East 20th Street & Park Avenue South

East 20th Street and Park Avenue South meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Gabay Building stands 340 feet away, and St. Cloud Building stands 370 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St-Baruch College, is about two minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, ten of them listed historic places, and 145 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St-Baruch College
510 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
Park Av South/E 21 St · M1, M2, M3
Within a walk
30 places
10 listed historic places, 4 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St-Baruch College, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    510 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
    1,220 feet
    R W
  2. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    1,300 feet
    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, 320 feet away, for the M1, M2 and M3.

  • 50 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Park Av South/E 21 St M1, M2, M3
    320 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1 mile 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
    970 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 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
35 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and December 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 Park Avenue South (west side).

North side of East 20th Street

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

South side of East 20th Street

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

East side of Park Avenue South

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102580, 103712, 104227, 105323, 105324 and 106328.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and 145 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1847 and 1903.

  1. St. Elizabeth Industrial School Designated landmark
    220 feet
  2. Gabay Building Designated landmark
    340 feet
  3. St. Cloud Building Designated landmark
    370 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    570 feet
  2. Rebecca School
    710 feet
  3. Ecole Internationale de New York School
    760 feet
Show all 11
  1. Nord Anglia International School, New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    770 feet
  2. Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance School
    790 feet
  3. Pacific College of Health & Science College
    970 feet
  4. American Hi-Tech Business School Trade or language school
    970 feet
  5. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    970 feet
  6. General Assembly Trade or language school
    970 feet
  7. School of the Future High School
    1,030 feet
  8. Midtown School-Business Trade or language school
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    810 feet
  2. Evelyn's Playground
    940 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    420 feet
  2. Players, The Listed historic place
    420 feet
  3. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Landmark · listed historic place
    440 feet
Show all 11
  1. Church Missions House Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    560 feet
  3. United Charities Building Complex Listed historic place
    680 feet
  4. Century Building Listed historic place
    720 feet
  5. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Listed historic place
    760 feet
  6. Building at 304 Park Avenue South Listed historic place
    830 feet
  7. Scribner Building Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  8. Union Square Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary St George Episcopal Church Landmark
    340 feet
  2. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    800 feet
  3. Gustauus Adolphus Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 14 Fire station
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    440 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    580 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    730 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 145 places to eat and eight 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 or Park Avenue 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.