Waverly Place & Washington Square North

Waverly Place and Washington Square North meet at a six-way junction in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Greenwich Village Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Little Theater (Waverly Place Players) stands 210 feet away, and Toddler Playground is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, W 4 St-Wash Sq, is about two minutes on foot, and 14 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, five of them playgrounds, and 153 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
W 4 St-Wash Sq
500 feet · 2 min on foot · A, B, C, D, E, F, M
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
6 Av/Waverly Pl · M55, SIM1C, SIM3C, SIM4C +6
Within a walk
26 places
5 playgrounds, 3 listed historic places and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Waverly Place & Washington Square North Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is W 4 St-Wash Sq, 500 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines at the nearest station
  • 14 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 4 St-Wash Sq A, B, C, D, E, F, M
    500 feet
    A B C D E F M

Next trains at this station

Uptown
7 lines
  1. A …
  2. B …
  3. C …
  4. D …
  5. E …
  6. F …
  7. M …
Downtown
7 lines
  1. A …
  2. B …
  3. C …
  4. D …
  5. E …
  6. F …
  7. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Christopher St-Stonewall 1
    0.3 miles
    1
  2. 8 St-NYU R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/Waverly Pl, 500 feet away, for the M55, SIM1C, SIM3C, SIM4C and six more.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/Waverly Pl M55, SIM1C, SIM3C, SIM4C +6 · Shelter
    500 feet
    M55 SIM1C SIM3C SIM4C SIM7 SIM9 SIM33 SIM33C X27 X28
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …
  2. SIM1C …
  3. SIM3C …
  4. SIM4C …
  5. SIM7 …
  6. SIM9 …
  7. SIM33 …
  8. SIM33C …
  9. X27 …
  10. X28 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Washington Square North and Washington Square West.

  • 97 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. MacDougal St & Washington Sq 33 docks in all
    30 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 2 Washington Square Village Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10011
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
2
Police precinct
6
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenwich Village
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Four of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,900 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 1900 and 1932.

Trees

NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of MacDougal Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of MacDougal Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 11PM-7AM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Washington Square North

  • No stopping 11 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Washington Square West

  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Washington Square West

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Waverly Place

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of Waverly Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

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 are two Individual Landmarks, and 363 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1839 and 1892.

  1. Hotel Earle Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. Little Theater (Waverly Place Players) Designated landmark
    210 feet
  3. Eighth Street Playhouse and Village Barn Designated landmark
    330 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Washington Square Park.

  1. Alexander Lyman Holley Statue by John Quincy Adams Ward, 1890
    420 feet
  2. George Washington Accompanied by Wisdom and Justice Statue by Alexander Stirling Calder, 1918
    520 feet
  3. Washington Square Arch Arch by Frederick William MacMonnies and Philip Martiny, 1895
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 5 playgrounds
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New York Studio School College · listed historic place
    510 feet
  2. Lac Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care
    750 feet
  3. Academy of St Joseph School
    820 feet
Show all 5
  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet
  2. NYU Robert F Wagner Grad Sch Pub Ser College
    970 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Square Park
    40 feet
  2. Toddler Playground
    390 feet
  3. Play Hills Playground
    540 feet
Show all 10
  1. Washington Square Park Playground
    700 feet
  2. West 4th Street Courts Playground
    850 feet
  3. Jefferson Market Garden
    980 feet
  4. Christopher Park
    1,040 feet
  5. Minetta Playground
    1,120 feet
  6. Sheridan Square Viewing Garden
    1,180 feet
  7. Minetta Green
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Ruth Wittenberg Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    920 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West 4th Street Subway Station (IND) Listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. Stonewall National Monument Historic site
    960 feet
  3. Stonewall Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
Show all 5
  1. Jefferson Market Library Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  2. Julius' Bar Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York University Provincetown Playhouse Theater or concert hall
    650 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Josephs Church Greenwich Village House of worship
    660 feet
  2. Judson Memorial Church Listed historic place
    850 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 20 Washington Square North Older adult center
    360 feet

Fire and police

  1. Squad 18 Fire station
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    500 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    640 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    730 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 153 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along MacDougal Street, Washington Square North, Washington Square West 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.