Water Street & Fulton Street

Water Street and Fulton Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the South Street Seaport Historic District. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. South Street Seaport Museum is 230 feet away, and FishBridge Park Garden is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, Fulton St, is about four minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, ten of them listed historic places, and 87 places to eat.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
Fulton St
1,040 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Pearl St/Fulton St · M15, SIM5, SIM35
Within a walk
40 places
12 public spaces, 10 listed historic places and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Water Street & Fulton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fulton St, 1,040 feet from this corner, about four 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
    1,040 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
    0.3 miles
    2 3
  2. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    0.3 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/Fulton St, 150 feet away, for the M15, SIM5 and SIM35.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Pearl St/Fulton St M15, SIM5, SIM35
    150 feet
    M15 SIM5 SIM35

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …
  2. SIM5 …
  3. SIM35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Pearl Street & Brooklyn Bridge at FDR Drive Entry Ramp, 1,140 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
    0.5 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2016

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

  • One travel lane

Homes

About 6,000 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 1981.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

South side of Fulton Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Water Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

West side of Water Street

  • Bus layover only 1 sign DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No standing 1 sign 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 99 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1811 and 1850.

  1. Schermerhorn Row Designated landmark
    180 feet
  2. Fulton Market Designated landmark
    240 feet
  3. Volunteer Hospital Designated landmark
    260 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 12 public spaces
  • 10 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New York City Charter School of the Arts School
    510 feet
  2. The Peck Slip School
    810 feet
  3. KinderCare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
Show all 6
  1. Titus School
    1,020 feet
  2. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
  3. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pearl St Playground
    150 feet
  2. Imagination Playground
    350 feet
  3. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    400 feet
Show all 7
  1. DeLury Square
    700 feet
  2. Peck Slip Park
    840 feet
  3. FishBridge Park Garden
    980 feet
  4. Fishbridge Garden Dog Run
    1,050 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 200 Water Street Public space
    340 feet
  2. Public space at Pier 17 Public space
    530 feet
  3. Public space at 180 Water Street Public space
    640 feet
Show all 12
  1. Public space at 175 Water Street Public space
    650 feet
  2. Public space at 160 Water Street Public space
    750 feet
  3. Public space at 15 Cliff Street Public space
    810 feet
  4. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    990 feet
  5. Public space at 180 Maiden Lane Public space
    1,050 feet
  6. Public space at 130 William Street Public space
    1,100 feet
  7. Public space at 110 Wall Street Public space
    1,180 feet
  8. Public space at 100 Wall Street Public space
    1,260 feet
  9. Public space at 100 William Street Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. South Street Seaport Museum Listed historic place
    230 feet
  2. Schermerhorn Row Block Listed historic place
    350 feet
  3. John Street Building No. 170--176 Listed historic place
    670 feet
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  1. W.O. Decker (Tugboat) Listed historic place
    800 feet
  2. Helen McAllister, Harbor Tugboat Listed historic place
    830 feet
  3. South Street Seaport Historic District Listed historic place
    870 feet
  4. Ambrose (Lightship) Listed historic place
    980 feet
  5. Insurance Company of North America Building Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  6. Wavertree Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  7. Lettie G. Howard (Schooner) Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  8. John A. Lynch (Ferryboat) Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Wall St Synagogue House of worship
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Peck Slip Retail Post Office Listed historic place
    730 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 6 Fire station
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    490 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    630 feet

Pharmacies

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

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 87 places to eat and seven food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 22 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Fulton Street or Water Street.

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