Broadway & East 21st Street

Broadway and East 21st 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, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Broadway Building stands 110 feet away, and Pacific College of Health & Science is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St, is about a minute on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, nine of them listed historic places, and 171 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St
320 feet · 1 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
590 feet
E 23 St/Broadway · M23 SBS
Within a walk
37 places
9 listed historic places, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & East 21st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St, 320 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St R, W
    320 feet
    R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    980 feet
    6
  2. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    1,290 feet
    4 5 6 L N Q R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Memories of Twenty-Third Street” (2002) by Keith Godard at the 23 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 23 St/Broadway, 590 feet away, for the M23 SBS.

  • 46 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 23 St/Broadway M23 SBS
    590 feet
    M23 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M23 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Broadway and East 21st Street.

  • 208 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & E 21 St 54 docks in all
    10 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
    1.2 miles
  2. 4 West 21st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    610 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10010
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
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Trees

Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2021 and September 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM 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 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 21st Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM

South side of East 21st Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102397, 103027, 106275 and 106443.

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 is one Individual Landmark, and 167 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1854 and 1904.

  1. Broadway Building Designated landmark
    110 feet
  2. Bradish Johnson Building Designated landmark
    170 feet
  3. Warren Building Designated landmark
    190 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. William Henry Seward Statue by Randolph Rogers, 1876
    630 feet
  2. Roscoe Conkling Statue by John Quincy Adams Ward, 1893
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 9 listed historic places
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 trade or language schools
  • 4 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Pacific College of Health & Science College
    110 feet
  2. American Hi-Tech Business School Trade or language school
    110 feet
  3. Rebecca School
    420 feet
Show all 17
  1. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    110 feet
  2. General Assembly Trade or language school
    110 feet
  3. Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance School
    550 feet
  4. The Montessori at Flatiron Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    670 feet
  5. Madison Business & Data Proc Inst Trade or language school
    690 feet
  6. Midtown School-Business Trade or language school
    840 feet
  7. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,010 feet
  8. Marie Pense Center Preschool
    1,190 feet
  9. Ecole International Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,210 feet
  10. The Ecole Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,210 feet
  11. Ecole Internationale de New York School
    1,230 feet
  12. Nord Anglia International School, New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet
  13. Institute of Culinary Education (The Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  14. Manhattan Village Academy School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Madison Square Park
    610 feet
  2. Worth Square
    960 feet
  3. Union Square Park
    1,050 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Madison Green Public space
    510 feet
  2. Flatiron Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    980 feet
  3. Worth Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,030 feet
Show all 4
  1. Union Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Scribner Building Listed historic place
    330 feet
  2. Flatiron Building Listed historic place
    500 feet
  3. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Listed historic place
    620 feet
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  1. Sidewalk Clock at 200 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. Church Missions House Listed historic place
    990 feet
  3. Van Alen Institute Research library
    1,000 feet
  4. United Charities Building Complex Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  5. Century Building Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  6. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  7. Decker Building Listed historic place
    1,300 feet
  8. Building at 304 Park Avenue South Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary St George Episcopal Church House of worship
    830 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 14 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    810 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    940 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,050 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,200 feet
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 171 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 or East 21st Street.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.