Liberty Street & William Street

Liberty Street and William Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. The corner is also named Louise Nevelson Plaza by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The sculpture “Shadows and Flags” is 90 feet away, and the Engine 6 firehouse is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Wall St, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 64 public places, 17 of them listed historic places, and 190 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wall St
180 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
Water St/Maiden LN · QM7, QM8, QM65, SIM5 +2
Within a walk
64 places
18 public spaces, 17 listed historic places and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Liberty Street & William Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wall St, 180 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wall St 2, 3
    180 feet
    2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Fulton St 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
    560 feet
    2 3 4 5 A C J Z
  2. Broad St J, Z
    690 feet
    J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Subway Wall” (1990) by Harry Roseman at the Wall St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Water St/Maiden LN, 870 feet away, for the QM7, QM8, QM65, SIM5 and two more.

  • 31 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Water St/Maiden LN QM7, QM8, QM65, SIM5 +2 · Shelter
    870 feet
    QM7 QM8 QM65 SIM5 SIM15 SIM35
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM7 …
  2. QM8 …
  3. QM65 …
  4. SIM5 …
  5. SIM15 …
  6. SIM35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on William Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. William St & Pine St 57 docks in all
    260 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
    2.4 miles
  2. 200 Liberty Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10005
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Financial District-Battery Park City
Elevation
16 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Louise Nevelson Plaza, a co-naming enacted on August 29, 1978 (Local Law 25 of 1978).

The streets

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

Homes

About 11,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the river birch.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Louise Nevelson Plaza.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of Liberty Street

  • No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Liberty Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

East side of William Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO SHERIFFS OFFICE MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of William Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 100009 and 100012.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Twenty buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1810 and 1968.

  1. One Chase Manhattan Plaza Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Designated landmark
    250 feet
  3. The Down Town Association Building Designated landmark
    360 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
    90 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 64 public places.

  • 18 public spaces
  • 17 listed historic places
  • 7 schools
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Golden Minds Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    330 feet
  2. Quad Preparatory Upper School
    340 feet
  3. New York English Academy Trade or language school
    340 feet
Show all 16
  1. Nysarc, Inc-Nyc Chapter School
    340 feet
  2. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    410 feet
  3. Quad Preparatory School
    520 feet
  4. Pine Street School
    630 feet
  5. Titus School
    670 feet
  6. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    690 feet
  7. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  8. KinderCare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
  9. Sfinity Trade or language school
    940 feet
  10. Global Education Insurance School Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  11. International Development Institute, Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  12. Leman Manhattan Prep School
    1,230 feet
  13. Compass Charter School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. DeLury Square
    1,210 feet
  2. The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Louise Nevelson Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    90 feet
  2. Public space at Liberty Tower Public space
    170 feet
  3. Public space at 100 William Street Public space
    410 feet
Show all 19
  1. Public space at Two Gold Public space
    430 feet
  2. Public space at 59 Maiden Lane Public space
    520 feet
  3. Public space at Two Federal Reserve Plaza Public space
    660 feet
  4. Public space at 140 Broadway Public space
    680 feet
  5. Public space at J.P. Morgan Public space
    730 feet
  6. Public space at 130 William Street Public space
    870 feet
  7. Public space at 160 Water Street Public space
    920 feet
  8. Public space at 180 Water Street Public space
    980 feet
  9. Public space at 15 Cliff Street Public space
    1,060 feet
  10. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    1,080 feet
  11. Public space at One Liberty Plaza Public space
    1,150 feet
  12. Public space at 175 Water Street Public space
    1,180 feet
  13. Public space at Barclays Bank Public space
    1,240 feet
  14. Public space at 200 Water Street Public space
    1,250 feet
  15. Public space at 33 Beekman Street Public space
    1,300 feet
  16. Public space at 100 Wall Street Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Wallace Building Listed historic place
    440 feet
  2. Liberty Tower Listed historic place
    570 feet
  3. Red Cube Public artwork
    750 feet
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  1. Bank of New York Building Listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. Manhattan Company Building Listed historic place
    630 feet
  3. Chamber of Commerce Building Listed historic place
    660 feet
  4. Federal Hall National Memorial Historic site · listed historic place
    780 feet
  5. First National City Bank (Merchants' Exchange) Listed historic place
    830 feet
  6. J. P. Morgan & Co. Building Listed historic place
    920 feet
  7. Equitable Building Listed historic place
    920 feet
  8. Insurance Company of North America Building Listed historic place
    930 feet
  9. Wall and Hanover Building Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  10. 9/11 Memorial Museum
    1,040 feet
  11. Broad Exchange Building Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  12. Fulton-Nassau Historic District Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  13. Corbin Building Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  14. Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  15. Beaver Building Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  16. Wall Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  17. Trinity and United States Realty Company Buildings Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Victory Church House of worship
    280 feet
  2. John St Methodist Church Listed historic place
    610 feet
  3. Wall St Synagogue House of worship
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 6 Fire station
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    210 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    730 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    860 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,000 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,170 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    1,280 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 190 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 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Liberty Street or William Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Records, 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.