Manhattan · Neighborhood guide
Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village
Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village are residential communities beside the East River. View the housing from surrounding public streets and explore nearby Stuyvesant Cove Park, where Solar One connects the waterfront with environmental learning.
Peter Cooper Village at First Avenue and East 23rd Street, photographed in March 2018.
Understanding Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village
Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village were part of the east-side waterfront's shift from industry to large residential developments in the late 1940s. Metropolitan Life developed the housing. The two communities remain distinct properties.
Solar One links city-owned Stuyvesant Cove Park with environmental education and stewardship. Its education center opened in 2025.
At the adjoining northern edge, the Asser Levy bathhouse opened in 1908 during the campaign for municipal washing facilities in a city where many tenements lacked bathrooms. Its Roman-bath-inspired architecture adds a public-health history beside the later housing developments.
Places to explore
Stuyvesant Cove Park
East River waterfrontChoose the park for its native planting beside the river. Check Solar One's current park information before joining an activity or planning an onward waterfront connection.
Solar One Environmental Education Center
At Stuyvesant Cove ParkLook for a scheduled public program. Arrange school and teacher visits through Solar One.
Asser Levy Public Baths and Recreation Center
392 Asser Levy Place, at East 23rd Street and FDR Drive; adjoining northern edgeView the bathhouse exterior, or check NYC Parks' limited-access eligibility and separate center and pool schedules before planning an indoor activity.
Read the NYFE place guide
Planning a visit
Choose the waterfront park, a scheduled Solar One program or the bathhouse exterior as your arrival point. Follow the chosen operator's entrance instructions.
StuyTown's residential amenities are for residents.
Sources and visitor information
- StuyTown and Peter Cooper VillageStuyTown
- Stuyvesant Cove ParkSolar One
- Solar One Environmental Education CenterSolar One
- Manhattan Community Board 6 197-a PlanManhattan Community Board 6
- Asser Levy Recreation Center, Pool and Playground historyNYC Parks
- Asser Levy Recreation CenterNYC Parks
- 2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas (NTAs), NYC Open Data 26BNYC Department of City Planning / NYC Open Data