Washington Commons

Washington Commons is a park in Manhattan, New York. Washington Commons is situated near Whitney Museum of American Art, as well as near the apartment building Superior Ink.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Whitney Museum of American Art and Little Island at Pier 55.

Whitney Museum of American Art

Museum

Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.

The Whitney Museum of American Art is a modern and contemporary American art museum in the Meatpacking District and West Village neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States. Whitney Museum of American Art is situated 460 feet north of Washington Commons.

Little Island at Pier 55

Park

Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim, CC BY 2.0.

Little Island at Pier 55 is an artificial island and a public park within Hudson River Park, just off the western coast of Manhattan in New York City. Designed by Heatherwick Studio, it is near the intersection of West Street and West 13th Street in the Meatpacking District and Chelsea neighborhoods of Manhattan. Little Island at Pier 55 is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Washington Commons.

Stonewall Inn

Photo: Antigng, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Stonewall Inn is a gay bar and recreational tavern at 53 Christopher Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Stonewall Inn is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Washington Commons.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chelsea and Greenwich Village.

Chelsea

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Sitting on the southwest side of Midtown Manhattan, Chelsea has a huge concentration of art galleries and is a popular dining and nightlife district. The area along 8th Avenue is the center of gay social life in Manhattan.

Greenwich Village

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Greenwich Village is a well-known, largely residential district in Manhattan, once famous for its vibrant art and literary community. Nowadays the neighborhood is so gentrified that the artists and poets who once lived here wouldn't be able to afford the rents, but the Village is still worth a visit for its lovely tree-lined streets and colorful history.

Washington Square Village

Neighborhood

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Washington Square Village is an apartment complex in a superblock in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. WSV was developed by Paul Tishman and Morton S.

Washington Commons

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.73845° or 40° 44′ 18″ north

Longitude

-74.0083° or 74° 0′ 30″ west

Open location code

87G7PXQR+9M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 893841889

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Superior Ink and Pier 51 Playground.

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Places to explore: Temple St. Clair and Citi Bike - Washington St & Gansevoort St.

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