Washington Street & Bank Street

Washington Street and Bank Street meet at a four-way crossing in the West Village, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Greenwich Village Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Bell Telephone Laboratories Complex, one of four Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 230 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/8 Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the A, C, E and L. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places and 49 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/8 Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · A, C, E, L
Nearest bus stop
710 feet
Bethune St/Greenwich St · M11
Within a walk
12 places
3 parks, 2 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Street & Bank Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St/8 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 St/8 Av A, C, E, L
    0.4 miles
    A C E L

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. E …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. E …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. 14 St/6 Av 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
    0.4 miles
    1 2 3 F L M
  2. Christopher St-Stonewall 1
    0.5 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Life Underground” (2001) by Tom Otterness at the 14 St/8 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bethune St/Greenwich St, 710 feet away, for the M11.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bethune St/Greenwich St M11
    710 feet
    M11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Washington Street.

  • 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bank St & Washington St 31 docks in all
    80 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 400 West 12th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Enhanced crossing, January 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10014
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
3
Police precinct
6
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Village
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bank Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Bank Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Washington Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Washington Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Greenwich Village Historic District.

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 263 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1842 and 1893.

  1. Bell Telephone Laboratories Complex Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. The Ross Building Designated landmark
    610 feet
  3. 9th Police Precinct Station House Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. West Village Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,190 feet
  2. Village Community School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hudson River Park
    610 feet
  2. Bleecker Playground
    740 feet
  3. Abingdon Square
    960 feet
Show all 4
  1. The High Line Park
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 99 Jane Street Public space
    890 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Westbeth Listed historic place
    280 feet
  2. House at 131 Charles Street Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Veronica RC Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 155 Bank Street Older adult center
    280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    760 feet
  2. Brooklyn Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and five food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bank Street or Washington Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.