Washington Street & Little West 12th Street

Washington Street and Little West 12th 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. P.F. Collier & Son Building stands 230 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 12 public places, four of them parks, and 57 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
710 feet
W 14 St/Washington St · M11, M12, M14D SBS
Within a walk
12 places
4 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Street & Little West 12th 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 W 14 St/Washington St, 710 feet away, for the M11, M12 and M14D SBS.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 14 St/Washington St M11, M12, M14D SBS · Shelter
    710 feet
    M11 M12 M14D SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …
  2. M12 …
  3. M14D SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 46 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 400 West 12th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 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 October 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
10 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Three trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 62 signs on these blocks
  • 22 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and August 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 6am to 2pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 2pm to midnight, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 6am to midnight on Washington Street (both sides).

North side of Little West 12th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 6AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-11PM SATURDAY 7AM-11PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-2PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 11PM-6AM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING FEB 1 - DEC 31 ALL DAYS 2PM-6AM

South side of Little West 12th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 6AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-11PM SATURDAY 7AM-11PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-2PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING FEB 1 - DEC 31 ALL DAYS 2PM-6AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102940, 104300, 105306, 106184, 106421 and 107081.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 163 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1847 and 1909.

  1. P.F. Collier & Son Building Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. Gillen Building Designated landmark
    670 feet
  3. F. W. Devoe & Co. Factory Designated landmark
    680 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 museum
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. West Village Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    810 feet
  2. Notre Dame School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The High Line Park
    40 feet
  2. Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground
    840 feet
  3. Little Island Park
    910 feet
Show all 5
  1. 14th Street Park
    1,000 feet
  2. Hudson River Park
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 99 Jane Street Public space
    830 feet
  2. Gansevoort Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    840 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Gansevoort Market Historic District Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. Whitney Museum of American Art Museum
    610 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Guadalupe at St Bernards Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 places to eat and three 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 Little West 12th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.