Water Street & Fletcher Street

Water Street and Fletcher Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Imagination Playground is 450 feet away, and Old Slip Park is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Wall St, is about four minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 47 public places, seven of them listed historic places, and 102 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wall St
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Water St/John St · M15
Within a walk
47 places
19 public spaces, 7 listed historic places and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Water Street & Fletcher Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wall St, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wall St 2, 3
    1,070 feet
    2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Fulton St 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
    1,100 feet
    2 3 4 5 A C J Z
  2. Broad St J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Subway Wall” (1990) by Harry Roseman at the Wall St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Water St/John St, 100 feet away, for the M15.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Water St/John St M15
    100 feet
    M15

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Water St & Fletcher St 79 docks in all
    30 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Pearl Street & Brooklyn Bridge at FDR Drive Entry Ramp, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.6 miles
  2. 200 Liberty Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
7 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 9,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 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
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Fletcher Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Fletcher Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Water Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Water Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 10AM-10PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYC DEPT OF INVESTIGATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 6:30AM-7:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 100470 and 116286.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 44 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1811 and 1846.

  1. Hickson W. Field Stores Designated landmark
    450 feet
  2. 90-94 Maiden Lane Building Designated landmark
    530 feet
  3. Schermerhorn Row Designated landmark
    540 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Louise Nevelson Plaza.

  1. Shadows and Flags Sculpture by Louise Nevelson, 1978
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 public places.

  • 19 public spaces
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    570 feet
  2. Golden Minds Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    720 feet
  3. Quad Preparatory Upper School
    790 feet
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  1. New York English Academy Trade or language school
    790 feet
  2. KinderCare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    790 feet
  3. Nysarc, Inc-Nyc Chapter School
    810 feet
  4. Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter School
    810 feet
  5. Titus School
    840 feet
  6. New York City Charter School of the Arts School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Imagination Playground
    450 feet
  2. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    470 feet
  3. Pearl St Playground
    670 feet
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  1. Old Slip Park
    1,210 feet
  2. DeLury Square
    1,220 feet
  3. The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 175 Water Street Public space
    210 feet
  2. Public space at 160 Water Street Public space
    230 feet
  3. Louise Nevelson Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    940 feet
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  1. Public space at 180 Water Street Public space
    310 feet
  2. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    350 feet
  3. Public space at 200 Water Street Public space
    560 feet
  4. Public space at 180 Maiden Lane Public space
    590 feet
  5. Public space at 100 Wall Street Public space
    600 feet
  6. Public space at 110 Wall Street Public space
    710 feet
  7. Public space at Two Gold Public space
    740 feet
  8. Public space at Barclays Bank Public space
    870 feet
  9. Public space at 95 Wall Street Public space
    900 feet
  10. Public space at Liberty Tower Public space
    900 feet
  11. Public space at 15 Cliff Street Public space
    1,050 feet
  12. Public space at J.P. Morgan Public space
    1,050 feet
  13. Public space at Pier 17 Public space
    1,050 feet
  14. Public space at 100 William Street Public space
    1,080 feet
  15. Public space at 111 Wall Street Public space
    1,120 feet
  16. Public space at 77 Water Street Public space
    1,160 feet
  17. Public space at 10 Hanover Square Public space
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. John Street Building No. 170--176 Listed historic place
    550 feet
  2. South Street Seaport Museum Listed historic place
    670 feet
  3. Schermerhorn Row Block Listed historic place
    690 feet
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  1. Insurance Company of North America Building Listed historic place
    930 feet
  2. Wallace Building Listed historic place
    970 feet
  3. Beaver Building Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  4. Wall and Hanover Building Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  5. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Victory Church House of worship
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Peck Slip Retail Post Office Listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. NYC Business Solutions Lower Manhattan Center Career or business center
    1,210 feet
  3. Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center Career or business center
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    220 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    730 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    590 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 102 places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 24 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Fletcher 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.