East 20th Street & Gramercy Park South at Gramercy Park East

East 20th Street, Gramercy Park South and Gramercy Park East meet at a six-way junction in Gramercy, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Gramercy Park Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Brotherhood Synagogue is 80 feet away, and Learningspring School is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St-Baruch College, is about four minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, nine of them schools, and 93 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St-Baruch College
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
3 Av/E 20 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
33 places
9 schools, 7 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 20th Street & Gramercy Park South at Gramercy Park East Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St-Baruch College, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    1,160 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 3 Av L
    0.3 miles
    L
  2. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6 L N Q 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 3 Av/E 20 St, 380 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 20th Street and Gramercy Park South.

  • 97 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. Gramercy Park N & Gramercy Park E 47 docks in all
    270 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 32 Gramercy Park South Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    230 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 four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 6,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 95 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm on East 20th Street (south side) and Gramercy Park South (south side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Gramercy Park South (north side).

North side of East 20th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

East side of Gramercy Park East

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

West side of Gramercy Park East

  • 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: 101166, 101167, 104227, 105323 and 106236.

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 four Individual Landmarks, and 90 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1846 and 1874.

  1. Hotel Irving Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. The National Arts Club Designated landmark
    430 feet
  3. Russell Sage Foundation Building and Annex Designated landmark
    540 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
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 9 schools
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 college
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. School of the Future High School
    830 feet
  2. Learningspring School
    960 feet
  3. Nord Anglia International School, New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet
Show all 13
  1. CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
    1,020 feet
  2. Ecole Internationale de New York School
    1,090 feet
  3. Vivvi 16 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,100 feet
  4. Academy for Software Engineering School
    1,270 feet
  5. Gramercy Arts High School
    1,270 feet
  6. International High School at Union Square School
    1,270 feet
  7. Success Academy Charter School - Union Square School
    1,270 feet
  8. The High School for Language and Diplomacy School
    1,270 feet
  9. Union Square Academy for Health Sciences School
    1,270 feet
  10. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Augustus St. Gaudens Playground
    1,040 feet
  2. Peter's Field
    1,040 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    250 feet
  2. Players, The Listed historic place
    450 feet
  3. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    520 feet
Show all 7
  1. United Charities Building Complex Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  2. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  3. Church Missions House Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  4. George Washington Hotel Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    80 feet
  2. Gustauus Adolphus Lutheran Church House of worship
    570 feet
  3. Calvary St George Episcopal Church House of worship
    840 feet
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  1. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    980 feet
  2. Epiphany Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  3. East End Temple House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Stein Senior Center Older adult center
    1,140 feet
  2. Madison Square Post Office Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    500 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,080 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,220 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 93 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 20th Street, Gramercy Park East or Gramercy Park South.

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.