Battery Place & 3rd Place
Battery Place and 3rd Place meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Battery Park City is 140 feet away, and Whitehall Building; Greater Whitehall Building stands 790 feet away. The nearest subway, Rector St, is about six minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Rector St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Rector St 10.3 miles1
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- 1 …
Downtown
1 line- 1 …
Also within a walk
- Rector St R, W0.3 milesR W
- Bowling Green 4, 50.3 miles4 5
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Battery Pl/3 Pl, 80 feet away, for the M20.
- 27 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Battery Pl/3 Pl M2080 feetM20
Next buses at this stop
- M20 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- West Thames St 73 docks in all440 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.
- 55 8th Avenue Gas station2.5 miles
- Liberty Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 4,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1969 and 1990.
Trees
NYC Parks records 99 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2014 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 3rd Place
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 3rd Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Battery Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Battery Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
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.
- 21 West Street Building Designated landmark610 feet
- Downtown Athletic Club Building Designated landmark640 feet
- Whitehall Building; Greater Whitehall Building Designated landmark790 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 public spaces
- 2 listed historic places
- 2 museums
- 2 parks
- 5 other places
Schools and child care
- Battery Park City School510 feet
- P.S. M094 School510 feet
- Green Ivy Battery Park Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5660 feet
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- Playto Battery Park Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5700 feet
- Battery Park City Day Nursery Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K960 feet
- The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
- Metropolitan College of NY (MCNY) College1,190 feet
- Language Studies International Trade or language school1,190 feet
- Manhattan Institute of Management (M Trade or language school1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Battery Park City Park140 feet
- The Battery Park1,260 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at 50 West Street Public space810 feet
- Public space at 40 Rector Street Public space1,190 feet
- Public space at 90 Washington Street Public space1,210 feet
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- Pier A Public space1,310 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Skyscraper Museum650 feet
- Museum of Jewish Heritage Museum690 feet
- Building at 21 West Street Listed historic place1,240 feet
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- Building at 19 Rector Street Listed historic place1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Gristedes Supermarket1,310 feet
- Whole Foods Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Battery Place & 2nd Place 260 feet
- Battery Place & West Thames Street 280 feet
- Little West Street & 2nd Place 480 feet
- West Thames Street & Robert R Douglass Pedestrian Overpass 520 feet
- Battery Place & 1st Place 520 feet
- South End Avenue & West Thames Street 520 feet
- West Street & Robert R Douglass Pedestrian Overpass 630 feet
- Little West Street & 1st Place 740 feet
See every intersection along Battery Place.