Washington Square Park & Greenwich Village
The marble arch, chess players and buskers of Greenwich Village's main square, with brownstone streets around it.

- Type
- Park
- Area
- Downtown & the Villages
- Opening hours
- Park daily 06:00–24:00
- Price
- Free
- Time needed
- 75 min
- Official website
- nycgovparks.org/parks/washington-square-park
Getting there from Times Square
🚇 12 min by metro (line N / Q / R / W or B / D / F / M: Prince St / Broadway–Lafayette St → Times Sq–42 St / 47–50 Sts–Rockefeller Ctr) · 4.0 km · 50 min walk
Where to eat nearby
- Mamoun's Falafel (World · $ · Downtown & the Villages) · 🚶 5 min walk
- Minetta Tavern (European · $$$ · Downtown & the Villages) · 🚶 6 min walk
- Joe's Pizza (Carmine St) (Pizza · $ · Downtown & the Villages) · 🚶 7 min walk
- John's of Bleecker Street (Pizza · $$ · Downtown & the Villages) · 🚶 9 min walk
- Veselka (European · $$ · Downtown & the Villages) · 🚶 14 min walk
Breakfast nearby
- Liberty Bagels, NoHo (Deli & bagels · $ · Downtown & the Villages) · 🚶 9 min walk
- Buvette (European · $$$ · Downtown & the Villages) · 🚶 10 min walk
- Librae Bakery (Bakery · $$ · Downtown & the Villages) · 🚶 10 min walk
Other sights nearby
- Strand Bookstore · Shopping · 🚶 0.8 km · 10 min walk
- McSorley's Old Ale House · Beer · 🚶 0.9 km · 11 min walk
- SoHo · Neighbourhood · 🚶 0.9 km · 12 min walk
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Last updated: 8 October 2026