East 28th Street & Park Avenue South

East 28th Street and Park Avenue South meet at a four-way crossing in Gramercy, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Emmet Building, one of eight Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 450 feet away, and Museum of Sex is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about a minute on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places, 11 of them listed historic places, and 163 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
50 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Madison Av/E 28 St · M1, M2, M3, BM1 +3
Within a walk
42 places
11 listed historic places, 7 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 28th Street & Park Avenue South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 28 St 6
    50 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 33 St 6
    1,010 feet
    6
  2. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    1,300 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 28 St, 540 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3, BM1 and three more.

  • 64 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 28 St M1, M2, M3, BM1 +3
    540 feet
    M1 M2 M3 BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. BM1 …
  5. BM2 …
  6. BM3 …
  7. BM4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 102 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 27 St & Park Ave S 69 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 142 East 31st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2021
  • Safety Improvement Project, 2022

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
38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the European hornbeam.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2022 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 28th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 28th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

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, 102203, 103446, 103447 and 103768.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are eight Individual Landmarks, and 14 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1901 and 1912.

  1. The Emmet Building Designated landmark
    450 feet
  2. New York Life Insurance Company Building Designated landmark
    460 feet
  3. Martha Washington Hotel Designated landmark
    520 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.

  • 11 listed historic places
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 public spaces
  • 6 trade or language schools
  • 4 schools
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Shefa School
    550 feet
  2. Advanced Career Training Trade or language school
    550 feet
  3. Aaron School (8-12) School
    630 feet
Show all 13
  1. Sage Alliance NY School
    630 feet
  2. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    820 feet
  3. Baruch College Campus High School
    850 feet
  4. The Big Deal Casino Academy Trade or language school
    950 feet
  5. Barclay Career Schools Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  6. Herard Center of Technology Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  7. NYU Langone Health Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,140 feet
  8. Electrical Training Course Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  9. Studio Jewelers Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  10. Amer Academy of Dramatic Arts College
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Madison Square Park
    1,080 feet
  2. Police Officer Moira Ann Smith Playground
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Ascot Public space
    120 feet
  2. Public space at Madison Belvedere Public space
    940 feet
  3. Public space at Stanford Public space
    960 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at New York Merchandise Mart Public space
    970 feet
  2. Public space at 475 Park Avenue South Public space
    1,060 feet
  3. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 28th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    80 feet
  2. Chester A. Arthur House Listed historic place
    630 feet
  3. Seville Hotel Listed historic place
    780 feet
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  1. Prince George Hotel Listed historic place
    840 feet
  2. 69th Regiment Armory Listed historic place
    960 feet
  3. Museum of Sex Museum
    990 feet
  4. New York School of Applied Design Listed historic place
    990 feet
  5. Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  6. National Museum of Mathematics Museum
    1,110 feet
  7. Church of the Transfiguration and Rectory Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  8. Old Colony Club Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  9. 33rd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,300 feet
  10. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Complex Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gramercy Arts Theatre Theater or concert hall
    850 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Moravian Church House of worship
    750 feet
  2. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church House of worship
    820 feet
  3. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    870 feet
Show all 4
  1. Transfiguration Episcopal Church House of worship
    920 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    260 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    770 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    80 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    280 feet
  3. Walgreens 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 163 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 28th Street or Park Avenue South.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.