Washington Street & Rector Street

Washington Street and Rector Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Saint George's Syrian Catholic Church, one of 11 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Rector St, is about a minute on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, eight of them listed historic places, and 61 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rector St
280 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Trinity Pl/Rector St · M55, BM1, BM2, BM3 +13
Within a walk
37 places
9 public spaces, 8 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Street & Rector Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rector St, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rector St 1
    280 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. Rector St R, W
    440 feet
    R W
  2. Wall St 4, 5
    720 feet
    4 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Trinity Pl/Rector St, 530 feet away, for the M55, BM1, BM2, BM3 and 13 more.

  • 32 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Trinity Pl/Rector St M55, BM1, BM2, BM3 +13 · Shelter
    530 feet
    M55 BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4 SIM1 SIM1C SIM2 SIM3C SIM4 SIM4C SIM15 SIM32 SIM33C SIM34 X27 X28
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …
  2. BM1 …
  3. BM2 …
  4. BM3 …
  5. BM4 …
  6. SIM1 …
  7. SIM1C …
  8. SIM2 …
  9. SIM3C …
  10. SIM4 …
  11. SIM4C …
  12. SIM15 …
  13. SIM32 …
  14. SIM33C …
  15. SIM34 …
  16. X27 …
  17. X28 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Greenwich St & Rector St 59 docks in all
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hugh L Carey Tunnel Entrance, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.4 miles
  2. 25 Broadway Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10006
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Financial District-Battery Park City
Elevation
6 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 5,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Rector Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Rector Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Washington Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of Washington Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYS OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks and historic districts

Eleven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Gothic, and built between 1799 and 1931.

  1. Saint George's Syrian Catholic Church Designated landmark
    100 feet
  2. New York Curb Exchange Designated landmark
    490 feet
  3. Empire Building Designated landmark
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 9 public spaces
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 5 schools
  • 4 colleges
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Metropolitan College of NY (MCNY) College
    170 feet
  2. Language Studies International Trade or language school
    170 feet
  3. P.S. 150 School
    500 feet
Show all 14
  1. Manhattan Institute of Management (M Trade or language school
    170 feet
  2. A School Without Walls School
    960 feet
  3. Leadership and Public Service High School
    960 feet
  4. High School of Economics and Finance School
    1,010 feet
  5. Compass Charter School
    1,060 feet
  6. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  7. The King's College
    1,120 feet
  8. Global Education Insurance School Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  9. Center for Hearing and Communication Preschool
    1,230 feet
  10. Mildred Elley-Nyc College
    1,280 feet
  11. Relay School of Education College
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Liberty Park
    830 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 90 Washington Street Public space
    150 feet
  2. Public space at 40 Rector Street Public space
    170 feet
  3. Public space at 50 West Street Public space
    320 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at W Downtown Hotel & Residences Public space
    440 feet
  2. Public space at 1 Exchange Plaza Public space
    840 feet
  3. Public space at Bank of New York Public space
    850 feet
  4. Public space at 45 Broadway Atrium Public space
    860 feet
  5. Public space at 52 Broadway Public space
    1,120 feet
  6. Public space at One Bankers Trust Plaza Public space
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 19 Rector Street Listed historic place
    210 feet
  2. New York Evening Post Building Listed historic place
    390 feet
  3. West Street Building Listed historic place
    770 feet
Show all 10
  1. Wall Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    790 feet
  2. Trinity Church and Graveyard Listed historic place
    830 feet
  3. September 11 Memorial Monument or memorial
    1,110 feet
  4. Trinity and United States Realty Company Buildings Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  5. Building at 21 West Street Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  6. New York Stock Exchange Listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  7. Charging Bull Statue Public artwork
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity Church Landmark
    720 feet
  2. Greek St Nicholas Church House of worship
    800 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 10/Ladder 10 Fire station
    990 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    980 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,160 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,320 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,280 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    1,150 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Rector 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.