East 19th Street & Irving Place

East 19th Street and Irving Place meet at a four-way crossing in Gramercy, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Gramercy Park Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The National Arts Club stands 190 feet away, and Augustus St. Gaudens Playground is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St-Baruch College, is about five minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, eight of them schools, and 90 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St-Baruch College
1,250 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
3 Av/E 20 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
29 places
8 schools, 7 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 19th Street & Irving Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St-Baruch College, 1,250 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    1,250 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 L N Q R W
  2. 3 Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Long Division” (1988) by Valerie Jaudon at the 23 St-Baruch College station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 20 St, 650 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 45 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 20 St M101, M102, M103
    650 feet
    M101 M102 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 109 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 19 St & 3 Ave 35 docks in all
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 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
    1.3 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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gramercy
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 100 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and May 2020; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 19th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 19th 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-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Irving Place

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103141, 105131, 105132, 105325 and 106476.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Gramercy Park Historic District.

Within 820 feet are eight Individual Landmarks, and 111 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1847 and 1897.

  1. The National Arts Club Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. Hotel Irving Designated landmark
    240 feet
  3. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Annex Designated landmark
    440 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Washington Irving High School.

  1. Washington Irving Memorial Bust by Friedrich Beer, 1885
    500 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Academy for Software Engineering School
    790 feet
  2. Gramercy Arts High School
    790 feet
  3. International High School at Union Square School
    790 feet
Show all 10
  1. Success Academy Charter School - Union Square School
    790 feet
  2. The High School for Language and Diplomacy School
    790 feet
  3. Union Square Academy for Health Sciences School
    790 feet
  4. Beginnings Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet
  5. Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance School
    1,070 feet
  6. School of the Future High School
    1,300 feet
  7. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    1,090 feet
  2. Evelyn's Playground
    1,210 feet
  3. Augustus St. Gaudens Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Park Towers Medical Plaza Public space
    910 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    220 feet
  2. Players, The Listed historic place
    280 feet
  3. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    300 feet
Show all 7
  1. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Listed historic place
    970 feet
  2. Century Building Listed historic place
    990 feet
  3. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  4. Church Missions House Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    320 feet
  2. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    550 feet
  3. Calvary St George Episcopal Church House of worship
    850 feet
Show all 6
  1. Christ Lutheran Church House of worship
    950 feet
  2. Gustauus Adolphus Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  3. East End Temple House of worship
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    610 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 90 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 19th 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.