South Street & John Street

South Street and John Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the South Street Seaport Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. East River Waterfront Esplanade is under 10 feet away, and Pier 11 Wall Street Ferry Landing is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, Fulton St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2, 3, 4 and five more. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places and 65 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fulton St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
Water St/John St · QM11, QM25
Within a walk
33 places
11 public spaces, 10 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
South Street & John Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z
    0.3 miles
    2 3 4 5 A C J Z

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Wall St 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3
  2. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    0.4 miles
    2 3 A C E R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists three works at the Fulton St station, among them “Astral Grating” (1987) by Nancy Holt and “Marine Grill Murals, c. 1913 for the McAlpin Hotel” (2000) by Frederick Dana Marsh.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Water St/John St, 560 feet away, for the QM11 and QM25.

  • 25 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Water St/John St QM11, QM25
    560 feet
    QM11 QM25

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM11 …
  2. QM25 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Water St & Fletcher St 79 docks in all
    720 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Brooklyn Bridge & FDR Drive at South Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.7 miles
  2. 25 Park Row Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.7 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

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
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

Homes

About 2,200 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 between 1971 and 1973.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of John Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of John Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of South Street

  • No standing 17 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of South Street

  • Farmers market 2 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY JUNE 1 - NOV 30 SATURDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 115989.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the South Street Seaport Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 74 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1811 and 1843.

  1. Hickson W. Field Stores Designated landmark
    100 feet
  2. Schermerhorn Row Designated landmark
    190 feet
  3. Fulton Market Designated landmark
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 11 public spaces
  • 10 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. KinderCare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  2. New York City Charter School of the Arts School
    1,080 feet
  3. Titus School
    1,160 feet
Show all 5
  1. Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter School
    1,180 feet
  2. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    under 10 feet
  2. Imagination Playground
    30 feet
  3. Pearl St Playground
    830 feet
Show all 4
  1. Peck Slip Park
    920 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Pier 17 Public space
    360 feet
  2. Public space at 175 Water Street Public space
    520 feet
  3. Public space at 180 Maiden Lane Public space
    600 feet
Show all 11
  1. Public space at 180 Water Street Public space
    720 feet
  2. Public space at 200 Water Street Public space
    800 feet
  3. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    830 feet
  4. Public space at 160 Water Street Public space
    840 feet
  5. Public space at 110 Wall Street Public space
    910 feet
  6. Public space at 100 Wall Street Public space
    1,080 feet
  7. Public space at 111 Wall Street Public space
    1,160 feet
  8. Public space at 15 Cliff Street Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. John Street Building No. 170--176 Listed historic place
    120 feet
  2. South Street Seaport Museum Listed historic place
    310 feet
  3. Schermerhorn Row Block Listed historic place
    310 feet
Show all 11
  1. W.O. Decker (Tugboat) Listed historic place
    630 feet
  2. Helen McAllister, Harbor Tugboat Listed historic place
    660 feet
  3. Ambrose (Lightship) Listed historic place
    810 feet
  4. South Street Seaport Historic District Listed historic place
    930 feet
  5. Wavertree Listed historic place
    950 feet
  6. Lettie G. Howard (Schooner) Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  7. John A. Lynch (Ferryboat) Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  8. Insurance Company of North America Building Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Peck Slip Retail Post Office Listed historic place
    850 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    560 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    1,300 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    830 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. Pier 11 Wall Street Ferry Landing
    1,140 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 65 places to eat and five food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along John Street 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.