East 29th Street & Park Avenue South

East 29th Street and Park Avenue South meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Shefa School is 300 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 46 public places, 11 of them listed historic places, and 159 places to eat. About 4,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
8 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
290 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Madison Av/E 29 St · BxM3, BxM4, BxM11, BxM18
Within a walk
46 places
11 listed historic places, 9 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 29th Street & Park Avenue South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 290 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 28 St 6
    290 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
    760 feet
    6
  2. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    0.3 miles
    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 29 St, 570 feet away, for the BxM3, BxM4, BxM11 and BxM18.

  • 64 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 29 St BxM3, BxM4, BxM11, BxM18
    570 feet
    BxM3 BxM4 BxM11 BxM18

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM3 …
  2. BxM4 …
  3. BxM11 …
  4. BxM18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 29th Street.

  • 109 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 30 St & Park Ave S 65 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 9 West 31st Street Charging for electric cars, two 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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13 and 14 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the European hornbeam.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and September 2026; 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 29th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of East 29th Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 8 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

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
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102384, 103447, 103767 and 104734.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and 11 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1901 and 1910.

  1. Martha Washington Hotel Designated landmark
    370 feet
  2. The Emmet Building Designated landmark
    410 feet
  3. New York School of Applied Design for Women Designated landmark
    530 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Shefa School
    300 feet
  2. Advanced Career Training Trade or language school
    300 feet
  3. Aaron School (8-12) School
    370 feet
Show all 18
  1. Sage Alliance NY School
    370 feet
  2. Barclay Career Schools Trade or language school
    760 feet
  3. Herard Center of Technology Trade or language school
    800 feet
  4. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    870 feet
  5. NYU Langone Health Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
  6. Electrical Training Course Trade or language school
    890 feet
  7. Studio Jewelers Trade or language school
    890 feet
  8. Amer Academy of Dramatic Arts College
    900 feet
  9. Baruch College Campus High School
    1,110 feet
  10. The Big Deal Casino Academy Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  11. Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language School
    1,270 feet
  12. Murray Hill Academy School
    1,270 feet
  13. Success Academy Charter High School of Liberal Arts (BX) School
    1,270 feet
  14. Success Academy Charter High School of the Liberal Arts School
    1,270 feet
  15. Unity Center for Urban Technologies School
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Ascot Public space
    260 feet
  2. Public space at 475 Park Avenue South Public space
    800 feet
  3. Public space at Madison Belvedere Public space
    830 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    1,030 feet
  2. Public space at Stanford Public space
    1,210 feet
  3. Public space at New York Merchandise Mart Public space
    1,220 feet
  4. Public space at Three Park Avenue Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 28th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    330 feet
  2. Seville Hotel Listed historic place
    670 feet
  3. Chester A. Arthur House Listed historic place
    750 feet
Show all 12
  1. Church of the Transfiguration and Rectory Listed historic place
    860 feet
  2. Old Colony Club Listed historic place
    900 feet
  3. New York Life Building Listed historic place
    910 feet
  4. 33rd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  5. Prince George Hotel Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  6. House at 203 East 29th Street Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  7. 69th Regiment Armory Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  8. Old Grolier Club Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  9. Museum of Sex Museum
    1,250 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gramercy Arts Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Moravian Church House of worship
    490 feet
  2. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    690 feet
  3. Transfiguration Episcopal Church House of worship
    750 feet
Show all 5
  1. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church House of worship
    870 feet
  2. Marble Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    240 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    510 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    780 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    340 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    540 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 159 places to eat and 12 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 29th 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.