East 14th Street & Union Square East

East 14th Street and Union Square East meet at a six-way junction in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2025, 4,627 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Union Square Park is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St-Union Sq, is about a minute on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and five more. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places and 138 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St-Union Sq
70 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
E 14 St/Irving Pl · L92, M14A SBS, M14D SBS
Within a walk
30 places
9 listed historic places, 8 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 14th Street & Union Square East Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St-Union Sq, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute 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
    70 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. 3 Av L
    920 feet
    L
  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 14 St/Irving Pl, 60 feet away, for the L92, M14A SBS and M14D SBS.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 14 St/Irving Pl L92, M14A SBS, M14D SBS
    60 feet
    L92 M14A SBS M14D SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. L92 …
  2. M14A SBS …
  3. M14D SBS …

Live arrivals

East 14th Street carries a bus lane, 6am to 10pm, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 4th Avenue and Union Square East.

  • 145 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & E 14 St 114 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 5-9 Union Square West Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    720 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2018

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 4,627 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 42nd most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 2,782 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9 and 13 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenwich Village
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Siberian elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 4th Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 6AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MIDNIGHT-6AM ALL DAYS

West side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 14th Street

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of East 14th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 30 MMP COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 6AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 10PM-6AM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY SUNDAY 6AM-10PM

East side of Union Square East

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 105243.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 16 Individual Landmarks, and 28 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1853 and 1901.

  1. 840 Broadway Building Designated landmark
    330 feet
  2. Union Square Savings Bank Designated landmark
    350 feet
  3. The Roosevelt Building Designated landmark
    360 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. George Washington Statue by Henry Kirke Brown and John Quincy Adams Ward, 1856
    410 feet
  2. Marquis de Lafayette Statue by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, 1876
    460 feet
  3. Mohandas Gandhi Statue by Kantilal B. Patel, 1986
    570 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 9 listed historic places
  • 8 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Beginnings Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,020 feet
  2. Grace Church School Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  3. Academy for Software Engineering School
    1,110 feet
Show all 10
  1. Gramercy Arts High School
    1,110 feet
  2. International High School at Union Square School
    1,110 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Union Square School
    1,110 feet
  4. The High School for Language and Diplomacy School
    1,110 feet
  5. Union Square Academy for Health Sciences School
    1,110 feet
  6. HGL Art Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,110 feet
  7. The Clinton School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    60 feet
  2. Evelyn's Playground
    670 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Union Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 14th Street - Union Square Subway Station (IRT, BMT) Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. Union Square Listed historic place
    570 feet
  3. Lincoln Building Listed historic place
    690 feet
Show all 9
  1. Van Tassell & Kearney Horse Auction Mart Listed historic place
    770 feet
  2. 821 Broadway Listed historic place
    880 feet
  3. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Listed historic place
    970 feet
  4. Century Building Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  5. Decker Building Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  6. Bank of the Metropolis Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ Lutheran Church House of worship
    690 feet
  2. Village Temple House of worship
    820 feet
  3. Grace Church Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Cooper Post Office Listed historic place
    870 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 6/Ladder 3 Fire station
    580 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    270 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    390 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    490 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    700 feet
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,280 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    960 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,080 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    80 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 138 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 4th Avenue, East 14th Street or Union Square East.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.