Washington Street & Gansevoort Street

Washington Street and Gansevoort Street meet at a four-way crossing in the West Village, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Gansevoort Market Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The High Line is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/8 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, three of them listed historic places, and 42 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/8 Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · A, C, E, L
Nearest bus stop
710 feet
Greenwich St/Horatio St · M11
Within a walk
14 places
3 listed historic places, 3 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Street & Gansevoort Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St/8 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven 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
    0.3 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
    0.5 miles
    1 2 3 F L M

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 Greenwich St/Horatio St, 710 feet away, for the M11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington St & Gansevoort St 51 docks in all
    30 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.7 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 four 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 a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2021
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2021

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
11 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and August 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Gansevoort Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 6AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-2PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 8AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING FEB 1 - DEC 31 ALL DAYS 2PM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of Gansevoort Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 6AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-2PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 8AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FEB 1 - DEC 31 ALL DAYS 2PM-6AM

East side of Washington Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 6AM-MIDNIGHT

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102879, 105304 and 107081.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Gansevoort Market Historic District.

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 221 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1848 and 1902.

  1. F. W. Devoe & Co. Factory Designated landmark
    380 feet
  2. P.F. Collier & Son Building Designated landmark
    440 feet
  3. American Seamen's Friend Society Sailors' Home and Institute Designated landmark
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 museum
  • 1 older adult center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. West Village Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    480 feet
  2. Notre Dame School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The High Line Park
    30 feet
  2. Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground
    790 feet
  3. Hudson River Park
    800 feet
Show all 4
  1. Little Island Park
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 99 Jane Street Public space
    490 feet
  2. Gansevoort Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    860 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Whitney Museum of American Art Museum
    310 feet
  2. Gansevoort Market Historic District Listed historic place
    750 feet
  3. Bell Telephone Laboratories Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Westbeth Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Guadalupe at St Bernards Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 155 Bank Street Older adult center
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,290 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and three food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Gansevoort 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.