Broadway & East 19th Street

Broadway and East 19th 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, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance is 130 feet away, and W. & J. Sloane Building stands 150 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St-Union Sq, is about three minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and five more. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places and 146 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St-Union Sq
780 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
5 Av/W 20 St · M1, M2, M3, M55
Within a walk
33 places
9 listed historic places, 8 trade or language schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & East 19th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St-Union Sq, 780 feet from this corner, about three 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
    780 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
    840 feet
    R W
  2. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    1,310 feet
    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 5 Av/W 20 St, 570 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3 and M55.

  • 47 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 20 St M1, M2, M3, M55 · Shelter
    570 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M55
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Broadway.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & E 19 St 99 docks in all
    80 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
    0.3 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2024

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 2,000 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 1900 and 1925.

Since 2014 at least 58 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Eleven 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
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2024 and March 2026, 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 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Broadway

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 19th Street

  • Metered parking 10 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 10 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

South side of East 19th Street

  • Metered parking 9 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 9 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101658, 103710, 105465 and 106912.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Ladies' Mile Historic District.

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and 185 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1851 and 1903.

  1. W. & J. Sloane Building Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. Hoyt Building Designated landmark
    150 feet
  3. Goelet Building Designated landmark
    190 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 9 listed historic places
  • 8 trade or language schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance School
    130 feet
  2. Midtown School-Business Trade or language school
    400 feet
  3. Pacific College of Health & Science College
    590 feet
Show all 14
  1. American Hi-Tech Business School Trade or language school
    590 feet
  2. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    590 feet
  3. General Assembly Trade or language school
    590 feet
  4. Rebecca School
    940 feet
  5. Madison Business & Data Proc Inst Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  6. The Montessori at Flatiron Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
  7. The East Chelsea Childrens Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,190 feet
  8. New York Conservatory for Dramatic A College
    1,200 feet
  9. Eastern Technical School Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  10. American Hi-Tech Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  11. Commercial Programing Unlimited Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    530 feet
  2. Evelyn's Playground
    800 feet
  3. Madison Square Park
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Union Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    690 feet
  2. Public space at Madison Green Public space
    1,020 feet
  3. Public space at 108 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Listed historic place
    370 feet
  2. Century Building Listed historic place
    640 feet
  3. Decker Building Listed historic place
    780 feet
Show all 10
  1. Bank of the Metropolis Listed historic place
    840 feet
  2. Scribner Building Listed historic place
    850 feet
  3. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  4. Flatiron Building Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  5. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  6. Players, The Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  7. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary St George Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 14 Fire station
    560 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    420 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    710 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 146 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or East 19th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.