William Street & Wall Street

William Street and Wall 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. Bank of New York & Trust Company Building, one of 21 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 120 feet away, and Pine Street School is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, Wall St, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 74 public places, 19 of them listed historic places, and 170 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wall St
40 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
820 feet
Water St/Wall St · M15, SIM5, SIM35
Within a walk
74 places
22 public spaces, 19 listed historic places and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
William Street & Wall Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wall St, 40 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wall St 2, 3
    40 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. Broad St J, Z
    360 feet
    J Z
  2. Wall St 4, 5
    820 feet
    4 5

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/Wall St, 820 feet away, for the M15, SIM5 and SIM35.

  • 31 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Water St/Wall St M15, SIM5, SIM35 · Shelter
    820 feet
    M15 SIM5 SIM35
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …
  2. SIM5 …
  3. SIM35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.5 miles
  2. 25 Broadway Charging for electric cars, three 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 five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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
26 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 11,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

One tree recorded by NYC Parks stands within 330 feet, an 'Exclamation' London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Wall Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • For-hire vehicles only 6 signs FOR-HIRE VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of Wall Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of William Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

West side of William Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY DEPT OF SANITATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 21 Individual Landmarks, and 34 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1836 and 1914.

  1. Bank of New York & Trust Company Building Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. First National City Bank Designated landmark
    160 feet
  3. Manhattan Company Building Designated landmark
    260 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
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 74 public places.

  • 22 public spaces
  • 19 listed historic places
  • 9 schools
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Pine Street School
    330 feet
  2. Sfinity Trade or language school
    340 feet
  3. Quad Preparatory School
    360 feet
Show all 19
  1. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  2. Leman Manhattan Prep School
    630 feet
  3. Global Education Insurance School Trade or language school
    680 feet
  4. New York English Academy Trade or language school
    740 feet
  5. Quad Preparatory Upper School
    740 feet
  6. Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter School
    900 feet
  7. Golden Minds Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
  8. NY Inst of Security & Polygraph Sci Trade or language school
    940 feet
  9. Nysarc, Inc-Nyc Chapter School
    940 feet
  10. The King's College
    970 feet
  11. Millennium High School
    1,010 feet
  12. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,010 feet
  13. Center for Hearing and Communication Preschool
    1,050 feet
  14. Compass Charter School
    1,250 feet
  15. Titus School
    1,270 feet
  16. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden
    680 feet
  2. Old Slip Park
    970 feet
  3. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at J.P. Morgan Public space
    350 feet
  2. Louise Nevelson Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    690 feet
  3. Coenties Slip Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,250 feet
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  1. Public space at Liberty Tower Public space
    620 feet
  2. Public space at Barclays Bank Public space
    680 feet
  3. Public space at 10 Hanover Square Public space
    770 feet
  4. Public space at 55 Broad Street Public space
    790 feet
  5. Public space at 40 Broad Street Public space
    890 feet
  6. Public space at Bank of New York Public space
    890 feet
  7. Public space at 100 Wall Street Public space
    960 feet
  8. Public space at 52 Broadway Public space
    970 feet
  9. Public space at 95 Wall Street Public space
    980 feet
  10. Public space at 100 Pearl Street Public space
    990 feet
  11. Public space at 100 William Street Public space
    1,010 feet
  12. Public space at Two Gold Public space
    1,030 feet
  13. Public space at Goldman Sachs Public space
    1,090 feet
  14. Public space at 59 Maiden Lane Public space
    1,120 feet
  15. Public space at 140 Broadway Public space
    1,130 feet
  16. Public space at 110 Wall Street Public space
    1,140 feet
  17. Public space at 111 Wall Street Public space
    1,210 feet
  18. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    1,230 feet
  19. Public space at 77 Water Street Public space
    1,240 feet
  20. Public space at 1 Exchange Plaza Public space
    1,250 feet
  21. Public space at Two Federal Reserve Plaza Public space
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. J. P. Morgan & Co. Building Listed historic place
    320 feet
  2. Federal Hall National Memorial Historic site · landmark · listed historic place
    630 feet
  3. Red Cube Public artwork
    1,190 feet
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  1. Wall and Hanover Building Listed historic place
    420 feet
  2. Wallace Building Listed historic place
    500 feet
  3. Broad Exchange Building Listed historic place
    500 feet
  4. Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building Listed historic place
    630 feet
  5. Beaver Building Listed historic place
    650 feet
  6. Wall Street Historic District Listed historic place
    650 feet
  7. New York Cotton Exchange (India House) Listed historic place
    760 feet
  8. Stone Street Historic District Listed historic place
    840 feet
  9. New York Stock Exchange Listed historic place
    840 feet
  10. Wall Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    860 feet
  11. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Listed historic place
    940 feet
  12. Equitable Building Listed historic place
    960 feet
  13. Trinity Church and Graveyard Listed historic place
    960 feet
  14. American Bank Note Company Office Building Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  15. Empire Building Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  16. Liberty Tower Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  17. First Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  18. Citizens Housing and Planning Counci Research library
    1,230 feet
  19. Fraunces Tavern Museum Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  20. Chamber of Commerce Building Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Lower Manhattan Center Career or business center
    1,230 feet
  2. Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center Career or business center
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    710 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    810 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    820 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    950 feet
  2. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    970 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 170 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 23 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Wall 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.