William Street & Beekman Street

William Street and Beekman Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Wall St Synagogue is 130 feet away, and Louise Nevelson Plaza is 1,250 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 40 public places, six of them listed historic places, and 94 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fulton St
330 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
Park Row/Beekman St · QM7, QM8, QM11, QM25 +1
Within a walk
40 places
6 listed historic places, 6 public spaces and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
William Street & Beekman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fulton St, 330 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
    330 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. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St 4, 5, 6, J, Z
    940 feet
    4 5 6 J Z
  2. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    1,110 feet
    2 3 A C E R W

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, 650 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
    650 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 marked bike lane runs on Beekman Street and William Street.

  • 51 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.2 miles
  2. 25 Park Row Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1,300 feet
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024

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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,700 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

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Beekman Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

East side of William Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of William Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 100122 and 116176.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and ten buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival. They were built between 1872 and 1899.

  1. Morse Building Designated landmark
    350 feet
  2. American Tract Society Building Designated landmark
    360 feet
  3. Temple Court Building and Annex Designated landmark
    480 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in City Hall Park.

  1. Nathan Hale Statue by Frederick William MacMonnies, 1893
    750 feet
  2. City Hall Park Fountain Fountain, 1871
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 6 listed historic places
  • 6 public spaces
  • 6 schools
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 3 parks
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. International Development Institute, Trade or language school
    190 feet
  2. Spruce Street School
    230 feet
  3. Pace University - NYC Campus College
    350 feet
Show all 14
  1. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    550 feet
  2. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    570 feet
  3. Tribeca Preparatory School
    730 feet
  4. Barclay Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,100 feet
  5. Cope Inst Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  6. On the Record School of Reporting Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  7. KinderCare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  8. Titus School
    1,200 feet
  9. Hawthorne Country Day School
    1,210 feet
  10. Olivet Academy NYC School
    1,270 feet
  11. School for Young Performers School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. DeLury Square
    510 feet
  2. City Hall Park
    680 feet
  3. Drumgoole Plaza Park
    1,070 feet
Show all 4
  1. Pearl St Playground
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 33 Beekman Street Public space
    120 feet
  2. Public space at New York by Gehry Public space
    230 feet
  3. Louise Nevelson Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,250 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at 130 William Street Public space
    550 feet
  2. Public space at 15 Cliff Street Public space
    950 feet
  3. Public space at 100 William Street Public space
    960 feet
  4. Public space at 59 Maiden Lane Public space
    990 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Benjamin Franklin Statue Monument or memorial
    630 feet
  2. Fulton-Nassau Historic District Listed historic place
    850 feet
  3. Park Row Building Listed historic place
    910 feet
Show all 7
  1. City Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  2. Insurance Company of North America Building Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  3. City Hall Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  4. Woolworth Building Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Wall St Synagogue House of worship
    130 feet
  2. John St Methodist Church Listed historic place
    950 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Lower Manhattan Center Career or business center
    730 feet
  2. Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center Career or business center
    730 feet
  3. Older adult center at 100 Gold Street Older adult center
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. Peck Slip Retail Post Office Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 6 Fire station
    220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,260 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    920 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    800 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,320 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 94 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

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