East 11th Street & University Place

East 11th Street and University Place meet at a four-way crossing in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Police Athletic League Building, one of 12 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 260 feet away, and Union Square Park is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St-Union Sq, is about four minutes on foot, and 18 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, seven of them listed historic places, and 95 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St-Union Sq
940 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
590 feet
E 9 St/University Pl · M8
Within a walk
23 places
7 listed historic places, 6 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 11th Street & University Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St-Union Sq, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

Uptown
7 lines
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  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. 8 St-NYU R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W
  2. Astor Pl 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 E 9 St/University Pl, 590 feet away, for the M8.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 11 St & Broadway 99 docks in all
    560 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
    0.8 miles
  2. 5-9 Union Square West Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,000 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 1921 and 1959.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 11th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of East 11th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of University Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of University Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 105346 and 106673.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 12 Individual Landmarks, and 89 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1842 and 1898.

  1. Police Athletic League Building Designated landmark
    260 feet
  2. Hotel Van Rensselaer Designated landmark
    290 feet
  3. Hotel Alabama (now Hotel Van Rensselaer) Designated landmark
    330 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. HGL Art Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    780 feet
  2. La Petite Ecole Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    910 feet
  3. New York Grad Sch Psychoanal College
    1,150 feet
Show all 7
  1. The First Presbyterian Church in the City of N.Y. Preschool
    990 feet
  2. NYU Robert F Wagner Grad Sch Pub Ser College
    1,170 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet
  4. Grace Church School Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    850 feet
  2. Washington Square Park
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hotel Albert Listed historic place
    210 feet
  2. Salmagundi Club Listed historic place
    600 feet
  3. 821 Broadway Listed historic place
    750 feet
Show all 7
  1. Lincoln Building Listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. Macmillan Building Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Gen. Winfield Scott House Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  4. 14th Street - Union Square Subway Station (IRT, BMT) Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Village Temple House of worship
    360 feet
  2. Conservative Synagogue 5 Landmark
    380 feet
  3. First Presbyterian Church House of worship
    690 feet
Show all 5
  1. Episcopal Ascension Church Listed historic place
    710 feet
  2. Grace Church Listed historic place
    820 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Cooper Post Office Listed historic place
    1,050 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    560 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    820 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    630 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    910 feet
  3. Wegmans Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 95 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 11th Street or University Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.