West 4th Street & West 13th Street

West 4th Street and West 13th Street meet at a five-way junction in the West Village, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Greenwich Village Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/8 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the A, C, E and L. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places and 147 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/8 Av
570 feet · 2 min on foot · A, C, E, L
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
8 Av/W 4 St · M20
Within a walk
24 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 4 parks and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 4th Street & West 13th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St/8 Av, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 St/8 Av A, C, E, L
    570 feet
    A C E L

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. E …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. E …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. 14 St/6 Av 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
    0.3 miles
    1 2 3 F L M
  2. Christopher St-Stonewall 1
    0.4 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Life Underground” (2001) by Tom Otterness at the 14 St/8 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 8 Av/W 4 St, 390 feet away, for the M20.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/W 4 St M20
    390 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Gansevoort Street and West 13th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Gansevoort St & Hudson St 120 docks in all
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 400 West 12th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 4,400 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Gansevoort Street

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

South side of Gansevoort Street

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

South side of West 13th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of West 4th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of West 4th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 108097.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 281 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1844 and 1884.

  1. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company Building Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. New York Savings Bank Designated landmark
    420 feet
  3. New York Public Library Jackson Square Branch Designated landmark
    510 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Notre Dame School
    270 feet
  2. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    580 feet
  3. International Language Center Trade or language school
    720 feet
Show all 7
  1. Bright Horizons at West 14th Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  2. Pusteblume International Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  3. West Village Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  4. Corlears School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground
    120 feet
  2. Jackson Square
    330 feet
  3. Jane Street Garden
    570 feet
Show all 8
  1. Abingdon Square
    880 feet
  2. Bleecker Playground
    1,150 feet
  3. NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle
    1,170 feet
  4. The High Line Park
    1,190 feet
  5. Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Gansevoort Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    670 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Illusions Museum
    280 feet
  2. Substation #235 (IND) Listed historic place
    660 feet
  3. Andrew S. Norwood House Listed historic place
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. Gansevoort Market Historic District Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Guadalupe at St Bernards Church House of worship
    310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Port Authority Post Office
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    470 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    520 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 147 places to eat and 14 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Gansevoort Street, West 13th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.