Transportation The Subway is within walking distance at Astor Place, Union Square and 1st Avenue at 14th Street which connects to the 4,5,6,N,R,1,2,3,9,A,C,E,B,D,F,Q,G,M,J and Z lines. Bus M8 goes west from 10th Street and Avenue B towards Astor Place, Washington Square Park and the West Village. The M9 goes south from 9th Street and Avenue B to the Financial District and northwest to Union Square. see bus map: http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/manbus.pdf