Water Street & Beekman Street

Water Street and Beekman Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the South Street Seaport Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Volunteer Hospital stands 90 feet away. The nearest subway, Fulton St, is about five minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, seven of them listed historic places, and 60 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fulton St
1,270 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Pearl St/Beekman St · M15 SBS
Within a walk
28 places
7 listed historic places, 7 public spaces and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Water Street & Beekman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fulton St, 1,270 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
    1,270 feet
    2 3 4 5 A C J Z

Next trains at this station

Uptown
6 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
  5. A …
  6. C …
Brooklyn
6 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. A …
  4. C …
  5. J …
  6. Z …
Downtown
4 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. J …
  4. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Wall St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3
  2. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    0.4 miles
    2 3 A C E R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists three works at the Fulton St station, among them “Astral Grating” (1987) by Nancy Holt and “Marine Grill Murals, c. 1913 for the McAlpin Hotel” (2000) by Frederick Dana Marsh.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Pearl St/Beekman St, 280 feet away, for the M15 SBS.

  • 26 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Pearl St/Beekman St M15 SBS
    280 feet
    M15 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cliff St & Fulton St 65 docks in all
    750 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Pearl Street & Brooklyn Bridge at FDR Drive Entry Ramp, 930 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.5 miles
  2. 25 Park Row Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.6 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 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 foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10038
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 4,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1971 and 1973.

Since 2014 at least 30 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Beekman Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Beekman Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

East side of Water Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Water Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the South Street Seaport Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 128 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1811 and 1853.

  1. Volunteer Hospital Designated landmark
    90 feet
  2. Fulton Market Designated landmark
    320 feet
  3. Schermerhorn Row Designated landmark
    390 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 7 listed historic places
  • 7 public spaces
  • 3 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New York City Charter School of the Arts School
    230 feet
  2. The Peck Slip School Landmark
    530 feet
  3. KinderCare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. Titus School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pearl St Playground
    220 feet
  2. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    410 feet
  3. Peck Slip Park
    570 feet
Show all 7
  1. Imagination Playground
    630 feet
  2. FishBridge Park Garden
    710 feet
  3. Fishbridge Garden Dog Run
    830 feet
  4. DeLury Square
    930 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Pier 17 Public space
    570 feet
  2. Public space at 200 Water Street Public space
    620 feet
  3. Public space at 180 Water Street Public space
    920 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at 175 Water Street Public space
    930 feet
  2. Public space at 160 Water Street Public space
    1,030 feet
  3. Public space at 15 Cliff Street Public space
    1,040 feet
  4. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. South Street Seaport Museum Listed historic place
    510 feet
  2. South Street Seaport Historic District Listed historic place
    590 feet
  3. Schermerhorn Row Block Listed historic place
    620 feet
Show all 8
  1. John Street Building No. 170--176 Listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. W.O. Decker (Tugboat) Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  3. Helen McAllister, Harbor Tugboat Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  4. Ambrose (Lightship) Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  5. Insurance Company of North America Building Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Peck Slip Retail Post Office Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    760 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    670 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    460 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 60 places to eat and six 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 Beekman Street or Water 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.