Pearl Street & Wall Street

Pearl Street and Wall Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter School is 370 feet away, and Federal Hall National Memorial is 1,150 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 65 public places, 14 of them listed historic places, and 149 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wall St
520 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Water St/Wall St · M15, SIM5, SIM35
Within a walk
65 places
22 public spaces, 14 listed historic places and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pearl Street & Wall Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wall St, 520 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
    520 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. Broad St J, Z
    890 feet
    J Z
  2. Wall St 4, 5
    0.3 miles
    4 5

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/Wall St, 290 feet away, for the M15, SIM5 and SIM35.

  • 29 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Water St/Wall St M15, SIM5, SIM35 · Shelter
    290 feet
    M15 SIM5 SIM35
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …
  2. SIM5 …
  3. SIM35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 66 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Water St & Gouverneur Ln 37 docks in all
    470 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Pearl Street & Brooklyn Bridge at FDR Drive Entry Ramp, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.7 miles
  2. 25 Broadway Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.6 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 eight crashes at this corner, fewer 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 April 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
13 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm on Wall Street (south side).

East side of Pearl Street

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

West side of Pearl Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Wall Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 10AM-10PM
  • For-hire vehicles only 6 signs FOR-HIRE VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 100222, 100258 and 100259.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 13 Individual Landmarks, and 25 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1836 and 1904.

  1. Beaver Building Designated landmark
    160 feet
  2. Cities Service Building Designated landmark
    330 feet
  3. First National City Bank Designated landmark
    410 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest at East River Greenway.

  1. Community Island Pond Installation by Carl Cheng, 2001
    780 feet
  2. Shadows and Flags Sculpture by Louise Nevelson, 1978
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 65 public places.

  • 22 public spaces
  • 14 listed historic places
  • 8 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter School
    370 feet
  2. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    680 feet
  3. Sfinity Trade or language school
    760 feet
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  1. Quad Preparatory Upper School
    770 feet
  2. New York English Academy Trade or language school
    770 feet
  3. Golden Minds Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    830 feet
  4. Pine Street School
    860 feet
  5. Quad Preparatory School
    890 feet
  6. Nysarc, Inc-Nyc Chapter School
    920 feet
  7. Leman Manhattan Prep School
    1,050 feet
  8. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  9. Millennium High School
    1,130 feet
  10. Titus School
    1,190 feet
  11. Global Education Insurance School Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  12. KinderCare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden
    390 feet
  2. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    660 feet
  3. Old Slip Park
    670 feet
Show all 5
  1. Vietnam Veterans Plaza
    1,240 feet
  2. Imagination Playground
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Barclays Bank Public space
    150 feet
  2. Louise Nevelson Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,050 feet
  3. Coenties Slip Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,110 feet
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  1. Public space at J.P. Morgan Public space
    400 feet
  2. Public space at 100 Wall Street Public space
    430 feet
  3. Public space at 95 Wall Street Public space
    460 feet
  4. Public space at 10 Hanover Square Public space
    470 feet
  5. Public space at 110 Wall Street Public space
    610 feet
  6. Public space at 111 Wall Street Public space
    690 feet
  7. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    710 feet
  8. Public space at 77 Water Street Public space
    720 feet
  9. Public space at 100 Pearl Street Public space
    810 feet
  10. Public space at Two Gold Public space
    860 feet
  11. Public space at 160 Water Street Public space
    900 feet
  12. Public space at 55 Broad Street Public space
    910 feet
  13. Public space at 180 Maiden Lane Public space
    920 feet
  14. Public space at Financial Square Public space
    920 feet
  15. Public space at Liberty Tower Public space
    940 feet
  16. Public space at 180 Water Street Public space
    960 feet
  17. Public space at 175 Water Street Public space
    1,060 feet
  18. Public space at 55 Water Street Public space
    1,180 feet
  19. Public space at Goldman Sachs Public space
    1,210 feet
  20. Public space at 200 Water Street Public space
    1,240 feet
  21. Public space at 40 Broad Street Public space
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing home or hospice
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Wall and Hanover Building Listed historic place
    340 feet
  2. Bank of New York Building Listed historic place
    550 feet
  3. Wallace Building Listed historic place
    680 feet
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  1. New York Cotton Exchange (India House) Listed historic place
    710 feet
  2. Stone Street Historic District Listed historic place
    850 feet
  3. J. P. Morgan & Co. Building Listed historic place
    850 feet
  4. Manhattan Company Building Listed historic place
    860 feet
  5. Broad Exchange Building Listed historic place
    920 feet
  6. First Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place
    960 feet
  7. Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  8. Federal Hall National Memorial Historic site · listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  9. American Bank Note Company Office Building Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  10. Wall Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  11. Fraunces Tavern Museum Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  12. Fraunces Tavern Block Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  13. New York Stock Exchange Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Victory Church House of worship
    670 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Peck Slip Retail Post Office Listed historic place
    940 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 4/Ladder 15 Fire station
    920 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    300 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    570 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. Pier 11 Wall Street Ferry Landing
    920 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 149 places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 28 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Pearl Street or Wall 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.