East 17th Street & Park Avenue South

East 17th Street and Park Avenue South meet at a six-way junction in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Everett Building, one of nine Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 130 feet away, and Tammany Hall stands 150 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St-Union Sq, is about two minutes on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, ten of them listed historic places, and 132 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St-Union Sq
570 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Park Av South/E 18 St · M1, M2, M3
Within a walk
31 places
10 listed historic places, 7 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 17th Street & Park Avenue South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St-Union Sq, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes 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
    570 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. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    1,230 feet
    6
  2. 23 St R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W

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, 180 feet away, for the M1, M2 and M3.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 17 St & Broadway 78 docks in all
    360 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
    1.1 miles
  2. 5-9 Union Square West Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    1,240 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

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)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the European hornbeam.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 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 Friday 7am to 7pm on Union Square East (east side).

North side of East 17th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 17th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Park Avenue South

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 4:30AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of Park Avenue South

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101473, 101523, 101524, 105210 and 106038.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and 113 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were built between 1836 and 1963.

  1. Everett Building Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Designated landmark
    140 feet
  3. Tammany Hall Designated landmark
    150 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Abraham Lincoln Statue by Henry Kirke Brown, 1870
    330 feet
  2. Marquis de Lafayette Statue by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, 1876
    420 feet
  3. Union Square Drinking Fountain Fountain by Karl Adolf Donndorf, 1881
    510 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 10 listed historic places
  • 7 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Academy for Software Engineering School
    820 feet
  2. Gramercy Arts High School
    820 feet
  3. Beginnings Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    880 feet
Show all 11
  1. International High School at Union Square School
    820 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Union Square School
    820 feet
  3. The High School for Language and Diplomacy School
    820 feet
  4. Union Square Academy for Health Sciences School
    820 feet
  5. Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance School
    1,030 feet
  6. The East Chelsea Childrens Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,110 feet
  7. Eastern Technical School Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  8. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    80 feet
  2. Evelyn's Playground
    210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Union Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    610 feet
  2. Public space at Park Towers Medical Plaza Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Century Building Listed historic place
    340 feet
  2. Union Square Listed historic place
    560 feet
  3. Decker Building Listed historic place
    700 feet
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  1. 14th Street - Union Square Subway Station (IRT, BMT) Listed historic place
    750 feet
  2. Bank of the Metropolis Listed historic place
    760 feet
  3. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    950 feet
  4. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  5. Players, The Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  6. Lincoln Building Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  7. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  8. Church Missions House Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    860 feet
  2. Christ Lutheran Church House of worship
    980 feet
  3. Calvary St George Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,070 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 14 Fire station
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    680 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    910 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,070 feet
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,180 feet

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    860 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 132 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 17th Street, Park Avenue South or Union Square East.

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.