East 19th Street & Park Avenue South

East 19th Street and Park Avenue South meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Old Town Bar stands 260 feet away, and Ely Building stands 320 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St-Baruch College, is about three minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 12 of them listed historic places, and 133 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St-Baruch College
750 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
Park Av South/E 18 St · M1, M2, M3
Within a walk
38 places
12 listed historic places, 10 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 19th Street & Park Avenue South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St-Baruch College, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    750 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
    1,050 feet
    4 5 6 L N Q R W
  2. 23 St R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W

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 Park Av South/E 18 St, 380 feet away, for the M1, M2 and M3.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 138 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 20 St & Park Ave 45 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.1 miles 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
    960 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

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 5
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 19th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 19th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Park Avenue South

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 4:30AM-6AM

West side of Park Avenue South

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING W/ TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 4:30AM-6AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103141, 103710, 105324, 105325, 105464 and 107125.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are eight Individual Landmarks, and 171 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1847 and 1901.

  1. Old Town Bar Designated landmark
    260 feet
  2. Ely Building Designated landmark
    320 feet
  3. W. & J. Sloane Building Addition Designated landmark
    320 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Washington Irving Memorial Bust by Friedrich Beer, 1885
    730 feet
  2. Abraham Lincoln Statue by Henry Kirke Brown, 1870
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 12 listed historic places
  • 10 schools
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance School
    540 feet
  2. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    810 feet
  3. Midtown School-Business Trade or language school
    960 feet
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  1. Rebecca School
    960 feet
  2. Ecole Internationale de New York School
    1,000 feet
  3. Nord Anglia International School, New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,010 feet
  4. Pacific College of Health & Science College
    1,150 feet
  5. American Hi-Tech Business School Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  6. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  7. General Assembly Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  8. School of the Future High School
    1,270 feet
  9. Academy for Software Engineering School
    1,310 feet
  10. Gramercy Arts High School
    1,310 feet
  11. International High School at Union Square School
    1,310 feet
  12. Success Academy Charter School - Union Square School
    1,310 feet
  13. The High School for Language and Diplomacy School
    1,310 feet
  14. Union Square Academy for Health Sciences School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    570 feet
  2. Evelyn's Playground
    700 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Union Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    470 feet
  2. Century Building Listed historic place
    470 feet
  3. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Listed historic place
    520 feet
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  1. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. Players, The Listed historic place
    670 feet
  3. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    740 feet
  4. Church Missions House Listed historic place
    760 feet
  5. United Charities Building Complex Listed historic place
    920 feet
  6. Union Square Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  7. Building at 304 Park Avenue South Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  8. Decker Building Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  9. 14th Street - Union Square Subway Station (IRT, BMT) Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  10. Bank of the Metropolis Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary St George Episcopal Church House of worship
    580 feet
  2. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    840 feet
  3. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,070 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 14 Fire station
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    700 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    340 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    970 feet
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 133 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 19th Street or Park Avenue South.

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.