junction in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. NYC Business Solutions Lower Manhattan Center is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, Fulton St, is about a minute on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, eight of them listed historic places, and 135 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fulton St
370 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
Water St/John St · QM11, QM25
Within a walk
45 places
14 public spaces, 8 listed historic places and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
John Street & Cliff Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fulton St, 370 feet from this corner, about a minute 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
    370 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. Wall St 2, 3
    1,090 feet
    2 3
  2. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    1,230 feet
    2 3 A C E R W

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 Water St/John St, 450 feet away, for the QM11 and QM25.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Water St/John St QM11, QM25
    450 feet
    QM11 QM25

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM11 …
  2. QM25 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

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
15 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 30 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 Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 9 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm on John Street (south side).

East side of Cliff Street

  • No standing 2 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 standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of John Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 116031 and 116281.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are eight Individual Landmarks, and 33 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1811 and 1872.

  1. Excelsior Steam Power Company Building Designated landmark
    330 feet
  2. 90-94 Maiden Lane Building Designated landmark
    540 feet
  3. Cities Service Building Designated landmark
    720 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Louise Nevelson Plaza.

  1. Shadows and Flags Sculpture by Louise Nevelson, 1978
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

  • 14 public spaces
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. KinderCare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    50 feet
  2. Titus School
    180 feet
  3. Nysarc, Inc-Nyc Chapter School
    590 feet
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  1. Golden Minds Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    600 feet
  2. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    690 feet
  3. New York English Academy Trade or language school
    740 feet
  4. Quad Preparatory Upper School
    740 feet
  5. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    760 feet
  6. International Development Institute, Trade or language school
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. DeLury Square
    590 feet
  2. Pearl St Playground
    630 feet
  3. Imagination Playground
    700 feet
Show all 4
  1. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    980 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 15 Cliff Street Public space
    310 feet
  2. Public space at 100 William Street Public space
    440 feet
  3. Louise Nevelson Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    890 feet
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  1. Public space at 180 Water Street Public space
    450 feet
  2. Public space at 200 Water Street Public space
    510 feet
  3. Public space at 160 Water Street Public space
    530 feet
  4. Public space at Two Gold Public space
    580 feet
  5. Public space at 130 William Street Public space
    630 feet
  6. Public space at 59 Maiden Lane Public space
    680 feet
  7. Public space at 175 Water Street Public space
    730 feet
  8. Public space at Liberty Tower Public space
    850 feet
  9. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    1,090 feet
  10. Public space at Two Federal Reserve Plaza Public space
    1,090 feet
  11. Public space at 33 Beekman Street Public space
    1,300 feet
  12. Public space at 180 Maiden Lane Public space
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. New York-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Insurance Company of North America Building Listed historic place
    190 feet
  2. South Street Seaport Museum Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. John Street Building No. 170--176 Listed historic place
    920 feet
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  1. Schermerhorn Row Block Listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  3. Wallace Building Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  4. Fulton-Nassau Historic District Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  5. Corbin Building Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  6. Liberty Tower Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. John St Methodist Church Landmark · listed historic place
    740 feet
  2. Wall St Synagogue House of worship
    960 feet
  3. Our Lady of Victory Church House of worship
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Peck Slip Retail Post Office Listed historic place
    130 feet
  2. NYC Business Solutions Lower Manhattan Center Career or business center
    480 feet
  3. Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center Career or business center
    480 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 6 Fire station
    1,050 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    530 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,120 feet
  3. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    790 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,220 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 135 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cliff Street or John 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.