East 7th Street & Taras Shevchenko Place

East 7th Street and Taras Shevchenko Place meet at a four-way crossing in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St George Ukrainian Catholic Church is 80 feet away, and Cityvine Church is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Astor Pl, is about three minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, 11 of them listed historic places, and 171 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astor Pl
760 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
Cooper Sq/E 7 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
45 places
11 listed historic places, 8 religious buildings and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 7th Street & Taras Shevchenko Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astor Pl, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astor Pl 6
    760 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 8 St-NYU R, W
    1,150 feet
    R W
  2. 3 Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (1986) by Milton Glaser at the Astor Pl station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Cooper Sq/E 7 St, 350 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Cooper Sq/E 7 St M101, M102, M103
    350 feet
    M101 M102 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 142 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 14 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cooper Square & Astor Pl 87 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 100 East 15th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1893 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on East 7th Street (north side).

South side of East 7th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Taras Shevchenko Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

West side of Taras Shevchenko Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103185 and 105981.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and 198 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1852 and 1893.

  1. Hamilton-Holly House Designated landmark
    180 feet
  2. German-American Shooting Society Clubhouse Designated landmark
    180 feet
  3. Hebrew Actors' Union Building Designated landmark
    230 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Cooper Square.

  1. Peter Cooper Statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1897
    250 feet
  2. Alamo Sculpture by Tony Rosenthal, 1967
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

  • 11 listed historic places
  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 parks
  • 4 schools
  • 4 theaters or concert halls
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. La Salle Academy School
    280 feet
  2. St George Academy School
    280 feet
  3. Learning and Fun Preschool
    370 feet
Show all 8
  1. Grace Church High School
    570 feet
  2. Cooper Union College · listed historic place
    760 feet
  3. Blake Business School Trade or language school
    840 feet
  4. St. John's University Manhattan College
    880 feet
  5. Harvey Milk High School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cooper Triangle
    240 feet
  2. Manuel Plaza Park
    930 feet
  3. Abe Lebewohl Triangle
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. Abe Lebewohl Park
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Astor Place Public space
    600 feet
  2. Cooper Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    620 feet
  3. Astor Place Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    740 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at 51 Astor Place Public space
    880 feet
  2. Public space at 300 Mercer Street Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Daniel Leroy House Listed historic place
    330 feet
  2. The Ukrainian Museum
    510 feet
  3. Isaac T. Hopper House Listed historic place
    690 feet
Show all 14
  1. Astor Place Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    780 feet
  2. Ottendorfer Library
    910 feet
  3. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    940 feet
  4. Hamilton Fish House (Stuyvesant-Fish House) Listed historic place
    940 feet
  5. St. Mark's Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  6. Merchant's House Museum
    1,010 feet
  7. Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  8. Old Merchant's House (Seabury-Tredwell House) Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  9. Devinne Press Building Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  10. Lagrange Terrace Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  11. St. Mark's Historic District Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Public Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. Orpheum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    720 feet
  3. Astor Pl Theatre Theater or concert hall
    720 feet
Show all 4
  1. New York Theatre Workshop Theater or concert hall
    990 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St George Ukrainian Catholic Church House of worship
    80 feet
  2. Cityvine Church Landmark · listed historic place
    100 feet
  3. Sixth Street Community Synagogue Listed historic place
    940 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Cyril Methodius Church House of worship
    990 feet
  2. All Saints Ukranian Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,160 feet
  3. St Marks Church in the Bowery Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. 9th Precinct Police station
    1,270 feet
  2. Engine 33/Ladder 9 Fire station · listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    760 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    790 feet
  2. Wegmans Supermarket
    930 feet
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    700 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 171 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 7th Street or Taras Shevchenko Place.

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.