Waverly Place & 7th Avenue South

Waverly Place and 7th Avenue South meet at a four-way crossing in the West Village, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Greenwich Village Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St John Episcopal Church is 260 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/6 Av, is about three minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 142 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/6 Av
750 feet · 3 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
7 Av South/Waverly Pl · M20
Within a walk
30 places
6 religious buildings, 5 listed historic places and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Waverly Place & 7th Avenue South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St/6 Av, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 6 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 St/6 Av 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
    750 feet
    1 2 3 F L M

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
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  4. F …
  5. M …
Downtown
5 lines
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  2. 2 …
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  4. F …
  5. M …
West Side
1 line
  1. L …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Christopher St-Stonewall 1
    810 feet
    1
  2. W 4 St-Wash Sq A, B, C, D, E, F, M
    1,080 feet
    A B C D E F M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Wild Things” (2024) by Fred Tomaselli at the 14 St/6 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av South/Waverly Pl, 170 feet away, for the M20.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av South/Waverly Pl M20
    170 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 7th Avenue South.

  • 46 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Perry St & Greenwich Ave 53 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 139 Charles Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10014
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
3
Police precinct
6
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Village
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 4,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of 7th Avenue South

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 7th Avenue South

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 7:30AM-10PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Waverly Place

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Waverly Place

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103573, 105137 and 106736.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Greenwich Village Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 556 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and mostly built between 1844 and 1887.

  1. St. Vincent's Hospital Designated landmark
    500 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in St. Vincent's Triangle.

  1. New York City AIDS Memorial Sculpture by Jenny Holzer, 2016
    690 feet
  2. General Philip Henry Sheridan Statue by Joseph Pasquale Pollia, 1936
    700 feet
  3. Gay Liberation Statues by George Segal, 1992
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Perry Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    670 feet
  2. Academy of St Joseph School
    1,090 feet
  3. P.S. 041 Greenwich Village School
    1,150 feet
Show all 7
  1. Fedcap Career Design Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  2. Manhattan Technical Inst 676 Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  3. Barrow Street Nursery School at Greenwich House Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  4. City & Country School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCarthy Square
    80 feet
  2. NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle
    520 feet
  3. Jefferson Market Garden
    790 feet
Show all 6
  1. Christopher Park
    800 feet
  2. Sheridan Square Viewing Garden
    990 feet
  3. Bleecker Playground
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Ruth Wittenberg Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,060 feet

Health care

  1. Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital
    870 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenwich Village Historic District Listed historic place
    380 feet
  2. Julius' Bar Listed historic place
    410 feet
  3. Stonewall Listed historic place
    770 feet
Show all 7
  1. Stonewall National Monument Historic site
    810 feet
  2. Jefferson Market Library Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. Lorraine Hansberry Residence Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  4. West 4th Street Subway Station (IND) Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John Episcopal Church Landmark
    260 feet
  2. Manhattan Seven Day Adventist Church Landmark
    380 feet
  3. Darech Amuno Congregation Landmark
    580 feet
Show all 5
  1. St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship
    930 feet
  2. St Josephs Church Greenwich Village House of worship
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. Squad 18 Fire station · landmark
    740 feet
  2. 6th Precinct Police station
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    940 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 142 places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 7th Avenue South or Waverly Place.

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