Broadway & East 17th Street

Broadway and East 17th Street meet at a five-way junction in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Ladies' Mile Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Union Square Park is 30 feet away, and Parish Building stands 150 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St-Union Sq, is about a minute on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, eight of them schools, and 154 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St-Union Sq
280 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
Park Av South/E 18 St · M1, M2, M3
Within a walk
38 places
8 schools, 7 listed historic places and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & East 17th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St-Union Sq, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    280 feet
    4 5 6 L N Q R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
7 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. N …
  5. Q …
  6. R …
  7. W …
Downtown
7 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. N …
  5. Q …
  6. R …
  7. W …
West Side
1 line
  1. L …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. 23 St R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W
  2. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Framing Union Square” (1998) by Mary Miss at the 14 St-Union Sq station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Park Av South/E 18 St, 600 feet away, for the M1, M2 and M3.

  • 48 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Park Av South/E 18 St M1, M2, M3
    600 feet
    M1 M2 M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Broadway, East 17th Street and Union Square West.

  • 140 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 9 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 17 St & Broadway 78 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 5-9 Union Square West Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    820 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
2 and 3 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the magnolia.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Broadway

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 17th Street

  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 8 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 17th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Union Square West

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • Farmers market 2 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 5AM-7PM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103708 and 106118.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Ladies' Mile Historic District.

Within 820 feet are ten Individual Landmarks, and 133 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1858 and 1902.

  1. Parish Building Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. The Union Building Designated landmark
    190 feet
  3. The Bank of the Metropolis Designated landmark
    220 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Union Square Park.

  1. Abraham Lincoln Statue by Henry Kirke Brown, 1870
    340 feet
  2. Union Square Drinking Fountain Fountain by Karl Adolf Donndorf, 1881
    390 feet
  3. Marquis de Lafayette Statue by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, 1876
    530 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 8 schools
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 7 trade or language schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance School
    630 feet
  2. The East Chelsea Childrens Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    690 feet
  3. Eastern Technical School Trade or language school
    790 feet
Show all 18
  1. Midtown School-Business Trade or language school
    900 feet
  2. The Clinton School
    910 feet
  3. Pacific College of Health & Science College
    1,090 feet
  4. American Hi-Tech Business School Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  5. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  6. General Assembly Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  7. American Hi-Tech Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  8. Commercial Programing Unlimited Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  9. Academy for Software Engineering School
    1,240 feet
  10. Gramercy Arts High School
    1,240 feet
  11. International High School at Union Square School
    1,240 feet
  12. Success Academy Charter School - Union Square School
    1,240 feet
  13. The High School for Language and Diplomacy School
    1,240 feet
  14. Union Square Academy for Health Sciences School
    1,240 feet
  15. Beginnings Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    30 feet
  2. Evelyn's Playground
    300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Union Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    190 feet
  2. Public space at 108 Fifth Avenue Public space
    960 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Decker Building Listed historic place
    280 feet
  2. Century Building Listed historic place
    350 feet
  3. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Listed historic place
    870 feet
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  1. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Listed historic place
    540 feet
  2. Lincoln Building Listed historic place
    820 feet
  3. Union Square Listed historic place
    980 feet
  4. Center for Jewish History Research library · arts or cultural center
    1,050 feet
  5. Yivo Institute for Jewish Research Historic site
    1,170 feet
  6. 14th Street - Union Square Subway Station (IRT, BMT) Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  7. Margaret Sanger Clinic Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,280 feet
  2. Village Temple House of worship
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 14 Fire station
    490 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    310 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    560 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    880 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    660 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,280 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 154 places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Broadway, East 17th Street or Union Square West.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.