East 10th Street & University Place

East 10th Street and University Place meet at a four-way crossing in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Hotel Grosvenor stands 420 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 St-NYU, is about four minutes on foot, and 18 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, six of them listed historic places, and 104 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 St-NYU
1,180 feet · 4 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
E 9 St/University Pl · M8
Within a walk
26 places
6 listed historic places, 6 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 10th Street & University Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 St-NYU, 1,180 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 18 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 St-NYU R, W
    1,180 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. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    1,190 feet
    4 5 6 L N Q R W
  2. Astor Pl 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Broadway Diary” (2002) by Timothy Snell at the 8 St-NYU station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 9 St/University Pl, 340 feet away, for the M8.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 9 St/University Pl M8
    340 feet
    M8

Next buses at this stop

  1. M8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 10th Street.

  • 108 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 10 St & 5 Ave 43 docks in all
    420 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 5-9 Union Square West Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 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.

  • 6 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 October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
2
Police precinct
6
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenwich Village
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 5,800 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 1923 and 1953.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees 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
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 10th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM

South side of East 10th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

East side of University Place

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of University Place

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103161 and 105348.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 129 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1834 and 1888.

  1. Hotel Grosvenor Designated landmark
    420 feet
  2. Hotel Van Rensselaer Designated landmark
    420 feet
  3. Hotel Alabama (now Hotel Van Rensselaer) Designated landmark
    440 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 6 listed historic places
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 colleges
  • 2 parks
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. La Petite Ecole Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    660 feet
  2. New York Grad Sch Psychoanal College
    900 feet
  3. NYU Robert F Wagner Grad Sch Pub Ser College
    930 feet
Show all 9
  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  2. HGL Art Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  3. Grace Church School Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  4. Lac Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care
    1,140 feet
  5. The First Presbyterian Church in the City of N.Y. Preschool
    1,230 feet
  6. New York Studio School College · listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Square Park
    930 feet
  2. Union Square Park
    1,100 feet
  3. Washington Square Park Playground
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Georgetown Plaza Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hotel Albert Listed historic place
    220 feet
  2. Salmagundi Club Listed historic place
    850 feet
  3. 821 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
Show all 6
  1. Macmillan Building Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  2. Lincoln Building Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  3. Gen. Winfield Scott House Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Conservative Synagogue 5 Landmark
    500 feet
  2. Village Temple House of worship
    610 feet
  3. Episcopal Ascension Church Listed historic place
    650 feet
Show all 5
  1. First Presbyterian Church House of worship
    830 feet
  2. Grace Church Listed historic place
    900 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Cooper Post Office Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    310 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    770 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    380 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  3. Wegmans Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. 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 104 places to eat and eight 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 East 10th Street or University Place.

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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.