West 4th Street & Washington Square South at Washington Square East

West 4th Street, Washington Square South and Washington Square East meet at a six-way junction in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Greenwich Village Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. New York University is 260 feet away, and NYU Tamiment Library is 260 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 St-NYU, is about five minutes on foot, for the R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, five of them colleges, and 105 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 St-NYU
1,290 feet · 5 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
980 feet
E 8 St/University Pl · M1, M2, M3, M8 +1
Within a walk
26 places
5 colleges, 5 playgrounds and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 St-NYU, 1,290 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 St-NYU R, W
    1,290 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. W 4 St-Wash Sq A, B, C, D, E, F, M
    0.3 miles
    A B C D E F M
  2. Astor Pl 6
    0.4 miles
    6

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 E 8 St/University Pl, 980 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3, M8 and M55.

  • 26 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 8 St/University Pl M1, M2, M3, M8 +1
    980 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M8 M55

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. M8 …
  5. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 114 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 12 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington Pl & Greene St 46 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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2023
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
33 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Washington Square East

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

West side of Washington Square East

  • No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Washington Square South

  • No stopping 9 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 4th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Greenwich Village Historic District.

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 109 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1833 and 1904.

  1. Brown Building (originally Asch Building) Designated landmark
    390 feet
  2. Washington Arch Designated landmark
    620 feet
  3. Judson Hall Designated landmark
    630 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Giuseppe Garibaldi Statue by Giovanni Turini, 1888
    380 feet
  2. Washington Square Arch Arch by Frederick William MacMonnies and Philip Martiny, 1895
    630 feet
  3. George Washington Accompanied by Fame and Valor Statue by Hermon Atkins MacNeil, 1916
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 5 colleges
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 public spaces
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New York University College
    260 feet
  2. Liu-New York University Campus College
    270 feet
  3. Hebrew Union Coll - Jewish Inst College · landmark
    650 feet
Show all 9
  1. NYU Robert F Wagner Grad Sch Pub Ser College
    670 feet
  2. Bright Horizons at Noho Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  3. NYU Inst for Education & Social Poli College
    970 feet
  4. University Plaza Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  5. Lac Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care
    1,180 feet
  6. University Settlement Society of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Square Park
    40 feet
  2. Washington Square Park Playground
    480 feet
  3. Fiorello La Guardia Park
    490 feet
Show all 8
  1. Adrienne's Playground
    640 feet
  2. Mercer Playground
    740 feet
  3. Play Hills Playground
    790 feet
  4. LaGuardia Corner Community Garden
    1,100 feet
  5. Toddler Playground
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at NYU Core Public space
    750 feet
  2. Public space at 300 Mercer Street Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. NYU Tamiment Library Research library
    260 feet
  2. New York University Libraries Research library
    270 feet
  3. Fiorello H La Guardia Monument Monument or memorial
    550 feet
Show all 4
  1. Chaim Gross Studio Museum
    780 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York University Frederick Loewe Theatre Theater or concert hall
    170 feet
  2. New York University Provincetown Playhouse Theater or concert hall
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Judson Memorial Church Landmark · listed historic place
    560 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    930 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  3. Wegmans Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 105 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Washington Square East, Washington Square South or West 4th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.