West Street & West 12th Street

West Street and West 12th Street meet at a three-way junction in the West Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Bell Telephone Laboratories Complex, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 470 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/8 Av, is about nine minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them parks, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/8 Av
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · A, C, E, L
Nearest bus stop
1,190 feet
Bethune St/Greenwich St · M11
Within a walk
8 places
3 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Street & West 12th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St/8 Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine 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
    0.5 miles
    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
    0.5 miles
    1 2 3 F L M

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 Bethune St/Greenwich St, 1,190 feet away, for the M11.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bethune St/Greenwich St M11
    1,190 feet
    M11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bank St & Washington St 31 docks in all
    980 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 139 Charles Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and May 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of West 12th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of West 12th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of West Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 106 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1844 and 1898.

  1. American Seamen's Friend Society Sailors' Home and Institute Designated landmark
    300 feet
  2. F. W. Devoe & Co. Factory Designated landmark
    460 feet
  3. Bell Telephone Laboratories Complex Designated landmark
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 museum
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 public space

Schools and child care

  1. West Village Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hudson River Park
    140 feet
  2. The High Line Park
    1,100 feet
  3. Abingdon Square
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 99 Jane Street Public space
    870 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Westbeth Listed historic place
    620 feet
  2. Whitney Museum of American Art Museum
    810 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 155 Bank Street Older adult center
    620 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,120 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along West 12th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.