Washington Street & Horatio Street

Washington Street and Horatio 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, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. American Seamen's Friend Society Sailors' Home and Institute, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 400 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/8 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the A, C, E and L. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places and 45 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 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
490 feet
Greenwich St/Horatio St · M11
Within a walk
13 places
3 listed historic places, 3 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Street & Horatio 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
    0.4 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, 490 feet away, for the M11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 42 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
    220 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
    1,310 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 January 2023.

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
12 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 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
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Horatio Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Horatio Street

  • No stopping 8 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Washington Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Washington Street

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

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 250 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1846 and 1896.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 museum
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. West Village Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The High Line Park
    260 feet
  2. Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground
    780 feet
  3. Hudson River Park
    930 feet
Show all 5
  1. Abingdon Square
    1,170 feet
  2. Jane Street Garden
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 99 Jane Street Public space
    260 feet
  2. Gansevoort Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Whitney Museum of American Art Museum
    540 feet
  2. Bell Telephone Laboratories Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Westbeth Listed historic place
    950 feet
Show all 4
  1. Gansevoort Market Historic District Listed historic place
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,070 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 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 Horatio 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.