East 27th Street & Park Avenue South

East 27th Street and Park Avenue South meet at a four-way crossing in Gramercy, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Sixty-Ninth Regiment Armory, one of six Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 520 feet away, and National Museum of Mathematics is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, nine of them listed historic places, and 161 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
160 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
Madison Av/E 27 St · QM21
Within a walk
34 places
9 listed historic places, 6 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 27th Street & Park Avenue South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 160 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 28 St 6
    160 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    1,050 feet
    6
  2. 33 St 6
    1,270 feet
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “ROAMING UNDERFOOT” (2018) by Nancy Blum at the 28 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison Av/E 27 St, 510 feet away, for the QM21.

  • 62 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 27 St QM21
    510 feet
    QM21

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 27 St & Park Ave S 69 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 200 East 24th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gramercy
Elevation
36 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 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the European hornbeam.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 11 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 27th Street

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

South side of East 27th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East 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/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 4:30AM-6AM
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

West 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: 101585, 101586, 102202, 102871, 105614 and 106225.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and 14 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1903 and 1912.

  1. New York Life Insurance Company Building Designated landmark
    270 feet
  2. Sixty-Ninth Regiment Armory Designated landmark
    520 feet
  3. Neptune Building Designated landmark
    600 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest at Appellate Division Courthouse.

  1. Memorial to the Victims of the Injustice of the Holocaust Sculpture by Harriet Feigenbaum, 1990
    650 feet
  2. Chester Alan Arthur Statue by George Edwin Bissell, 1899
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 9 listed historic places
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 public spaces
  • 4 schools
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Baruch College Campus High School
    590 feet
  2. Advanced Career Training Trade or language school
    810 feet
  3. Shefa School
    810 feet
Show all 8
  1. Aaron School (8-12) School
    890 feet
  2. Sage Alliance NY School
    890 feet
  3. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    950 feet
  4. The Big Deal Casino Academy Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  5. Barclay Career Schools Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Madison Square Park
    820 feet
  2. Police Officer Moira Ann Smith Playground
    940 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Ascot Public space
    380 feet
  2. Public space at Stanford Public space
    700 feet
  3. 25th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,280 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at New York Merchandise Mart Public space
    710 feet
  2. Public space at 50 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,080 feet
  3. Public space at Madison Belvedere Public space
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 28th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    190 feet
  2. Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State Listed historic place
    840 feet
  3. National Museum of Mathematics Museum
    860 feet
Show all 11
  1. Prince George Hotel Listed historic place
    860 feet
  2. Chester A. Arthur House Listed historic place
    880 feet
  3. Museum of Sex Museum
    940 feet
  4. Seville Hotel Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  5. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Complex Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  6. Building at 304 Park Avenue South Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  7. New York School of Applied Design Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  8. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gramercy Arts Theatre Theater or concert hall
    660 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church House of worship
    950 feet
  2. First Moravian Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  3. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Transfiguration Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    350 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    710 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    90 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    250 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,110 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 161 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 27th 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.