Washington Street & Carlisle Street

Washington Street and Carlisle Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Metropolitan College of NY (MCNY) is 330 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 30 public places, six of them listed historic places, and 82 places to eat. About 4,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rector St
480 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
840 feet
Trinity Pl/Rector St · M55, BM1, BM2, BM3 +13
Within a walk
30 places
8 public spaces, 6 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Street & Carlisle Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rector St, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rector St 1
    480 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
    750 feet
    R W
  2. Wall St 4, 5
    1,020 feet
    4 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Trinity Pl/Rector St, 840 feet away, for the M55, BM1, BM2, BM3 and 13 more.

  • 31 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Trinity Pl/Rector St M55, BM1, BM2, BM3 +13 · Shelter
    840 feet
    M55 BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4 SIM1 SIM1C SIM2 SIM3C SIM4 SIM4C SIM15 SIM32 SIM33C SIM34 X27 X28
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …
  2. BM1 …
  3. BM2 …
  4. BM3 …
  5. BM4 …
  6. SIM1 …
  7. SIM1C …
  8. SIM2 …
  9. SIM3C …
  10. SIM4 …
  11. SIM4C …
  12. SIM15 …
  13. SIM32 …
  14. SIM33C …
  15. SIM34 …
  16. X27 …
  17. X28 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Albany St & Greenwich St 46 docks in all
    370 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
    1,310 feet
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

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
6 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Carlisle Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

South side of Carlisle Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Washington Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of Washington Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Ten buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Gothic, and built between 1799 and 1921.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Metropolitan College of NY (MCNY) College
    330 feet
  2. Language Studies International Trade or language school
    330 feet
  3. High School of Economics and Finance School
    730 feet
Show all 9
  1. Manhattan Institute of Management (M Trade or language school
    330 feet
  2. A School Without Walls School
    730 feet
  3. Leadership and Public Service High School
    730 feet
  4. P.S. 150 School
    810 feet
  5. Compass Charter School
    970 feet
  6. Battery Park City Day Nursery Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Liberty Park
    500 feet
  2. Battery Park City Park
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at W Downtown Hotel & Residences Public space
    110 feet
  2. Public space at 40 Rector Street Public space
    330 feet
  3. Public space at 90 Washington Street Public space
    480 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at 50 West Street Public space
    640 feet
  2. Public space at One Bankers Trust Plaza Public space
    890 feet
  3. Public space at 1 Exchange Plaza Public space
    1,150 feet
  4. Public space at Bank of New York Public space
    1,160 feet
  5. Public space at 45 Broadway Atrium Public space
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Evening Post Building Listed historic place
    120 feet
  2. Building at 19 Rector Street Listed historic place
    530 feet
  3. September 11 Memorial Monument or memorial
    780 feet
Show all 8
  1. Empire Building Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Trinity and United States Realty Company Buildings Listed historic place
    970 feet
  3. Wall Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  4. Trinity Church and Graveyard Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  5. 9/11 Memorial Museum
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greek St Nicholas Church House of worship
    480 feet
  2. Trinity Church Landmark
    640 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 10/Ladder 10 Fire station
    720 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,230 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,170 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    880 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 82 places to eat and six food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Carlisle 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.