William Street & Maiden Lane

William Street and Maiden Lane 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. Louise Nevelson Plaza is 140 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 56 public places, 13 of them listed historic places, and 180 places to eat. About 9,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wall St
300 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
900 feet
Water St/Maiden LN · QM7, QM8, QM65, SIM5 +2
Within a walk
56 places
17 public spaces, 13 listed historic places and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
William Street & Maiden Lane Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wall St, 300 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
    300 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
    450 feet
    2 3 4 5 A C J Z
  2. Broad St J, Z
    810 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/Maiden LN, 900 feet away, for the QM7, QM8, QM65, SIM5 and two more.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Water St/Maiden LN QM7, QM8, QM65, SIM5 +2 · Shelter
    900 feet
    QM7 QM8 QM65 SIM5 SIM15 SIM35
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM7 …
  2. QM8 …
  3. QM65 …
  4. SIM5 …
  5. SIM15 …
  6. SIM35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on William Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. John St & William St 63 docks in all
    350 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
    1.4 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.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
14 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 97 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Twelve 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
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2014 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Maiden Lane

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYC DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYS COMPTROLLER MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Maiden Lane

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FRBNY CHECKPOINT
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of William Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of William Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 100041.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Eighteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1810 and 1968.

  1. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Designated landmark
    220 feet
  2. One Chase Manhattan Plaza Designated landmark
    250 feet
  3. 90-94 Maiden Lane Building Designated landmark
    410 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
    110 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 56 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Nysarc, Inc-Nyc Chapter School
    310 feet
  2. Golden Minds Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    350 feet
  3. New York English Academy Trade or language school
    410 feet
Show all 14
  1. Quad Preparatory Upper School
    410 feet
  2. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    440 feet
  3. Titus School
    550 feet
  4. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    570 feet
  5. Quad Preparatory School
    640 feet
  6. KinderCare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
  7. Pine Street School
    750 feet
  8. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    810 feet
  9. International Development Institute, Trade or language school
    940 feet
  10. Sfinity Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  11. Global Education Insurance School Trade or language school
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. DeLury Square
    1,090 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Louise Nevelson Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    140 feet
  2. Public space at Liberty Tower Public space
    290 feet
  3. Public space at 100 William Street Public space
    290 feet
Show all 18
  1. Public space at 59 Maiden Lane Public space
    410 feet
  2. Public space at Two Gold Public space
    460 feet
  3. Public space at Two Federal Reserve Plaza Public space
    540 feet
  4. Public space at 130 William Street Public space
    750 feet
  5. Public space at 140 Broadway Public space
    800 feet
  6. Public space at J.P. Morgan Public space
    840 feet
  7. Public space at 180 Water Street Public space
    930 feet
  8. Public space at 160 Water Street Public space
    940 feet
  9. Public space at 15 Cliff Street Public space
    940 feet
  10. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    1,110 feet
  11. Public space at 33 Beekman Street Public space
    1,180 feet
  12. Public space at 200 Water Street Public space
    1,200 feet
  13. Public space at 175 Water Street Public space
    1,210 feet
  14. Public space at One Liberty Plaza Public space
    1,220 feet
  15. Public space at Barclays Bank Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Wallace Building Listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. Liberty Tower Listed historic place
    660 feet
  3. Red Cube Public artwork
    870 feet
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  1. Bank of New York Building Listed historic place
    690 feet
  2. Manhattan Company Building Listed historic place
    750 feet
  3. Chamber of Commerce Building Listed historic place
    770 feet
  4. Insurance Company of North America Building Listed historic place
    810 feet
  5. Federal Hall National Memorial Historic site · listed historic place
    900 feet
  6. First National City Bank (Merchants' Exchange) Listed historic place
    950 feet
  7. Fulton-Nassau Historic District Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  8. Corbin Building Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  9. J. P. Morgan & Co. Building Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  10. Equitable Building Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  11. 9/11 Memorial Museum
    1,120 feet
  12. Wall and Hanover Building Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  13. Broad Exchange Building Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Victory Church House of worship
    400 feet
  2. John St Methodist Church Landmark · listed historic place
    490 feet
  3. Wall St Synagogue House of worship
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 6 Fire station
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    330 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    610 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    880 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,060 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    1,320 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 180 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 22 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Maiden Lane 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.