East 15th Street & Irving Place

East 15th Street and Irving Place meet at a four-way crossing in Gramercy, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Christ Lutheran Church is 100 feet away, and Century Association Building stands 250 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St-Union Sq, is about two minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, eight of them listed historic places, and 98 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St-Union Sq
490 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
E 14 St/Irving Pl · L92, M14A SBS, M14D SBS
Within a walk
28 places
8 listed historic places, 7 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 15th Street & Irving Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St-Union Sq, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  1. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    490 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. 3 Av L
    820 feet
    L
  2. 1 Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

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, 320 feet away, for the L92, M14A SBS and M14D SBS.

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

Next buses at this stop

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

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 15th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 16 St & Irving Pl 79 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 100 East 15th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    350 feet
  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.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gramercy
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 5,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to 10pm on Irving Place (west side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm on Irving Place (west side).

North side of East 15th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO MTA POLICE
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of East 15th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

East side of Irving Place

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101560, 101561, 103474, 103475, 105991 and 106201.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 12 Individual Landmarks, and 33 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1852 and 1901.

  1. Century Association Building Designated landmark
    250 feet
  2. Consolidated Edison Building Designated landmark
    270 feet
  3. Union Square Savings Bank Designated landmark
    410 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest at Washington Irving High School.

  1. Washington Irving Memorial Bust by Friedrich Beer, 1885
    490 feet
  2. Marquis de Lafayette Statue by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, 1876
    610 feet
  3. George Washington Statue by Henry Kirke Brown and John Quincy Adams Ward, 1856
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 8 listed historic places
  • 7 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Beginnings Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    370 feet
  2. Academy for Software Engineering School
    470 feet
  3. Gramercy Arts High School
    470 feet
Show all 9
  1. International High School at Union Square School
    470 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Union Square School
    470 feet
  3. The High School for Language and Diplomacy School
    470 feet
  4. Union Square Academy for Health Sciences School
    470 feet
  5. The Jack and Jill School at St. George's Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    870 feet
  6. Friends Seminary School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    540 feet
  2. Evelyn's Playground
    840 feet
  3. Stuyvesant Square Park
    1,000 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Park Towers Medical Plaza Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Union Square Listed historic place
    740 feet
  2. 14th Street - Union Square Subway Station (IRT, BMT) Listed historic place
    770 feet
  3. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Listed historic place
    990 feet
Show all 8
  1. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  2. Lincoln Building Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  3. Players, The Listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  4. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    1,300 feet
  5. Stuyvesant Square Historic District Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ Lutheran Church House of worship
    100 feet
  2. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    720 feet
  3. St George Episc Church Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Marys Byzantine Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
  2. Manhattan Korean Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 6/Ladder 3 Fire station
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    440 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    710 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    630 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    960 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,040 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    780 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,250 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    640 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 98 places to eat and 11 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 15th Street or Irving 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.