Washington Street & Albany Street

Washington Street and Albany Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. West Street Building, one of eight Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 190 feet away. The nearest subway, Rector St, is about two minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, seven of them listed historic places, and 98 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rector St
640 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
790 feet
South End Av/Albany St · M9
Within a walk
31 places
7 listed historic places, 7 public spaces and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Street & Albany Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rector St, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rector St 1
    640 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. Rector St R, W
    910 feet
    R W
  2. WTC Cortlandt 1
    930 feet
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is South End Av/Albany St, 790 feet away, for the M9.

  • 32 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. South End Av/Albany St M9
    790 feet
    M9

Next buses at this stop

  1. M9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Albany St & Greenwich St 46 docks in all
    210 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hugh L Carey Tunnel Entrance, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.3 miles
  2. Liberty Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1,170 feet
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

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 December 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10006
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Financial District-Battery Park City
Elevation
8 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Fourteen 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
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and April 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Albany Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Albany Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8PM-5PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND 5PM-8PM ALL DAYS
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of Washington Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Washington Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

Landmarks and historic districts

Eight buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Gothic, and mostly built between 1832 and 1907.

  1. West Street Building Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. Saint George's Syrian Catholic Church Designated landmark
    410 feet
  3. New York Curb Exchange Designated landmark
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 7 listed historic places
  • 7 public spaces
  • 5 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Metropolitan College of NY (MCNY) College
    490 feet
  2. Language Studies International Trade or language school
    490 feet
  3. High School of Economics and Finance School
    570 feet
Show all 9
  1. Manhattan Institute of Management (M Trade or language school
    490 feet
  2. A School Without Walls School
    570 feet
  3. Leadership and Public Service High School
    570 feet
  4. Compass Charter School
    820 feet
  5. Battery Park City Day Nursery Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  6. P.S. 150 School
    970 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Liberty Park
    340 feet
  2. Battery Park City Park
    1,070 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at W Downtown Hotel & Residences Public space
    160 feet
  2. Public space at 40 Rector Street Public space
    490 feet
  3. Public space at 90 Washington Street Public space
    630 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at One Bankers Trust Plaza Public space
    740 feet
  2. Public space at 50 West Street Public space
    800 feet
  3. Public space at One Liberty Plaza Public space
    1,210 feet
  4. Public space at 1 Exchange Plaza Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Evening Post Building Listed historic place
    280 feet
  2. September 11 Memorial Monument or memorial
    620 feet
  3. Building at 19 Rector Street Listed historic place
    690 feet
Show all 10
  1. Trinity and United States Realty Company Buildings Listed historic place
    820 feet
  2. Trinity Church and Graveyard Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  3. 9/11 Memorial Museum
    1,060 feet
  4. Empire Building Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  5. Red Cube Public artwork
    1,190 feet
  6. Equitable Building Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  7. Wall Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greek St Nicholas Church House of worship
    320 feet
  2. Trinity Church Landmark
    800 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 10/Ladder 10 Fire station
    560 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    920 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,260 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    720 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 98 places to eat and four 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 Albany Street or Washington Street.

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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.