East 21st Street & Gramercy Park North at Gramercy Park East

East 21st Street, Gramercy Park North 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, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Calvary House stands 540 feet away, and Peter's Field is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St-Baruch College, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, six of them listed historic places, and 89 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St-Baruch College
920 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
3 Av/E 21 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
30 places
6 listed historic places, 6 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 21st Street & Gramercy Park North at Gramercy Park East Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St-Baruch College, 920 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    920 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. 3 Av L
    0.4 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 21 St, 330 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 42 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 21 St M101, M102, M103
    330 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 21st Street and Gramercy Park North.

  • 108 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. Gramercy Park N & Gramercy Park E 47 docks in all
    30 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
    1.4 miles
  2. 32 Gramercy Park South Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  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.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10010
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gramercy
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 91 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
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

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

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on East 21st Street (north side) and Gramercy Park North (south side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm on East 21st Street (north side) and Gramercy Park North (north side).

South side of East 21st Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 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: 101167, 101168, 102532, 102919, 104229 and 106236.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Gramercy Park Historic District.

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 78 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Anglo-Italianate. They were mostly built between 1846 and 1877.

  1. Russell Sage Foundation Building and Annex Designated landmark
    370 feet
  2. Hotel Irving Designated landmark
    370 feet
  3. Calvary House Designated landmark
    540 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 6 listed historic places
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 public spaces
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. School of the Future High School
    580 feet
  2. Nord Anglia International School, New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    730 feet
  3. CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
    770 feet
Show all 9
  1. Ecole Internationale de New York School
    850 feet
  2. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,060 feet
  3. Epiphany School (The) School
    1,120 feet
  4. School of Visual Arts College
    1,150 feet
  5. Rebecca School
    1,200 feet
  6. Learningspring School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Peter's Field
    1,050 feet
  2. Augustus St. Gaudens Playground
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Crystal House Public space
    1,100 feet
  2. Public space at Park Towers Medical Plaza Public space
    1,160 feet
  3. Public space at 50 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    500 feet
  2. Players, The Listed historic place
    690 feet
  3. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    760 feet
Show all 7
  1. United Charities Building Complex Listed historic place
    930 feet
  2. Church Missions House Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. George Washington Hotel Listed historic place
    960 feet
  4. Epiphany Library
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    320 feet
  2. Gustauus Adolphus Lutheran Church House of worship
    330 feet
  3. Calvary St George Episcopal Church House of worship
    670 feet
Show all 5
  1. Epiphany Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
  2. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Stein Senior Center Older adult center
    910 feet
  2. Madison Square Post Office Listed historic place
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    740 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    840 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,090 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,210 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 89 places to eat and 14 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 21st Street, Gramercy Park East or Gramercy Park North.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.