FDR Drive Viaduct & South Street
FDR Drive Viaduct and South Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Governors Island Ferry Manhattan Terminal is 200 feet away, and National Museum of the American Indian is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Whitehall St-South Ferry, is about a minute on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, three of them parks, and 61 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Whitehall St-South Ferry, 350 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 3 lines at the nearest station
- 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Whitehall St-South Ferry 1, R, W350 feet1 R W
Next trains at this station
Uptown
3 lines- 1 …
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Downtown
2 lines- R …
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Also within a walk
- Bowling Green 4, 50.3 miles4 5
- Broad St J, Z0.4 milesJ Z
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Passages” (2000) by Frank Giorgini and “See it split, see it change” (2009) by Doug & Michael Starn at the Whitehall St-South Ferry station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is South St/Whitehall St, 80 feet away, for the M15.
- 28 routes within a ten-minute walk
- South St/Whitehall St M1580 feetM15
Next buses at this stop
- M15 …
Cycling
- 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- South St & Whitehall St 55 docks in all420 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at South Street & FDR Drive, 660 feet by car along the streets.
- 1 West Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10004
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 1
- Police precinct
- 1
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Financial District-Battery Park City
The streets
- One travel lane
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 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 in 1969.
Since 2014 at least 330 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Federal (late). They were mostly built between 1828 and 1854.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Battery Park.
- Coast Guard Memorial Statue by Norman Millet Thomas, 1955310 feet
- John Wolfe Ambrose Bust by Andrew O'Connor, Jr. and Frederick George Richard Roth, 1936730 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.
- 7 public spaces
- 3 parks
- 2 ferry landings
- 2 museums
- 1 courthouse
- 7 other places
Schools and child care
- Urban Assembly New York Harbor School240 feet
- Bright Horizons at Broad Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5480 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- East River Waterfront Esplanade Park70 feet
- Peter Minuit Plaza in The Battery Park feature230 feet
- The Battery Park260 feet
Show all 5
- Vietnam Veterans Plaza730 feet
- Battery Park Playground830 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at 1 New York Plaza Public space280 feet
- Public space at 2 New York Plaza Public space730 feet
- Coenties Slip Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,210 feet
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- Public space at 1 State Street Plaza Public space790 feet
- Public space at 4 New York Plaza Public space860 feet
- Public space at 17 State Street Public space1,090 feet
- Public space at 1 Battery Park Plaza Public space1,130 feet
- Public space at Goldman Sachs Public space1,300 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Fraunces Tavern Museum Listed historic place970 feet
- Fraunces Tavern Block Listed historic place1,060 feet
- National Museum of the American Indian Museum · listed historic place1,250 feet
Houses of worship
- St Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine Listed historic place780 feet
Community centers and public services
- US Bankruptcy Court Courthouse · listed historic place1,300 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Whole Foods Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy1,130 feet
Other places
- Governors Island Ferry Manhattan Terminal Ferry landing · landmark · listed historic place200 feet
- Whitehall Ferry Terminal Ferry landing · landmark490 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 61 places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- South Street & Broad Street 360 feet
- East River Esplanade & Pedestrian and Bike Path Link 450 feet
- Water Street & State Street 560 feet
- South Street & FDR Drive 660 feet
- South Street & FDR Drive 690 feet
- Water Street & Moore Street 730 feet
- Water Street & Broad Street 790 feet
- Pearl Street & Whitehall Street 820 feet
See every intersection along South Street.