John Street & Front Street

John Street and Front 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. Imagination Playground is 20 feet away. The nearest subway, Fulton St, is about four minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 44 public places, nine of them listed historic places, and 89 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fulton St
1,050 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Water St/John St · QM11, QM25
Within a walk
44 places
16 public spaces, 9 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
John Street & Front Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fulton St, 1,050 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
    1,050 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
    0.3 miles
    2 3
  2. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    0.4 miles
    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, 270 feet away, for the QM11 and QM25.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM11 …
  2. QM25 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

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

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.6 miles
  2. 25 Park Row Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
5 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,800 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

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm on John Street (north side).

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 1 sign 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

South side of John Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 115989 and 115995.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 74 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1811 and 1843.

  1. Hickson W. Field Stores Designated landmark
    220 feet
  2. Fulton Market Designated landmark
    390 feet
  3. Volunteer Hospital Designated landmark
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 public places.

  • 16 public spaces
  • 9 listed historic places
  • 6 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. KinderCare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  2. Titus School
    860 feet
  3. New York City Charter School of the Arts School
    940 feet
Show all 10
  1. Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter School
    950 feet
  2. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet
  3. Golden Minds Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,130 feet
  4. Nysarc, Inc-Nyc Chapter School
    1,180 feet
  5. New York English Academy Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  6. Quad Preparatory Upper School
    1,200 feet
  7. The Peck Slip School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Imagination Playground
    20 feet
  2. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    300 feet
  3. Pearl St Playground
    570 feet
Show all 5
  1. Peck Slip Park
    1,030 feet
  2. DeLury Square
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 175 Water Street Public space
    230 feet
  2. Public space at 180 Water Street Public space
    430 feet
  3. Public space at 200 Water Street Public space
    510 feet
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  1. Public space at 160 Water Street Public space
    540 feet
  2. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    570 feet
  3. Public space at 180 Maiden Lane Public space
    630 feet
  4. Public space at Pier 17 Public space
    650 feet
  5. Public space at 110 Wall Street Public space
    750 feet
  6. Public space at 100 Wall Street Public space
    840 feet
  7. Public space at 15 Cliff Street Public space
    990 feet
  8. Public space at 100 William Street Public space
    1,120 feet
  9. Public space at 95 Wall Street Public space
    1,130 feet
  10. Public space at Two Gold Public space
    1,160 feet
  11. Public space at 111 Wall Street Public space
    1,160 feet
  12. Public space at Barclays Bank Public space
    1,270 feet
  13. Public space at 130 William Street Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. South Street Seaport Museum Landmark · listed historic place
    240 feet
  2. John Street Building No. 170--176 Listed historic place
    240 feet
  3. Schermerhorn Row Block Listed historic place
    260 feet
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  1. Insurance Company of North America Building Listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. W.O. Decker (Tugboat) Listed historic place
    930 feet
  3. Helen McAllister, Harbor Tugboat Listed historic place
    950 feet
  4. South Street Seaport Historic District Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  5. Ambrose (Lightship) Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  6. Wavertree Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  7. Lettie G. Howard (Schooner) Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Peck Slip Retail Post Office Listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. NYC Business Solutions Lower Manhattan Center Career or business center
    1,160 feet
  3. Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center Career or business center
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    270 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    1,050 feet

Pharmacies

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

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 89 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 22 corners within a three-minute walk:

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