West 4th Street & Mercer Street

West 4th Street and Mercer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the NoHo Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Andre and Bella Meyer Physics Hall stands 210 feet away, and Manuel Plaza is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 St-NYU, is about three minutes on foot, for the R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, seven of them listed historic places, and 90 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 St-NYU
790 feet · 3 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
640 feet
Broadway/W 3 St · M1, M55
Within a walk
37 places
7 listed historic places, 5 colleges and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 4th Street & Mercer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 St-NYU, 790 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 St-NYU R, W
    790 feet
    R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Astor Pl 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    6 B D F M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Broadway Diary” (2002) by Timothy Snell at the 8 St-NYU station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 3 St, 640 feet away, for the M1 and M55.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 3 St M1, M55
    640 feet
    M1 M55

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on West 4th Street.

  • 103 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington Pl & Broadway 27 docks in all
    490 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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 2 Washington Square Village Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    900 feet
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 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 November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10012
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
2
Police precinct
6
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenwich Village
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,200 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 1930 and 1959.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Mercer Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Mercer Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 4th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 4th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102064 and 106266.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the NoHo Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 96 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were built between 1800 and 1993.

  1. Merchants Building Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. The Andre and Bella Meyer Physics Hall Designated landmark
    210 feet
  3. Brown Building (originally Asch Building) Designated landmark
    490 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Washington Square Park.

  1. Giuseppe Garibaldi Statue by Giovanni Turini, 1888
    820 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 7 listed historic places
  • 5 colleges
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 4 public spaces
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Hebrew Union Coll - Jewish Inst College · landmark
    150 feet
  2. Bright Horizons at Noho Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    380 feet
  3. NYU Inst for Education & Social Poli College
    480 feet
Show all 9
  1. New York University College
    760 feet
  2. Liu-New York University Campus College
    770 feet
  3. University Settlement Society of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  4. Harvey Milk High School
    940 feet
  5. University Plaza Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  6. NYU Robert F Wagner Grad Sch Pub Ser College
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mercer Playground
    320 feet
  2. Washington Square Park
    540 feet
  3. Manuel Plaza Park
    970 feet
Show all 7
  1. Washington Square Park Playground
    980 feet
  2. Fiorello La Guardia Park
    980 feet
  3. Adrienne's Playground
    1,130 feet
  4. Play Hills Playground
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 300 Mercer Street Public space
    790 feet
  2. Public space at Georgetown Plaza Public space
    950 feet
  3. Public space at 181 Mercer Street Public space
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at NYU Core Public space
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. NYU Tamiment Library Research library
    760 feet
  2. Devinne Press Building Listed historic place
    830 feet
  3. Merchant's House Museum
    900 feet
Show all 12
  1. New York University Libraries Research library
    770 feet
  2. Building at 376-380 Lafayette Street Listed historic place
    870 feet
  3. Old Merchant's House (Seabury-Tredwell House) Listed historic place
    950 feet
  4. Fiorello H La Guardia Monument Monument or memorial
    1,020 feet
  5. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  6. Robbins & Appleton Building Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  7. Bayard-Condict Building Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  8. Lagrange Terrace Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  9. Chaim Gross Studio Museum
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York University Frederick Loewe Theatre Theater or concert hall
    340 feet
  2. Astor Pl Theatre Theater or concert hall
    960 feet
  3. Public Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Judson Memorial Church Listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 33/Ladder 9 Fire station · listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Wegmans Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 90 places to eat and eight food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Mercer Street or West 4th Street.

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.