West Street & Liberty Street

West Street and Liberty Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 45 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. September 11 Memorial is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, WTC Cortlandt, is about three minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, three of them listed historic places, and 80 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
45 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
WTC Cortlandt
900 feet · 3 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
710 feet
South End Av/Albany St · M9, M20
Within a walk
24 places
5 public spaces, 3 listed historic places and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Street & Liberty Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is WTC Cortlandt, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. WTC Cortlandt 1
    900 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    1,010 feet
    2 3 A C E R W
  2. Rector St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “CHORUS” (2018) by Ann Hamilton at the WTC Cortlandt station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is South End Av/Albany St, 710 feet away, for the M9 and M20.

  • 29 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. South End Av/Albany St M9, M20
    710 feet
    M9 M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M9 …
  2. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. West St & Liberty St 48 docks in all
    190 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hugh L Carey Tunnel Entrance, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.2 miles
  2. Liberty Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    430 feet
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 45 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, December 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10280
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Financial District-Battery Park City

Homes

About 3,200 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 in 1983.

Trees

Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and December 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Liberty Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Liberty Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of West Street

  • No stopping 10 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of West Street

  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Gothic, and built between 1905 and 1907.

  1. West Street Building Designated landmark
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 5 public spaces
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Metropolitan College of NY (MCNY) College
    1,020 feet
  2. Language Studies International Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  3. High School of Economics and Finance School
    1,040 feet
Show all 8
  1. Manhattan Institute of Management (M Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,040 feet
  3. Battery Park City Day Nursery Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  4. A School Without Walls School
    1,160 feet
  5. Leadership and Public Service High School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Liberty Park
    310 feet
  2. Battery Park City Park
    470 feet
  3. Battery Park City Playground
    820 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at One Bankers Trust Plaza Public space
    560 feet
  2. Public space at W Downtown Hotel & Residences Public space
    900 feet
  3. Public space at 40 Rector Street Public space
    1,020 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at 90 Washington Street Public space
    1,240 feet
  2. Public space at One Liberty Plaza Public space
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. September 11 Memorial Monument or memorial
    200 feet
  2. 9/11 Memorial Museum
    560 feet
  3. New York Evening Post Building Listed historic place
    860 feet
Show all 5
  1. Shearwater, Sloop Listed historic place
    950 feet
  2. American Stock Exchange Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Perelman Performing Arts Center Theater or concert hall
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greek St Nicholas Church House of worship
    480 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 10/Ladder 10 Fire station
    770 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    820 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    840 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,230 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    190 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 80 places to eat and two food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Liberty Street or West Street.

Sources: NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.