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

East 20th Street, Gramercy Park South and Gramercy Park West 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. St. Elizabeth Industrial School stands 100 feet away, and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St-Baruch College, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, ten of them schools, and 117 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St-Baruch College
780 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Park Av South/E 21 St · M1, M2, M3
Within a walk
36 places
10 schools, 9 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St-Baruch College, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 23 St R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W
  2. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    0.3 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 Park Av South/E 21 St, 530 feet away, for the M1, M2 and M3.

  • 46 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Park Av South/E 21 St M1, M2, M3
    530 feet
    M1 M2 M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 20 St & Park Ave 45 docks in all
    240 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
    1.4 miles
  2. 32 Gramercy Park South Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    690 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 four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.

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

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

Homes

About 4,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 7 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 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Gramercy Park West

  • 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 West

  • 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, 104227, 104228, 105323 and 105972.

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 six Individual Landmarks, and 139 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival and neo-Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1847 and 1901.

  1. St. Elizabeth Industrial School Designated landmark
    100 feet
  2. The National Arts Club Designated landmark
    180 feet
  3. Calvary House Designated landmark
    340 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
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    840 feet
  2. School of the Future High School
    850 feet
  3. Rebecca School
    990 feet
Show all 17
  1. Nord Anglia International School, New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  2. Ecole Internationale de New York School
    1,030 feet
  3. CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
    1,040 feet
  4. Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance School
    1,080 feet
  5. American Hi-Tech Business School Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  6. Pacific College of Health & Science College
    1,260 feet
  7. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  8. General Assembly Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  9. Academy for Software Engineering School
    1,260 feet
  10. Gramercy Arts High School
    1,260 feet
  11. International High School at Union Square School
    1,260 feet
  12. Success Academy Charter School - Union Square School
    1,260 feet
  13. The High School for Language and Diplomacy School
    1,260 feet
  14. Union Square Academy for Health Sciences School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    1,100 feet
  2. Evelyn's Playground
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    130 feet
  2. Players, The Listed historic place
    130 feet
  3. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    280 feet
Show all 10
  1. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. Church Missions House Listed historic place
    790 feet
  3. United Charities Building Complex Listed historic place
    950 feet
  4. Century Building Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  5. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  6. Building at 304 Park Avenue South Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  7. George Washington Hotel Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary St George Episcopal Church Landmark
    380 feet
  2. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    510 feet
  3. Gustauus Adolphus Lutheran Church House of worship
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,020 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Madison Square Post Office Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    720 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    870 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,000 feet
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 117 places to eat and ten 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 South or Gramercy Park West.

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.