Division Road & West Way

Division Road and West Way meet at a three-way junction in The Battery-Governors Island-Ellis Island-Liberty Island, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Governors Island Historic District. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Detachment Barracks, First Army stands 210 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are five public places. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Within a walk
5 places
5 parks, within five minutes

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Division Road & West Way Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Division Road and West Way.

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Yankee Ferry Terminal 42 docks in all
    430 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10004
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Elevation
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Governors Island Historic District.

Thirteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Georgian, and mostly built between 1904 and 1940.

  1. War Department Theater Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. Detachment Barracks, First Army Designated landmark
    210 feet
  3. Army Young Men's Christian Association (Fort Jay) Designated landmark
    290 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 parks

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Governors Island Park
    350 feet
  2. South Battery Park
    820 feet
  3. Liggett Terrace Park
    860 feet
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  1. Hammock Grove Park
    910 feet
  2. Parade Ground Park
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.

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
  • Homes within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Division Road or West Way.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYPD, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 3, 2026.