John Street & Nassau Street

John Street and Nassau Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. A designated landmark, 63 Nassau Street Building, stands 100 feet away, and Peck Slip Retail Post Office is 1,010 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 61 public places, 12 of them listed historic places, and 172 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fulton St
20 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
Broadway/Cortlandt St · SIM4, SIM4C
Within a walk
61 places
12 listed historic places, 12 public spaces and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
John Street & Nassau Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fulton St, 20 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
    20 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
    340 feet
    2 3 A C E R W
  2. Broad St J, Z
    670 feet
    J Z

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 Broadway/Cortlandt St, 600 feet away, for the SIM4 and SIM4C.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Cortlandt St SIM4, SIM4C
    600 feet
    SIM4 SIM4C

Next buses at this stop

  1. SIM4 …
  2. SIM4C …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 49 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 8 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Liberty St & Nassau St 45 docks in all
    440 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.3 miles
  2. 25 Park Row Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 160 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 6pm on Nassau Street (north side).

North side of John Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF PROBATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of John Street

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Nassau Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Nassau Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7PM-7AM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 100055 and 116209.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 16 Individual Landmarks, and 17 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts and Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1881 and 1915.

  1. 63 Nassau Street Building Designated landmark
    100 feet
  2. Corbin Building Designated landmark
    320 feet
  3. Liberty Tower Designated landmark
    370 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
    680 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 public places.

  • 12 listed historic places
  • 12 public spaces
  • 9 schools
  • 7 trade or language schools
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 16 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Tribeca Preparatory School
    640 feet
  2. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    670 feet
  3. School for Young Performers School
    760 feet
Show all 21
  1. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    800 feet
  2. KinderCare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    840 feet
  3. Titus School
    870 feet
  4. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
  5. International Development Institute, Trade or language school
    940 feet
  6. Nysarc, Inc-Nyc Chapter School
    980 feet
  7. Golden Minds Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  8. Global Education Insurance School Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  9. Quad Preparatory Upper School
    1,100 feet
  10. New York English Academy Trade or language school
    1,100 feet
  11. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet
  12. Quad Preparatory School
    1,120 feet
  13. Pine Street School
    1,130 feet
  14. Cope Inst Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  15. On the Record School of Reporting Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  16. Spruce Street School
    1,180 feet
  17. Barclay Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,260 feet
  18. Compass Charter School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. City Hall Park
    1,110 feet
  2. DeLury Square
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Two Federal Reserve Plaza Public space
    200 feet
  2. Public space at 59 Maiden Lane Public space
    350 feet
  3. Louise Nevelson Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    820 feet
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  1. Public space at 100 William Street Public space
    620 feet
  2. Public space at 140 Broadway Public space
    660 feet
  3. Public space at 130 William Street Public space
    860 feet
  4. Public space at Millenium Hilton Hotel Public space
    890 feet
  5. Public space at Liberty Tower Public space
    970 feet
  6. Public space at One Liberty Plaza Public space
    980 feet
  7. Public space at 15 Cliff Street Public space
    1,050 feet
  8. Public space at Two Gold Public space
    1,100 feet
  9. Public space at 33 Beekman Street Public space
    1,160 feet
  10. Public space at New York by Gehry Public space
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Fulton-Nassau Historic District Listed historic place
    340 feet
  2. Red Cube Public artwork
    670 feet
  3. 9/11 Memorial Museum
    880 feet
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  1. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. Chamber of Commerce Building Listed historic place
    530 feet
  3. Park Row Building Listed historic place
    810 feet
  4. Equitable Building Listed historic place
    900 feet
  5. Insurance Company of North America Building Listed historic place
    910 feet
  6. Federal Hall National Memorial Historic site · listed historic place
    990 feet
  7. Benjamin Franklin Statue Monument or memorial
    1,100 feet
  8. Manhattan Company Building Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  9. New York County Lawyers Association Building Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  10. J. P. Morgan & Co. Building Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  11. Trinity and United States Realty Company Buildings Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  12. Wallace Building Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  13. Wall Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. John St Methodist Church Landmark · listed historic place
    160 feet
  2. Saint Paul's Chapel Listed historic place
    850 feet
  3. Our Lady of Victory Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
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  1. Wall St Synagogue House of worship
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Lower Manhattan Center Career or business center
    610 feet
  2. Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center Career or business center
    610 feet
  3. Peck Slip Retail Post Office Listed historic place
    1,010 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 6 Fire station
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    280 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    420 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    500 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    200 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    370 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    930 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 172 places to eat and 15 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 John Street or Nassau 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.