Irving Place & East 16th Street

Irving Place and East 16th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gramercy, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Academy for Software Engineering is 200 feet away, and Gramercy Arts High School is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St-Union Sq, is about three minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, eight of them listed historic places, and 84 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St-Union Sq
750 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
3 Av/E 17 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
29 places
8 listed historic places, 7 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Irving Place & East 16th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St-Union Sq, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  1. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    750 feet
    4 5 6 L N Q R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
7 lines
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  3. 6 …
  4. N …
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  6. R …
  7. W …
Downtown
7 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. N …
  5. Q …
  6. R …
  7. W …
West Side
1 line
  1. L …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. 3 Av L
    1,080 feet
    L
  2. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Framing Union Square” (1998) by Mary Miss at the 14 St-Union Sq station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 17 St, 580 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 37 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 17 St M101, M102, M103
    580 feet
    M101 M102 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 16th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 16 St & Irving Pl 79 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.1 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
    620 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
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 4,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2025 and February 2026; 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 7pm on Irving Place (east side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Irving Place (west side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm on Irving Place (west side).

North side of East 16th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 16th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101299, 101522, 102112, 105991, 106052 and 106201.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and 75 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Anglo-Italianate. They were mostly built between 1851 and 1888.

  1. Century Association Building Designated landmark
    280 feet
  2. Tammany Hall Designated landmark
    420 feet
  3. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Annex Designated landmark
    450 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest at Washington Irving High School.

  1. Washington Irving Memorial Bust by Friedrich Beer, 1885
    230 feet
  2. Marquis de Lafayette Statue by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, 1876
    620 feet
  3. Abraham Lincoln Statue by Henry Kirke Brown, 1870
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 8 listed historic places
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Beginnings Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    110 feet
  2. Academy for Software Engineering School
    200 feet
  3. Gramercy Arts High School
    200 feet
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  1. International High School at Union Square School
    200 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Union Square School
    200 feet
  3. The High School for Language and Diplomacy School
    200 feet
  4. Union Square Academy for Health Sciences School
    200 feet
  5. The Jack and Jill School at St. George's Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    600 feet
  6. Friends Seminary School
    900 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    550 feet
  2. Evelyn's Playground
    590 feet
  3. Stuyvesant Square Park
    980 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Park Towers Medical Plaza Public space
    990 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. Union Square Listed historic place
    840 feet
  3. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    960 feet
Show all 8
  1. Players, The Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. 14th Street - Union Square Subway Station (IRT, BMT) Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  3. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  4. Stuyvesant Square Historic District Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  5. Century Building Listed historic place
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ Lutheran Church House of worship
    230 feet
  2. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    460 feet
  3. St George Episc Church Listed historic place
    900 feet
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  1. Manhattan Korean Presbyterian Church House of worship
    930 feet
  2. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,050 feet
  3. East End Temple House of worship
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    710 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    980 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Westside Market Supermarket
    700 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    890 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,290 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    990 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,050 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 84 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 16th Street or Irving 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.