William Street & Ann Street

William Street and Ann Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Engine 6 firehouse is 250 feet away. The nearest subway, Fulton St, is about a minute on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 50 public places, eight of them listed historic places, and 127 places to eat. About 7,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fulton St
110 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
Park Row/Beekman St · QM7, QM8, QM11, QM25 +1
Within a walk
50 places
10 public spaces, 8 listed historic places and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
William Street & Ann Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fulton St, 110 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
    110 feet
    2 3 4 5 A C J Z

Next trains at this station

Uptown
6 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
  5. A …
  6. C …
Brooklyn
6 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. A …
  4. C …
  5. J …
  6. Z …
Downtown
4 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. J …
  4. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    890 feet
    2 3 A C E R W
  2. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St 4, 5, 6, J, Z
    1,160 feet
    4 5 6 J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists three works at the Fulton St station, among them “Astral Grating” (1987) by Nancy Holt and “Marine Grill Murals, c. 1913 for the McAlpin Hotel” (2000) by Frederick Dana Marsh.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Park Row/Beekman St, 870 feet away, for the QM7, QM8, QM11, QM25 and QM65.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Park Row/Beekman St QM7, QM8, QM11, QM25 +1
    870 feet
    QM7 QM8 QM11 QM25 QM65

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM7 …
  2. QM8 …
  3. QM11 …
  4. QM25 …
  5. QM65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on William Street.

  • 57 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Fulton St & William St 43 docks in all
    200 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 1,140 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.3 miles
  2. 25 Park Row Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 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 May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10038
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Financial District-Battery Park City
Elevation
31 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 127 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Three trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Ann Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of Ann Street

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of William Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of William Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 100122 and 116178.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 11 Individual Landmarks, and 12 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival. They were built between 1841 and 1899.

  1. Excelsior Steam Power Company Building Designated landmark
    400 feet
  2. Bennett Building Designated landmark
    490 feet
  3. Morse Building Designated landmark
    500 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 public places.

  • 10 public spaces
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 6 schools
  • 6 trade or language schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 16 other places

Schools and child care

  1. International Development Institute, Trade or language school
    60 feet
  2. Spruce Street School
    460 feet
  3. Pace University - NYC Campus College
    570 feet
Show all 16
  1. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    340 feet
  2. Tribeca Preparatory School
    590 feet
  3. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    750 feet
  4. KinderCare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  5. Titus School
    980 feet
  6. School for Young Performers School
    1,060 feet
  7. Cope Inst Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  8. On the Record School of Reporting Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  9. Nysarc, Inc-Nyc Chapter School
    1,190 feet
  10. Golden Minds Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet
  11. Barclay Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,250 feet
  12. Quad Preparatory Upper School
    1,300 feet
  13. New York English Academy Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. DeLury Square
    370 feet
  2. City Hall Park
    900 feet
  3. Pearl St Playground
    1,060 feet
Show all 4
  1. Drumgoole Plaza Park
    1,170 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 33 Beekman Street Public space
    300 feet
  2. Public space at 130 William Street Public space
    330 feet
  3. Louise Nevelson Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,020 feet
Show all 11
  1. Public space at New York by Gehry Public space
    460 feet
  2. Public space at 100 William Street Public space
    730 feet
  3. Public space at 59 Maiden Lane Public space
    770 feet
  4. Public space at 15 Cliff Street Public space
    790 feet
  5. Public space at Two Federal Reserve Plaza Public space
    1,110 feet
  6. Public space at Liberty Tower Public space
    1,170 feet
  7. Public space at Two Gold Public space
    1,220 feet
  8. Public space at 200 Water Street Public space
    1,280 feet

Health care

  1. New York-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital
    460 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Fulton-Nassau Historic District Listed historic place
    620 feet
  2. Park Row Building Listed historic place
    760 feet
  3. Insurance Company of North America Building Listed historic place
    850 feet
Show all 9
  1. Benjamin Franklin Statue Monument or memorial
    860 feet
  2. New York County Lawyers Association Building Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  3. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  4. City Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  5. Corbin Building Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  6. Old New York Evening Post Building Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Wall St Synagogue House of worship
    190 feet
  2. John St Methodist Church Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. Saint Paul's Chapel Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. Our Lady of Victory Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Lower Manhattan Center Career or business center
    510 feet
  2. Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center Career or business center
    510 feet
  3. Peck Slip Retail Post Office Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 100 Gold Street Older adult center
    1,090 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 6 Fire station
    250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,030 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  3. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    760 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    580 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,110 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 127 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 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Ann Street or William 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.