Brooklyn Bridge & FDR Drive at South Street
Brooklyn Bridge, FDR Drive and South Street meet at a seven-way junction in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the South Street Seaport Historic District. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. United States Post Office, Peck Slip Station stands 610 feet away. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the apple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredCycling
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
A ramp to the FDR Drive southbound starts at this corner.
- 55 8th Avenue Gas station2.5 miles
- 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2016.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10038
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 1
- Police precinct
- 1 and 5 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Financial District-Battery Park City
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the apple.
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the South Street Seaport Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 86 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and mostly built between 1813 and 1864.
- Meyer's Hotel Designated landmark500 feet
- United States Post Office, Peck Slip Station Designated landmark610 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk