Washington Street & Leroy Street

Washington Street and Leroy Street meet at a four-way crossing in the West Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Hudson River Park is 520 feet away, and Hudson Park Library is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, Houston St, is about six minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 30 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Houston St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
West Houston St/Washington St · SIM7, SIM9
Within a walk
16 places
3 religious buildings, 3 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Street & Leroy Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Houston St 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. Christopher St-Stonewall 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 “Platform Diving” (1994) by Deborah Brown at the Houston St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West Houston St/Washington St, 540 feet away, for the SIM7 and SIM9.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Houston St/Washington St SIM7, SIM9
    540 feet
    SIM7 SIM9

Next buses at this stop

  1. SIM7 …
  2. SIM9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Washington Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Morton St & Greenwich St 56 docks in all
    500 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 139 Charles Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

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.

Since 2014 at least 183 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and January 2020; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Leroy Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

South side of Leroy Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of Washington Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Washington Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 103375.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 37 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Vernacular Greek Revival (late). They were mostly built between 1828 and 1853.

  1. Keller Hotel Designated landmark
    680 feet
  2. United States Appraisers' Warehouse Designated landmark
    710 feet
  3. St. Luke's School Gymnasium Designated landmark
    790 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in James J. Walker Park.

  1. Firemen's Memorial Sarcophagus, 1834
    760 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at West Village Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    630 feet
  2. M.S. 297 School
    690 feet
  3. High School M560 - City As School
    1,260 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. M721 - Manhattan Occupational Training Center School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hudson River Park
    520 feet
  2. James J Walker Park
    670 feet
  3. James J Walker Park Playground
    860 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Saatchi & Saatchi Public space
    1,080 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Federal Office Building Listed historic place
    840 feet
  2. Hudson Park Library
    1,090 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Cherry Lane Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Veronica RC Church House of worship
    970 feet
  2. Church of Saint Luke in the Fields House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Tony Dapolito Pool Swimming pool
    980 feet
  2. Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Brooklyn Fare Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and seven 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 Leroy 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.