Washington Place & Mercer Street

Washington Place and Mercer 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, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Merchants Building stands 370 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 St-NYU, is about two minutes on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, five of them colleges, and 69 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 St-NYU
530 feet · 2 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Broadway/Waverly Pl · M1, M55, SIM7, SIM9 +2
Within a walk
28 places
5 colleges, 5 listed historic places and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Place & Mercer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 St-NYU, 530 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 St-NYU R, W
    530 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. Astor Pl 6
    1,160 feet
    6
  2. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    6 B D F M

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/Waverly Pl, 420 feet away, for the M1, M55, SIM7, SIM9 and two more.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Waverly Pl M1, M55, SIM7, SIM9 +2
    420 feet
    M1 M55 SIM7 SIM9 SIM33 SIM33C

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M55 …
  3. SIM7 …
  4. SIM9 …
  5. SIM33 …
  6. SIM33C …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 127 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington Pl & Broadway 27 docks in all
    230 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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 2 Washington Square Village Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,160 feet
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 October 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
2
Police precinct
6
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenwich Village
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Mercer Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Mercer Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Washington Place

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

South side of Washington Place

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101670, 106188 and 107014.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 97 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1833 and 1898.

  1. The Andre and Bella Meyer Physics Hall Designated landmark
    180 feet
  2. Brown Building (originally Asch Building) Designated landmark
    350 feet
  3. Merchants Building Designated landmark
    370 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Washington Square Park.

  1. Giuseppe Garibaldi Statue by Giovanni Turini, 1888
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 5 colleges
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 3 public spaces
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. NYU Inst for Education & Social Poli College
    220 feet
  2. Hebrew Union Coll - Jewish Inst College · landmark
    310 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at Noho Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    410 feet
Show all 8
  1. Harvey Milk High School
    680 feet
  2. NYU Robert F Wagner Grad Sch Pub Ser College
    900 feet
  3. New York University College
    1,020 feet
  4. Liu-New York University Campus College
    1,030 feet
  5. University Settlement Society of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Square Park
    530 feet
  2. Mercer Playground
    580 feet
  3. Washington Square Park Playground
    720 feet
Show all 5
  1. Manuel Plaza Park
    1,230 feet
  2. Fiorello La Guardia Park
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 300 Mercer Street Public space
    530 feet
  2. Public space at Georgetown Plaza Public space
    690 feet
  3. Astor Place Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,300 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at Astor Place Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. NYU Tamiment Library Research library
    1,020 feet
  2. New York University Libraries Research library
    1,030 feet
  3. Devinne Press Building Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
Show all 9
  1. Building at 376-380 Lafayette Street Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  2. Merchant's House Museum
    1,150 feet
  3. Old Merchant's House (Seabury-Tredwell House) Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  4. Fiorello H La Guardia Monument Monument or memorial
    1,280 feet
  5. Astor Place Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  6. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York University Frederick Loewe Theatre Theater or concert hall
    390 feet
  2. Astor Pl Theatre Theater or concert hall
    710 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    840 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  2. Wegmans Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 69 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Mercer Street or Washington Place.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.