West 4th Street & Washington Square South at MacDougal Street

West 4th Street, Washington Square South and MacDougal Street meet at a seven-way junction in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the South Village Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Washington Square Methodist Church Parish House and Parsonage stands 140 feet away. The nearest subway, W 4 St-Wash Sq, is about three minutes on foot, for the A, B, C and four more. Within a five-minute walk are 43 public places and 226 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
W 4 St-Wash Sq
690 feet · 3 min on foot · A, B, C, D, E, F, M
Nearest bus stop
700 feet
6 Av/W 3 St · T232
Within a walk
43 places
7 parks, 7 playgrounds and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 4th Street & Washington Square South at MacDougal Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is W 4 St-Wash Sq, 690 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

Uptown
7 lines
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  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
    1,270 feet
    1
  2. Houston St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/W 3 St, 700 feet away, for the T232.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 3 St T232
    700 feet
    T232

Next buses at this stop

  1. T232 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on MacDougal Street, Washington Square South, Washington Square West and West 4th Street.

  • 99 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 9 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Sullivan St & Washington Sq 57 docks in all
    330 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, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 2 Washington Square Village Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,000 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 1887 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 99 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

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

East side of MacDougal Street

  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of MacDougal Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of Washington Square South

  • No stopping 9 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 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of West 4th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 4th Street

  • No parking 4 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 South Village Historic District.

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 364 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were built between 1800 and 2013.

  1. Washington Square Methodist Church Parish House and Parsonage Designated landmark
    140 feet
  2. New York University School of Law; Vanderbilt Hall Designated landmark
    150 feet
  3. Washington Square Methodist Church Designated landmark
    190 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
    680 feet
  3. Washington Square Arch Arch by Frederick William MacMonnies and Philip Martiny, 1895
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 public places.

  • 7 parks
  • 7 playgrounds
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Academy of St Joseph School
    960 feet
  2. Liu-New York University Campus College
    970 feet
  3. New York University College
    1,010 feet
Show all 10
  1. New York Studio School College · listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  2. Lrei School
    1,090 feet
  3. Little Red School House & Elizabeth Irwin High School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,130 feet
  4. The Downing Street Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet
  5. Lac Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care
    1,260 feet
  6. Great Oaks Kathleen Sherry Charter School
    1,270 feet
  7. Barrow Street Nursery School at Greenwich House Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Square Park
    40 feet
  2. Play Hills Playground
    250 feet
  3. West 4th Street Courts Playground
    340 feet
Show all 15
  1. Minetta Playground
    610 feet
  2. Minetta Green
    790 feet
  3. Minetta Triangle
    890 feet
  4. Toddler Playground
    900 feet
  5. Father Demo Square
    920 feet
  6. Sheridan Square Viewing Garden
    1,000 feet
  7. Fiorello La Guardia Park
    1,050 feet
  8. Downing Street Playground
    1,130 feet
  9. William F. Passannante Ballfield Park
    1,150 feet
  10. Adrienne's Playground
    1,160 feet
  11. Washington Square Park Playground
    1,210 feet
  12. Christopher Park
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West 4th Street Subway Station (IND) Listed historic place
    800 feet
  2. New York University Libraries Research library
    970 feet
  3. NYU Tamiment Library Research library
    1,010 feet
Show all 9
  1. Caffe Cino Listed historic place
    970 feet
  2. Fiorello H La Guardia Monument Monument or memorial
    1,150 feet
  3. Macdougal-Sullivan Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  4. Houses at 26, 28 and 30 Jones Street Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  5. South Village Historic District Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  6. Chaim Gross Studio Museum
    1,210 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York University Provincetown Playhouse Theater or concert hall · landmark
    140 feet
  2. New York University Frederick Loewe Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Judson Memorial Church Listed historic place
    440 feet
  2. St Josephs Church Greenwich Village House of worship
    710 feet
  3. Neighborhood Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. Our Lady of Pompeii Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 20 Washington Square North Older adult center
    870 feet
  2. Older adult center at 25 Carmine Street Older adult center
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    480 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    930 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    730 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 226 places to eat and 22 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 MacDougal Street, Washington Square South, Washington Square West 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.