Washington Street & Morton Street

Washington Street and Morton Street meet at a four-way crossing in the West Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. United States Appraisers' Warehouse, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 460 feet away. The nearest subway, Houston St, is about seven minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 36 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Houston St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
660 feet
Christopher St/Washington St · M8
Within a walk
13 places
3 religious buildings, 3 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Street & Morton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Houston St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Houston St 1
    0.4 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
    0.4 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 Christopher St/Washington St, 660 feet away, for the M8.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Washington Street.

  • 44 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
    230 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
    0.7 miles
  2. 139 Charles Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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 2,600 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 89 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Morton Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of Morton Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

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 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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 74 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Federal. They were mostly built between 1829 and 1888.

  1. United States Appraisers' Warehouse Designated landmark
    460 feet
  2. Keller Hotel Designated landmark
    470 feet
  3. St. Luke's School Gymnasium Designated landmark
    570 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
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at West Village Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    380 feet
  2. M.S. 297 School
    430 feet
  3. Village Community School
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Luke's School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hudson River Park
    480 feet
  2. James J Walker Park
    930 feet
  3. James J Walker Park Playground
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Federal Office Building Listed historic place
    570 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Cherry Lane Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Tony Dapolito Pool Swimming pool
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and eight food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Morton 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.