Broadway & East 18th Street

Broadway and East 18th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Ladies' Mile Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. MacIntyre Building stands 100 feet away, and Hess Building stands 100 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St-Union Sq, is about two minutes on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, nine of them listed historic places, and 153 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St-Union Sq
520 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
630 feet
Park Av South/E 18 St · M1, M2, M3
Within a walk
31 places
9 listed historic places, 7 trade or language schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & East 18th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St-Union Sq, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes 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
    520 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
    1,090 feet
    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, 630 feet away, for the M1, M2 and M3.

  • 47 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Park Av South/E 18 St M1, M2, M3
    630 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.

  • 180 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & E 19 St 99 docks in all
    200 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.2 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
    1,070 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, June 2021

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

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

Homes

About 1,500 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 1898 and 1913.

Trees

Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2024 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Broadway

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 18th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 18th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 105465, 105466 and 106625.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Ladies' Mile Historic District.

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and 170 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1852 and 1903.

  1. MacIntyre Building Designated landmark
    100 feet
  2. Hess Building Designated landmark
    100 feet
  3. Hoyt Building Designated landmark
    120 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
    570 feet
  2. Union Square Drinking Fountain Fountain by Karl Adolf Donndorf, 1881
    640 feet
  3. Marquis de Lafayette Statue by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, 1876
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 9 listed historic places
  • 7 trade or language schools
  • 3 schools
  • 2 public spaces
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance School
    380 feet
  2. Midtown School-Business Trade or language school
    650 feet
  3. Pacific College of Health & Science College
    840 feet
Show all 12
  1. American Hi-Tech Business School Trade or language school
    840 feet
  2. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    840 feet
  3. General Assembly Trade or language school
    840 feet
  4. The East Chelsea Childrens Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  5. Eastern Technical School Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  6. American Hi-Tech Trade or language school
    1,100 feet
  7. Commercial Programing Unlimited Trade or language school
    1,100 feet
  8. The Clinton School
    1,160 feet
  9. Rebecca School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    280 feet
  2. Evelyn's Playground
    550 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Union Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    440 feet
  2. Public space at 108 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,140 feet
  3. Public space at Madison Green Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Century Building Listed historic place
    390 feet
  2. Decker Building Listed historic place
    530 feet
  3. Bank of the Metropolis Listed historic place
    590 feet
Show all 10
  1. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Listed historic place
    630 feet
  2. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Listed historic place
    760 feet
  3. Lincoln Building Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  4. Scribner Building Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  5. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  6. Union Square Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  7. Flatiron Building Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Center for Jewish History Arts or cultural center
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary St George Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 14 Fire station
    310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    550 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    810 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    580 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 153 places to eat and six food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or East 18th 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.