South Street & Wall Street

South Street and Wall Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The installation “Community Island Pond” is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, Wall St, is about four minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, nine of them listed historic places, and 56 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wall St
1,180 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
Water St/Wall St · M15, SIM5, SIM35
Within a walk
34 places
15 public spaces, 9 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
South Street & Wall Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wall St, 1,180 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wall St 2, 3
    1,180 feet
    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. Wall St 4, 5
    0.4 miles
    4 5

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/Wall St, 520 feet away, for the M15, SIM5 and SIM35.

  • 28 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Water St/Wall St M15, SIM5, SIM35 · Shelter
    520 feet
    M15 SIM5 SIM35
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …
  2. SIM5 …
  3. SIM35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 56 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
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Brooklyn Bridge & FDR Drive at South Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.7 miles
  2. 200 Liberty Street Charging for electric cars, two 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 five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2023
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,800 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 1961 and 1969.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2025 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of South Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYC DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Wall Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 10AM-10PM

South side of Wall Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 10AM-10PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 100218.

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 1835 and 1911.

  1. First Precinct Police Station Designated landmark
    580 feet
  2. Beaver Building Designated landmark
    690 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
    160 feet
  2. Shadow Garden Installation by Carl Cheng, 2001
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 15 public spaces
  • 9 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 1 ferry landing
  • 1 fire station
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kwenda Collegiate Girls Charter School
    360 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    under 10 feet
  2. Old Slip Park
    850 feet
  3. Imagination Playground
    910 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden
    1,060 feet
  2. Vietnam Veterans Plaza
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 111 Wall Street Public space
    280 feet
  2. Public space at 110 Wall Street Public space
    370 feet
  3. Public space at 100 Wall Street Public space
    480 feet
Show all 15
  1. Public space at 180 Maiden Lane Public space
    530 feet
  2. Public space at 95 Wall Street Public space
    540 feet
  3. Public space at Financial Square Public space
    540 feet
  4. Public space at Barclays Bank Public space
    690 feet
  5. Public space at Wall Street Plaza Public space
    700 feet
  6. Public space at 77 Water Street Public space
    750 feet
  7. Public space at 10 Hanover Square Public space
    990 feet
  8. Public space at Pier 17 Public space
    1,000 feet
  9. Public space at 55 Water Street Public space
    1,030 feet
  10. Public space at J.P. Morgan Public space
    1,070 feet
  11. Public space at 175 Water Street Public space
    1,100 feet
  12. Public space at 100 Pearl Street Public space
    1,230 feet

Health care

  1. MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing home or hospice
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. First Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place
    770 feet
  2. John Street Building No. 170--176 Listed historic place
    930 feet
  3. Wall and Hanover Building Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
Show all 10
  1. W.O. Decker (Tugboat) Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  2. Helen McAllister, Harbor Tugboat Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  3. Wavertree Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  4. First National City Bank (Merchants' Exchange) Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  5. South Street Seaport Museum Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  6. Schermerhorn Row Block Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  7. Bank of New York Building Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 4/Ladder 15 Fire station
    540 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    500 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    640 feet

Other places

  1. Pier 11 Wall Street Ferry Landing
    260 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 56 places to eat and five food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along South Street or Wall Street.

Sources: 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.