Battery Place & 2nd Place

Battery Place and 2nd Place meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. P.S. M094 is 250 feet away, and the Sphere is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, Bowling Green, is about six minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bowling Green
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 4, 5
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Battery Pl/3 Pl · M20
Within a walk
15 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 monuments or memorials and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Battery Place & 2nd Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bowling Green, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bowling Green 4, 5
    0.3 miles
    4 5

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Rector St 1
    0.3 miles
    1
  2. Rector St R, W
    0.4 miles
    R W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Battery Pl/3 Pl, 190 feet away, for the M20.

  • 27 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Battery Pl/3 Pl M20
    190 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Little West St & 1 Pl 35 docks in all
    600 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at Hugh L Carey Tunnel Entrance, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.6 miles
  2. Liberty Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10280
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Financial District-Battery Park City
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 2nd Place

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 2nd Place

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 5AM-6PM

East side of Battery Place

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Battery Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Art Deco, and built between 1902 and 1931.

  1. 21 West Street Building Designated landmark
    600 feet
  2. Downtown Athletic Club Building Designated landmark
    610 feet
  3. Whitehall Building; Greater Whitehall Building Designated landmark
    680 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 monuments or memorials
  • 2 museums
  • 2 parks
  • 2 public spaces
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Battery Park City School
    250 feet
  2. P.S. M094 School
    250 feet
  3. Green Ivy Battery Park Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    920 feet
Show all 5
  1. Playto Battery Park Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    960 feet
  2. Battery Park City Day Nursery Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Battery Park City Park
    140 feet
  2. The Battery Park
    1,000 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Pier A Public space
    1,050 feet
  2. Public space at 50 West Street Public space
    1,070 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Skyscraper Museum
    390 feet
  2. Museum of Jewish Heritage Museum
    430 feet
  3. American Merchant Mariners Memorial Monument or memorial
    1,150 feet
Show all 6
  1. Giovanni Da Verrazzano Monument Monument or memorial
    1,150 feet
  2. The Sphere Public artwork
    1,220 feet
  3. City Pier A Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Place or Battery Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.