South Street & Gouverneur Lane

South Street and Gouverneur Lane meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Pier 11 Wall Street Ferry Landing is 160 feet away, and the installation “Shadow Garden” is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, Wall St, is about six minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, five of them listed historic places, and 71 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wall St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
490 feet
Water St/Gouverneur LN · M15, M15 SBS
Within a walk
28 places
14 public spaces, 5 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
South Street & Gouverneur Lane Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wall St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wall St 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Broad St J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z
  2. Whitehall St-South Ferry 1, R, W
    0.4 miles
    1 R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Subway Wall” (1990) by Harry Roseman at the Wall St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Water St/Gouverneur LN, 490 feet away, for the M15 and M15 SBS.

  • 28 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Water St/Gouverneur LN M15, M15 SBS
    490 feet
    M15 M15 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …
  2. M15 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 53 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. South St & Gouverneur Ln 43 docks in all
    130 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at South Street & FDR Drive, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.8 miles
  2. 1 West Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10005
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Financial District-Battery Park City
Elevation
4 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Gouverneur Lane

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of Gouverneur Lane

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

East side of South Street

  • No standing 14 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of South Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1836 and 1911.

  1. First Precinct Police Station Designated landmark
    320 feet
  2. Beaver Building Designated landmark
    660 feet
  3. Hanover Bank Building Designated landmark
    820 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest at East River Greenway.

  1. Community Island Pond Installation by Carl Cheng, 2001
    190 feet
  2. Shadow Garden Installation by Carl Cheng, 2001
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 14 public spaces
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 1 ferry landing
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter School
    560 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    under 10 feet
  2. Old Slip Park
    570 feet
  3. Vietnam Veterans Plaza
    840 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden
    990 feet
  2. Imagination Playground
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 111 Wall Street Public space
    260 feet
  2. Public space at Financial Square Public space
    270 feet
  3. Public space at 95 Wall Street Public space
    410 feet
Show all 14
  1. Public space at 77 Water Street Public space
    480 feet
  2. Public space at 110 Wall Street Public space
    650 feet
  3. Public space at Barclays Bank Public space
    700 feet
  4. Public space at 10 Hanover Square Public space
    720 feet
  5. Public space at 100 Wall Street Public space
    750 feet
  6. Public space at 55 Water Street Public space
    750 feet
  7. Public space at 180 Maiden Lane Public space
    810 feet
  8. Public space at 100 Pearl Street Public space
    960 feet
  9. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    970 feet
  10. Public space at 2 New York Plaza Public space
    1,200 feet
  11. Public space at Pier 17 Public space
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing home or hospice
    750 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. First Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place
    500 feet
  2. New York Cotton Exchange (India House) Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  3. John Street Building No. 170--176 Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
Show all 5
  1. Wall and Hanover Building Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  2. Stone Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 4/Ladder 15 Fire station
    270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    690 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    800 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    430 feet

Other places

  1. Pier 11 Wall Street Ferry Landing
    160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 71 places to eat and four food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Gouverneur Lane or South Street.

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