Washington Street & Christopher Street

Washington Street and Christopher Street meet at a four-way crossing in the West Village, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. United States Appraisers' Warehouse, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 190 feet away. The nearest subway, Christopher St-Stonewall, is about six minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them schools, and 67 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Christopher St-Stonewall
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Christopher St/Washington St · M8
Within a walk
13 places
4 schools, 3 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Street & Christopher Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Christopher St-Stonewall, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Christopher St-Stonewall 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Houston St 1
    0.5 miles
    1
  2. W 4 St-Wash Sq A, B, C, D, E, F, M
    0.5 miles
    A B C D E F M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Greenwich Village Murals” (1994) by Lee Brozgol at the Christopher St-Stonewall station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Christopher St/Washington St, 120 feet away, for the M8.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Christopher St/Washington St M8
    120 feet
    M8

Next buses at this stop

  1. M8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Christopher Street and Washington Street.

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington St & Barrow St 57 docks in all
    270 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 139 Charles Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,130 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.

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
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Christopher Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Christopher Street

  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Washington Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Washington Street

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

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension.

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 150 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Federal. They were mostly built between 1828 and 1909.

  1. St. Veronica's Roman Catholic Church Rectory Designated landmark
    180 feet
  2. United States Appraisers' Warehouse Designated landmark
    190 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Village Community School Landmark
    500 feet
  2. St Luke's School
    630 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at West Village Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
Show all 5
  1. M.S. 297 School
    830 feet
  2. P.S. 003 Charrette School
    920 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hudson River Park
    570 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Federal Office Building Listed historic place
    250 feet
  2. House at 131 Charles Street Listed historic place
    860 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Cherry Lane Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Veronica RC Church Landmark
    190 feet
  2. Church of Saint Luke in the Fields House of worship
    550 feet

Fire and police

  1. 6th Precinct Police station
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Brooklyn Fare Supermarket
    620 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 67 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Christopher Street or Washington 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.