South Street & FDR Drive
South Street and FDR Drive meet at a three-way junction in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. East River Waterfront Esplanade is under 10 feet away, and the Engine 4/Ladder 15 firehouse is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Whitehall St-South Ferry, is about four minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, four of them parks, and 31 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Whitehall St-South Ferry, 1,010 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 3 lines at the nearest station
- 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Whitehall St-South Ferry 1, R, W1,010 feet1 R W
Next trains at this station
Uptown
3 lines- 1 …
- R …
- W …
Downtown
2 lines- R …
- W …
Also within a walk
- Bowling Green 4, 50.4 miles4 5
- Wall St 2, 30.4 miles2 3
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, 740 feet away, for the M15.
- 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
- South St/Whitehall St M15740 feetM15
Next buses at this stop
- M15 …
Cycling
- 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- South St & Broad St 31 docks in all340 feet
By car
A ramp to the FDR Drive northbound starts at this corner.
- 55 8th Avenue Gas station3 miles
- 1 West Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- Two of the streets are 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 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 18 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1828 and 1857.
- First Precinct Police Station Designated landmark800 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Vietnam Veterans Plaza.
- Vietnam Memorial Memorial wall by William Fellows and Peter Wormser, 1985320 feet
- Coenties Ship Sculpture by Bryan Hunt, 2006630 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 parks
- 4 public spaces
- 3 ferry landings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Urban Assembly New York Harbor School660 feet
- Bright Horizons at Broad Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- East River Waterfront Esplanade Parkunder 10 feet
- Vietnam Veterans Plaza130 feet
- Peter Minuit Plaza in The Battery Park feature890 feet
Show all 5
- The Battery Park920 feet
- Old Slip Park1,280 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at 2 New York Plaza Public space310 feet
- Public space at 1 New York Plaza Public space940 feet
- Public space at Financial Square Public space1,150 feet
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- Public space at 55 Water Street Public space1,270 feet
Health care
- MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing home or hospice1,270 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- First Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place1,140 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 4/Ladder 15 Fire station1,150 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other places
- Governors Island Ferry Manhattan Terminal Ferry landing · landmark · listed historic place580 feet
- Whitehall Ferry Terminal Ferry landing · landmark1,150 feet
- Pier 11 Wall Street Ferry Landing1,310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- South Street & FDR Drive 160 feet
- FDR Drive Viaduct & South Street 660 feet
- South Street & Old Slip 900 feet
- South Street & Broad Street 1,020 feet
- East River Esplanade & Pedestrian and Bike Path Link 1,110 feet
- Front Street & Old Slip 1,140 feet
- South Street & Gouverneur Lane 1,150 feet
- Water Street & State Street 1,220 feet
See every intersection along FDR Drive or South Street.