South Street & Old Slip

South Street and Old Slip meet at a three-way junction in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 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. The nearest subway, Wall St, is about five minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, five of them listed historic places, and 84 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
2 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wall St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
470 feet
Water St/Old Slip · M15, SIM5
Within a walk
32 places
15 public spaces, 5 listed historic places and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
South Street & Old Slip Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wall St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five 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
    0.3 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/Old Slip, 470 feet away, for the M15 and SIM5.

  • 28 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Water St/Old Slip M15, SIM5
    470 feet
    M15 SIM5

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …
  2. SIM5 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Old Slip and South Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Old Slip & South St 93 docks in all
    30 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at South Street & FDR Drive, 0.4 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
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2006

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
5 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and March 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Old Slip

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYC HEALTH & HOSPITALS CORPORATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Old Slip

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 10AM-10PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of South Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYC OWNED ELECTRIC VEHICLES CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 18 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of South Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING BUSES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 100033.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 15 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1836 and 1879.

  1. First Precinct Police Station Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. Beaver Building Designated landmark
    730 feet
  3. Hanover Bank Building Designated landmark
    730 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Community Island Pond Installation by Carl Cheng, 2001
    430 feet
  2. Vietnam Memorial Memorial wall by William Fellows and Peter Wormser, 1985
    610 feet
  3. Shadow Garden Installation by Carl Cheng, 2001
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 15 public spaces
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 ferry landing
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter School
    790 feet
  2. Bright Horizons at Broad Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,230 feet
  3. Sfinity Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    under 10 feet
  2. Old Slip Park
    380 feet
  3. Vietnam Veterans Plaza
    590 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden
    740 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Financial Square Public space
    250 feet
  2. Public space at 77 Water Street Public space
    440 feet
  3. Coenties Slip Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,060 feet
Show all 16
  1. Public space at 55 Water Street Public space
    500 feet
  2. Public space at 111 Wall Street Public space
    520 feet
  3. Public space at 10 Hanover Square Public space
    630 feet
  4. Public space at 95 Wall Street Public space
    640 feet
  5. Public space at 100 Pearl Street Public space
    710 feet
  6. Public space at 110 Wall Street Public space
    900 feet
  7. Public space at Barclays Bank Public space
    930 feet
  8. Public space at 2 New York Plaza Public space
    950 feet
  9. Public space at 100 Wall Street Public space
    990 feet
  10. Public space at 180 Maiden Lane Public space
    1,060 feet
  11. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    1,210 feet
  12. Public space at 4 New York Plaza Public space
    1,290 feet
  13. Public space at 55 Broad Street Public space
    1,290 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. First Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place
    250 feet
  2. New York Cotton Exchange (India House) Listed historic place
    860 feet
  3. Stone Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
Show all 6
  1. Wall and Hanover Building Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  2. Fraunces Tavern Block Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  3. Fraunces Tavern Museum Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 4/Ladder 15 Fire station
    250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    560 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    880 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    650 feet

Other places

  1. Pier 11 Wall Street Ferry Landing
    410 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 84 places to eat and three food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Old Slip or South Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.