East 14th Street & University Place

East 14th Street and University Place meet at a six-way junction in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 10,980 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Lincoln Building, one of 15 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 110 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 27 public places and 150 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St-Union Sq
170 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
E 14 St/University Pl · M14A SBS, M14D SBS
Within a walk
27 places
10 listed historic places, 6 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 14th Street & University Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St-Union Sq, 170 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
    170 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
    0.3 miles
    L
  2. 14 St/6 Av 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
    0.3 miles
    1 2 3 F L M

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/University Pl, 50 feet away, for the M14A SBS and M14D SBS.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 14 St/University Pl M14A SBS, M14D SBS
    50 feet
    M14A SBS M14D SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M14A SBS …
  2. 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 Union Square West.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. University Pl & E 14 St 33 docks in all
    190 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
    0.9 miles
  2. 5-9 Union Square West Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    140 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 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 1997

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 10,980 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 13th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 5,982 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 2
City Council district
2
Police precinct
6 and 13 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenwich Village
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North 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 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY SUNDAY 6AM-10PM

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 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY SUNDAY 6AM-10PM

East side of Union Square West

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • Farmers market 2 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 5AM-7PM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103798 and 103885.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 15 Individual Landmarks, and 44 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1876 and 1902.

  1. Lincoln Building Designated landmark
    110 feet
  2. Baumann Brothers Furniture and Carpets Store Designated landmark
    270 feet
  3. The Roosevelt Building Designated landmark
    340 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Mohandas Gandhi Statue by Kantilal B. Patel, 1986
    160 feet
  2. George Washington Statue by Henry Kirke Brown and John Quincy Adams Ward, 1856
    290 feet
  3. Union Square Drinking Fountain Fountain by Karl Adolf Donndorf, 1881
    420 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 10 listed historic places
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 fire stations
  • 1 park
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. HGL Art Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    530 feet
  2. The Clinton School
    680 feet
  3. The East Chelsea Childrens Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
Show all 5
  1. Eastern Technical School Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  2. The First Presbyterian Church in the City of N.Y. Preschool
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    30 feet
  2. Evelyn's Playground
    640 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Union Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    610 feet
  2. Public space at 108 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 14th Street - Union Square Subway Station (IRT, BMT) Listed historic place
    400 feet
  2. Decker Building Listed historic place
    690 feet
  3. Bank of the Metropolis Listed historic place
    720 feet
Show all 10
  1. Union Square Listed historic place
    810 feet
  2. 821 Broadway Listed historic place
    900 feet
  3. Hotel Albert Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  4. Salmagundi Club Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  5. Century Building Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  6. Macmillan Building Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  7. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Village Temple House of worship
    510 feet
  2. Conservative Synagogue 5 House of worship
    870 feet
  3. Christ Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,230 feet
Show all 4
  1. First Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 6/Ladder 3 Fire station
    1,150 feet
  2. Engine 14 Fire station
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    260 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    390 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    200 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    600 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    660 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 150 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 14th Street, Union Square West or University Place.

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.