Pearl Street & Cedar Street

Pearl Street and Cedar Street meet at a three-way junction in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Down Town Association Building, one of ten Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 310 feet away. The nearest subway, Wall St, is about two minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 66 public places, 15 of them listed historic places, and 133 places to eat.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wall St
560 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
Water St/Pine St · BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4
Within a walk
66 places
23 public spaces, 15 listed historic places and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pearl Street & Cedar Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wall St, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wall St 2, 3
    560 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
    1,060 feet
    2 3 4 5 A C J Z
  2. Broad St J, Z
    1,270 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/Pine St, 430 feet away, for the BM1, BM2, BM3 and BM4.

  • 31 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Water St/Pine St BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4
    430 feet
    BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4

Next buses at this stop

  1. BM1 …
  2. BM2 …
  3. BM3 …
  4. BM4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Pearl Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Maiden Ln & Pearl St 29 docks in all
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.5 miles
  2. 25 Broadway Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
9 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 11,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2014 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, 3 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to 10pm, 3 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 10am to 10pm on Pearl Street (east side).

North side of Cedar Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Cedar Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 10AM-10PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of Pearl Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 100516 and 100958.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are ten Individual Landmarks, and 12 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival. They were built between 1810 and 1964.

  1. Cities Service Building Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. 90-94 Maiden Lane Building Designated landmark
    220 feet
  3. The Down Town Association Building Designated landmark
    310 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
    530 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 66 public places.

  • 23 public spaces
  • 15 listed historic places
  • 6 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    310 feet
  2. Quad Preparatory Upper School
    390 feet
  3. New York English Academy Trade or language school
    390 feet
Show all 13
  1. Golden Minds Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    460 feet
  2. Nysarc, Inc-Nyc Chapter School
    540 feet
  3. Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter School
    750 feet
  4. Titus School
    810 feet
  5. Quad Preparatory School
    850 feet
  6. KinderCare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  7. Pine Street School
    960 feet
  8. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  9. Sfinity Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  10. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden
    770 feet
  2. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    860 feet
  3. Pearl St Playground
    990 feet
Show all 5
  1. Imagination Playground
    1,010 feet
  2. Old Slip Park
    1,050 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Two Gold Public space
    480 feet
  2. Public space at 160 Water Street Public space
    520 feet
  3. Louise Nevelson Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    670 feet
Show all 24
  1. Public space at Barclays Bank Public space
    520 feet
  2. Public space at J.P. Morgan Public space
    540 feet
  3. Public space at Liberty Tower Public space
    560 feet
  4. Public space at 180 Water Street Public space
    590 feet
  5. Public space at 100 Wall Street Public space
    590 feet
  6. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    660 feet
  7. Public space at 110 Wall Street Public space
    730 feet
  8. Public space at 175 Water Street Public space
    790 feet
  9. Public space at 95 Wall Street Public space
    840 feet
  10. Public space at 10 Hanover Square Public space
    840 feet
  11. Public space at 200 Water Street Public space
    860 feet
  12. Public space at 180 Maiden Lane Public space
    870 feet
  13. Public space at 100 William Street Public space
    980 feet
  14. Public space at 111 Wall Street Public space
    1,060 feet
  15. Public space at 77 Water Street Public space
    1,100 feet
  16. Public space at 59 Maiden Lane Public space
    1,140 feet
  17. Public space at 15 Cliff Street Public space
    1,150 feet
  18. Public space at 100 Pearl Street Public space
    1,190 feet
  19. Public space at Two Federal Reserve Plaza Public space
    1,270 feet
  20. Public space at 55 Broad Street Public space
    1,290 feet
  21. Public space at Financial Square Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Wallace Building Listed historic place
    390 feet
  2. Beaver Building Listed historic place
    630 feet
  3. Wall and Hanover Building Listed historic place
    720 feet
Show all 17
  1. First National City Bank (Merchants' Exchange) Listed historic place
    880 feet
  2. Bank of New York Building Listed historic place
    910 feet
  3. Manhattan Company Building Listed historic place
    970 feet
  4. Insurance Company of North America Building Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  5. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  6. New York Cotton Exchange (India House) Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  7. Federal Hall National Memorial Historic site · listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  8. John Street Building No. 170--176 Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  9. Stone Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  10. J. P. Morgan & Co. Building Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  11. South Street Seaport Museum Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  12. Schermerhorn Row Block Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  13. Liberty Tower Listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  14. Broad Exchange Building Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Victory Church House of worship
    510 feet
  2. John St Methodist Church Listed historic place
    1,220 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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 4/Ladder 15 Fire station
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    670 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    800 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    830 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. Pier 11 Wall Street Ferry Landing
    1,300 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 133 places to eat and eight food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 25 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cedar Street or Pearl 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 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.