Washington Street & Vestry Street

Washington Street and Vestry Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Tribeca North Historic District. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. (former) American Express Company Stable stands 610 feet away. The nearest subway, Canal St, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and 29 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Canal St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
West St/North Moore St · SIM7, SIM9, SIM33
Within a walk
5 places
2 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Street & Vestry Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Canal 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. Canal St A, C, E
    0.3 miles
    A C E
  2. Franklin St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West St/North Moore St, 0.3 miles away, for the SIM7, SIM9 and SIM33.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West St/North Moore St SIM7, SIM9, SIM33
    0.3 miles
    SIM7 SIM9 SIM33

Next buses at this stop

  1. SIM7 …
  2. SIM9 …
  3. SIM33 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington St & Laight St 63 docks in all
    220 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 325 North End Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2019.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10013
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tribeca-Civic Center
Elevation
7 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 22 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2014 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Vestry Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of Vestry Street

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

East side of Washington Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Washington Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Tribeca North Historic District.

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and 78 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Utilitarian. They were mostly built between 1876 and 1908.

  1. Fleming Smith Warehouse Designated landmark
    430 feet
  2. (former) American Express Company Stable Designated landmark
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 public space

Schools and child care

  1. Citi Children's Center at 388 Greenwich Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hudson River Park
    380 feet
  2. Canal Park
    850 feet
  3. Tribeca Dog Run Hudson River Park Dog run
    890 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Freeman Plaza West Public space
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and two 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 Vestry 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.