East 17th Street & Irving Place

East 17th Street and Irving Place meet at a four-way crossing in Gramercy, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the East 17th Street / Irving Place Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The bust “Washington Irving Memorial” is 20 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St-Union Sq, is about four minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and five more. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places and 95 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St-Union Sq
990 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
590 feet
Park Av South/E 18 St · M1, M2, M3
Within a walk
32 places
10 listed historic places, 7 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 17th Street & Irving Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St-Union Sq, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  1. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    990 feet
    4 5 6 L N Q R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
7 lines
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  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. 23 St-Baruch College 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 Park Av South/E 18 St, 590 feet away, for the M1, M2 and M3.

  • 39 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Park Av South/E 18 St M1, M2, M3
    590 feet
    M1 M2 M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 16 St & Irving Pl 79 docks in all
    290 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
    1.2 miles
  2. 130 East 18th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    400 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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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 5
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gramercy
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Irving Place (west side).

North side of East 17th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 17th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Irving Place

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101471, 101523, 104810, 106038, 106810 and 107311.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the East 17th Street / Irving Place Historic District.

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and 112 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Anglo-Italianate. They were built between 1836 and 1963.

  1. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Annex Designated landmark
    290 feet
  2. Tammany Hall Designated landmark
    390 feet
  3. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Designated landmark
    400 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
    20 feet
  2. Marquis de Lafayette Statue by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, 1876
    730 feet
  3. Abraham Lincoln Statue by Henry Kirke Brown, 1870
    760 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Academy for Software Engineering School
    310 feet
  2. Gramercy Arts High School
    310 feet
  3. International High School at Union Square School
    310 feet
Show all 9
  1. Success Academy Charter School - Union Square School
    310 feet
  2. The High School for Language and Diplomacy School
    310 feet
  3. Union Square Academy for Health Sciences School
    310 feet
  4. Beginnings Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    360 feet
  5. The Jack and Jill School at St. George's Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    840 feet
  6. Friends Seminary School
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    600 feet
  2. Evelyn's Playground
    730 feet
  3. Stuyvesant Square Park
    1,000 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Park Towers Medical Plaza Public space
    750 feet
  2. Union Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    710 feet
  2. Players, The Listed historic place
    770 feet
  3. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    790 feet
Show all 10
  1. Century Building Listed historic place
    850 feet
  2. Union Square Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  3. Decker Building Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  4. Stuyvesant Square Historic District Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  5. Society for the Lying-In Hospital Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  6. 14th Street - Union Square Subway Station (IRT, BMT) Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  7. Bank of the Metropolis Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    350 feet
  2. Christ Lutheran Church House of worship
    470 feet
  3. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    810 feet
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  1. Manhattan Korean Presbyterian Church House of worship
    920 feet
  2. St George Episc Church Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. East End Temple House of worship
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    950 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,100 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Westside Market Supermarket
    560 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    750 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,290 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,150 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 95 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 17th Street or Irving 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.