South Street & Dover Street

South Street and Dover Street meet at a three-way junction in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the South Street Seaport Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. East River Waterfront Esplanade is under 10 feet away. The nearest subway, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, is about eight minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, two of them listed historic places, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
760 feet
Frankfort St/Pearl St · M22, QM7, QM8, QM11 +2
Within a walk
12 places
2 listed historic places, 2 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
South Street & Dover Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St 4, 5, 6, J, Z
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6 J Z

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. J …
  5. Z …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Fulton St 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
    0.5 miles
    2 3 4 5 A C J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Cable Crossing” (1996) by Mark Gibian at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frankfort St/Pearl St, 760 feet away, for the M22, QM7, QM8, QM11 and two more.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frankfort St/Pearl St M22, QM7, QM8, QM11 +2 · Shelter
    760 feet
    M22 QM7 QM8 QM11 QM25 QM65
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M22 …
  2. QM7 …
  3. QM8 …
  4. QM11 …
  5. QM25 …
  6. QM65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Dover Street.

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Peck Slip & South St 45 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

A ramp to the FDR Drive southbound starts at this corner.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.5 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2023

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
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the apple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dover Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Dover Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of South Street

  • No standing 15 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of South Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

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.

  1. Meyer's Hotel Designated landmark
    460 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 garden
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Peck Slip School Landmark
    770 feet
  2. New York City Charter School of the Arts School
    890 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    under 10 feet
  2. Peck Slip Park
    340 feet
  3. FishBridge Park Garden
    410 feet
Show all 5
  1. Fishbridge Garden Dog Run
    640 feet
  2. Imagination Playground
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Pier 17 Public space
    820 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. South Street Seaport Historic District Listed historic place
    510 feet
  2. South Street Seaport Museum Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  3. Brooklyn Bridge Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and one food store.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dover Street or South Street.

Sources: NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.