Washington Street & West 14th Street

Washington Street and West 14th Street meet at a three-way junction in the West Village, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Gansevoort Market Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Gillen Building stands 120 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/8 Av, is about five 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 96 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/8 Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · A, C, E, L
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
W 14 St/Washington St · M11, M12, M14D SBS
Within a walk
12 places
4 parks, 2 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Street & West 14th 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 five 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
    0.4 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, 160 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
    160 feet
    M11 M12 M14D SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …
  2. M12 …
  3. M14D SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 10 Ave & W 14 St 81 docks in all
    460 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.4 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
    0.5 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes 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 January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10014
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
3
Police precinct
6 and 10 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Village
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2025 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 4pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 4pm to 11pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 7am to 11pm on West 14th Street (north side).

East side of Washington Street

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

West side of Washington Street

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

South side of West 14th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-11PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-11PM SATURDAY 7AM-11PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE 6AM-6PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102012, 105293, 106176 and 106718.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Gansevoort Market Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 81 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival and neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1849 and 1909.

  1. Gillen Building Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. Centennial Brewery Designated landmark
    290 feet
  3. P.F. Collier & Son Building Designated landmark
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 parks
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 museum
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 playground
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Notre Dame School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The High Line Park
    290 feet
  2. 14th Street Park
    610 feet
  3. Hudson River Park
    730 feet
Show all 5
  1. Little Island Park
    1,000 feet
  2. Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Gansevoort Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    760 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Gansevoort Market Historic District Listed historic place
    310 feet
  2. Whitney Museum of American Art Museum
    1,170 feet
  3. Merchants Refrigerating Company Warehouse Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Port Authority Post Office
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 96 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Washington Street or West 14th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.