Coordinates: 40°43′22″N 74°00′37″W / 40.72278°N 74.01028°W
Washington Street is a north-south street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Running from 14th Street in the Meatpacking District at its northernmost end to (with several interruptions) its southern end at Battery Place, Washington Street is, for most of its length, the westernmost street in lower Manhattan other than West Street (except for a one-block segment in the West Village where Weehawken Street lies between West and Washington Streets).
Main east-west streets crossed include (from north to south) Christopher Street, Houston Street and Canal Street; neighborhoods traversed include the Meatpacking District, the West Village, Hudson Square and TriBeCa. At points north of Canal Street, traffic on Washington Street travels south; at points south of Canal Street, it travels north.