South Street & Brooklyn Bridge
South Street and Brooklyn Bridge meet at a three-way junction in Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. United States Post Office, Peck Slip Station stands 710 feet away. A bike lane separated from traffic runs through this corner. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, most in buildings of ten homes or more. Sixteen 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
A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
- 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at South Street, 90 feet by car along the streets.
- 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 cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10038
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 1
- Police precinct
- 5
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Chinatown-Two Bridges
- Elevation
- 4 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,300 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 1950.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the apple.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 64 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and built between 1792 and 1974.
- Meyer's Hotel Designated landmark680 feet
- United States Post Office, Peck Slip Station Designated landmark710 feet
- Brooklyn Bridge Designated landmark810 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