Mercer Street & West 3rd Street

Mercer Street and West 3rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the NoHo Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Mercer Playground is 50 feet away, and Chaim Gross Studio Museum is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 St-NYU, is about four minutes on foot, for the R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, eight of them listed historic places, and 107 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 St-NYU
1,060 feet · 4 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Broadway/W 3 St · M1, M55
Within a walk
35 places
8 listed historic places, 4 colleges and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Mercer Street & West 3rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 St-NYU, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 St-NYU R, W
    1,060 feet
    R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    1,190 feet
    6 B D F M
  2. Astor Pl 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Broadway Diary” (2002) by Timothy Snell at the 8 St-NYU station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 3 St, 370 feet away, for the M1 and M55.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 3 St M1, M55
    370 feet
    M1 M55

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on West 3rd Street.

  • 116 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Mercer St & Bleecker St 67 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 2 Washington Square Village Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    630 feet
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10012
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
2
Police precinct
6
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenwich Village
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Mercer Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Mercer Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 3rd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 3rd Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102359 and 102745.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the NoHo Historic District.

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 101 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were built between 1800 and 1993.

  1. Merchants Building Designated landmark
    250 feet
  2. Brooks Brothers Store Designated landmark
    410 feet
  3. The Andre and Bella Meyer Physics Hall Designated landmark
    440 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

  • 8 listed historic places
  • 4 colleges
  • 4 public spaces
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Hebrew Union Coll - Jewish Inst College · landmark
    420 feet
  2. Bright Horizons at Noho Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    640 feet
  3. University Settlement Society of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    670 feet
Show all 8
  1. NYU Inst for Education & Social Poli College
    740 feet
  2. New York University College
    760 feet
  3. Liu-New York University Campus College
    790 feet
  4. University Plaza Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  5. Harvey Milk High School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mercer Playground
    50 feet
  2. Fiorello La Guardia Park
    720 feet
  3. Washington Square Park
    810 feet
Show all 6
  1. Adrienne's Playground
    860 feet
  2. Manuel Plaza Park
    1,220 feet
  3. Washington Square Park Playground
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 181 Mercer Street Public space
    920 feet
  2. Public space at NYU Core Public space
    980 feet
  3. Public space at 300 Mercer Street Public space
    1,060 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at Georgetown Plaza Public space
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 376-380 Lafayette Street Listed historic place
    610 feet
  2. Fiorello H La Guardia Monument Monument or memorial
    750 feet
  3. NYU Tamiment Library Research library
    760 feet
Show all 13
  1. New York University Libraries Research library
    790 feet
  2. Robbins & Appleton Building Listed historic place
    810 feet
  3. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory (Brown Building) Listed historic place
    890 feet
  4. Bayard-Condict Building Listed historic place
    950 feet
  5. Chaim Gross Studio Museum
    1,010 feet
  6. Devinne Press Building Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  7. Merchant's House Museum
    1,150 feet
  8. Bleecker Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  9. Old Merchant's House (Seabury-Tredwell House) Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  10. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York University Frederick Loewe Theatre Theater or concert hall
    590 feet
  2. Astor Pl Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Judson Memorial Church Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 33/Ladder 9 Fire station · listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,110 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Wegmans Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 107 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Mercer Street or West 3rd 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.