William Street & Cedar Street

William Street and Cedar Street meet at a three-way junction in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. One Chase Manhattan Plaza, one of 23 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Wall St, is about a minute on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 66 public places, 21 of them listed historic places, and 184 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wall St
50 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
980 feet
Water St/Pine St · BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4
Within a walk
66 places
21 listed historic places, 17 public spaces and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
William Street & Cedar Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wall St, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wall St 2, 3
    50 feet
    2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Fulton St 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
    740 feet
    2 3 4 5 A C J Z
  2. Broad St J, Z
    780 feet
    J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Subway Wall” (1990) by Harry Roseman at the Wall St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Water St/Pine St, 980 feet away, for the BM1, BM2, BM3 and BM4.

  • 31 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Water St/Pine St BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4
    980 feet
    BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4

Next buses at this stop

  1. BM1 …
  2. BM2 …
  3. BM3 …
  4. BM4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on William Street.

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 8 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. William St & Pine St 57 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.4 miles
  2. 200 Liberty Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more 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
10005
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Financial District-Battery Park City
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 10,400 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 1927 and 1961.

Trees

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the river birch.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2014 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Cedar Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Cedar Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 10AM-10PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

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 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYS COMPTROLLER MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO SHERIFFS OFFICE MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 100009 and 100516.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 23 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1810 and 1968.

  1. One Chase Manhattan Plaza Designated landmark
    180 feet
  2. The Down Town Association Building Designated landmark
    260 feet
  3. Manhattan Company Building Designated landmark
    330 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Louise Nevelson Plaza.

  1. Shadows and Flags Sculpture by Louise Nevelson, 1978
    230 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 66 public places.

  • 21 listed historic places
  • 17 public spaces
  • 8 schools
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Quad Preparatory Upper School
    320 feet
  2. New York English Academy Trade or language school
    320 feet
  3. Quad Preparatory School
    340 feet
Show all 17
  1. Pine Street School
    460 feet
  2. Golden Minds Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    510 feet
  3. Nysarc, Inc-Nyc Chapter School
    520 feet
  4. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    520 feet
  5. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    590 feet
  6. Sfinity Trade or language school
    760 feet
  7. Global Education Insurance School Trade or language school
    830 feet
  8. Titus School
    840 feet
  9. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    860 feet
  10. KinderCare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  11. Leman Manhattan Prep School
    1,060 feet
  12. Compass Charter School
    1,200 feet
  13. International Development Institute, Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  14. Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden
    1,100 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Liberty Tower Public space
    190 feet
  2. Louise Nevelson Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    260 feet
  3. Public space at J.P. Morgan Public space
    550 feet
Show all 18
  1. Public space at 100 William Street Public space
    580 feet
  2. Public space at Two Gold Public space
    600 feet
  3. Public space at 59 Maiden Lane Public space
    700 feet
  4. Public space at Two Federal Reserve Plaza Public space
    830 feet
  5. Public space at 140 Broadway Public space
    860 feet
  6. Public space at 130 William Street Public space
    1,050 feet
  7. Public space at 160 Water Street Public space
    1,070 feet
  8. Public space at Barclays Bank Public space
    1,070 feet
  9. Public space at 180 Water Street Public space
    1,140 feet
  10. Public space at 100 Wall Street Public space
    1,140 feet
  11. Public space at 10 Hanover Square Public space
    1,190 feet
  12. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    1,210 feet
  13. Public space at 55 Broad Street Public space
    1,210 feet
  14. Public space at 15 Cliff Street Public space
    1,240 feet
  15. Public space at 110 Wall Street Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Wallace Building Listed historic place
    270 feet
  2. Bank of New York Building Listed historic place
    400 feet
  3. Federal Hall National Memorial Historic site · listed historic place
    610 feet
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  1. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. First National City Bank (Merchants' Exchange) Listed historic place
    660 feet
  3. Liberty Tower Listed historic place
    740 feet
  4. J. P. Morgan & Co. Building Listed historic place
    750 feet
  5. Chamber of Commerce Building Listed historic place
    840 feet
  6. Wall and Hanover Building Listed historic place
    840 feet
  7. Equitable Building Listed historic place
    900 feet
  8. Red Cube Public artwork
    920 feet
  9. Broad Exchange Building Listed historic place
    920 feet
  10. Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  11. Beaver Building Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  12. Wall Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  13. Insurance Company of North America Building Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  14. New York Cotton Exchange (India House) Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  15. 9/11 Memorial Museum
    1,210 feet
  16. Stone Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  17. New York Stock Exchange Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  18. Trinity and United States Realty Company Buildings Listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  19. Wall Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  20. Trinity Church and Graveyard Listed historic place
    1,300 feet
  21. Fulton-Nassau Historic District Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Victory Church House of worship
    110 feet
  2. John St Methodist Church Listed historic place
    780 feet
  3. Trinity Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Lower Manhattan Center Career or business center
    810 feet
  2. Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center Career or business center
    810 feet
  3. Peck Slip Retail Post Office Listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    390 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    900 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,170 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 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 184 places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Cedar 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.