Irving Place & East 18th Street

Irving Place and East 18th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gramercy, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Gramercy Park Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Annex, one of eight Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 280 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St-Union Sq, is about five minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and five more. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places and 89 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St-Union Sq
1,240 feet · 5 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
Park Av South/E 18 St · M1, M2, M3
Within a walk
29 places
7 religious buildings, 7 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Irving Place & East 18th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St-Union Sq, 1,240 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  1. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    1,240 feet
    4 5 6 L N Q R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
7 lines
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  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
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  5. Q …
  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. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 3 Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

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 Park Av South/E 18 St, 580 feet away, for the M1, M2 and M3.

  • 44 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Park Av South/E 18 St M1, M2, M3
    580 feet
    M1 M2 M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 97 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 130 East 18th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    160 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 92 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and June 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 8:30am to 7pm on Irving Place (west side).

North side of East 18th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 18th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Irving Place

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101471, 101472, 105132, 105133 and 107344.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Gramercy Park Historic District.

Within 820 feet are eight Individual Landmarks, and 114 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1847 and 1890.

  1. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Annex Designated landmark
    280 feet
  2. The National Arts Club Designated landmark
    360 feet
  3. Hotel Irving Designated landmark
    420 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Washington Irving High School.

  1. Washington Irving Memorial Bust by Friedrich Beer, 1885
    260 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. Academy for Software Engineering School
    550 feet
  2. Gramercy Arts High School
    550 feet
  3. International High School at Union Square School
    550 feet
Show all 9
  1. Success Academy Charter School - Union Square School
    550 feet
  2. The High School for Language and Diplomacy School
    550 feet
  3. Union Square Academy for Health Sciences School
    550 feet
  4. Beginnings Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    600 feet
  5. The Jack and Jill School at St. George's Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet
  6. Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    840 feet
  2. Evelyn's Playground
    970 feet
  3. Stuyvesant Square Park
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    470 feet
  2. Players, The Listed historic place
    520 feet
  3. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    540 feet
Show all 7
  1. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. Century Building Listed historic place
    740 feet
  3. Society for the Lying-In Hospital Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  4. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    390 feet
  2. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    570 feet
  3. Christ Lutheran Church House of worship
    710 feet
Show all 8
  1. Calvary St George Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  2. Manhattan Korean Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,160 feet
  3. St George Episc Church Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  4. East End Temple House of worship
    1,240 feet
  5. Gustauus Adolphus Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 14 Fire station
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    860 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Westside Market Supermarket
    800 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    510 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  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 89 places to eat and six 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 18th Street or Irving 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.