Governors Island Path & West Way

Governors Island Path and West Way meet at a three-way junction in The Battery-Governors Island-Ellis Island-Liberty Island, Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Liggett Terrace is 680 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along West Way.

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

Map

Layers
Governors Island Path & West Way Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on West Way.

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Yankee Ferry Terminal 42 docks in all
    980 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
12 feet above sea level

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Georgian, and built between 1926 and 1940.

  1. 16th Infantry Regimental Barracks Designated landmark
    590 feet
  2. Detachment Barracks, First Army Designated landmark
    650 feet
  3. War Department Theater Designated landmark
    700 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 parks

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Liggett Terrace Park
    680 feet
  2. Hammock Grove Park
    730 feet
  3. Governors Island Park
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Play Lawn Park
    1,150 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Governors Island Path 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.