East 8th Street & University Place

East 8th Street and University Place meet at a four-way crossing in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Greenwich Village Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. One Fifth Avenue stands 390 feet away, and Conservative Synagogue 5 is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 St-NYU, is about three minutes on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, five of them colleges, and 100 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 St-NYU
690 feet · 3 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
E 8 St/University Pl · M1, M2, M3, M8 +1
Within a walk
26 places
5 colleges, 4 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 8th Street & University Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 St-NYU, 690 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 St-NYU R, W
    690 feet
    R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Astor Pl 6
    1,140 feet
    6
  2. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 L N Q R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Broadway Diary” (2002) by Timothy Snell at the 8 St-NYU station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 8 St/University Pl, 100 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3, M8 and M55.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 8 St/University Pl M1, M2, M3, M8 +1
    100 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M8 M55

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. M8 …
  5. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 8th Street.

  • 90 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. University Pl & E 8 St 79 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 2 Washington Square Village Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 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.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
2
Police precinct
6
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenwich Village
Elevation
30 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 6,300 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 1926 and 1955.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 60 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 10pm on University Place (west side).

North side of East 8th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING MIDNIGHT-6AM ALL DAYS
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 8th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MIDNIGHT-6AM ALL DAYS
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 105720, 105721 and 106732.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Greenwich Village Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 131 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1834 and 1890.

  1. One Fifth Avenue Designated landmark
    390 feet
  2. Brown Building (originally Asch Building) Designated landmark
    560 feet
  3. Washington Arch Designated landmark
    650 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Washington Square Park.

  1. George Washington Accompanied by Fame and Valor Statue by Hermon Atkins MacNeil, 1916
    630 feet
  2. Washington Square Arch Arch by Frederick William MacMonnies and Philip Martiny, 1895
    660 feet
  3. George Washington Accompanied by Wisdom and Justice Statue by Alexander Stirling Calder, 1918
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 5 colleges
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. NYU Robert F Wagner Grad Sch Pub Ser College
    430 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    550 feet
  3. Lac Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care
    640 feet
Show all 9
  1. New York Studio School College · listed historic place
    810 feet
  2. NYU Inst for Education & Social Poli College
    910 feet
  3. Harvey Milk High School
    1,090 feet
  4. La Petite Ecole Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet
  5. New York University College
    1,150 feet
  6. Liu-New York University Campus College
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Square Park
    430 feet
  2. Washington Square Park Playground
    710 feet
  3. Toddler Playground
    970 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Georgetown Plaza Public space
    740 feet
  2. Public space at 300 Mercer Street Public space
    910 feet
  3. Astor Place Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hotel Albert Listed historic place
    720 feet
  2. NYU Tamiment Library Research library
    1,150 feet
  3. New York University Libraries Research library
    1,160 feet
Show all 4
  1. Astor Place Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York University Frederick Loewe Theatre Theater or concert hall
    890 feet
  2. Astor Pl Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Conservative Synagogue 5 House of worship
    990 feet
  2. Episcopal Ascension Church Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  3. Village Temple House of worship
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 20 Washington Square North Older adult center
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    250 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    820 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    140 feet
  2. Wegmans Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS 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 100 places to eat and seven 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 8th Street or University Place.

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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.