Irving Place & Gramercy Park South

Irving Place and Gramercy Park South meet at a four-way crossing in Gramercy, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Gramercy Park Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Hotel Irving stands 250 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St-Baruch College, is about four minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 11 of them schools, and 87 places to eat. About 5,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St-Baruch College
1,000 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
3 Av/E 20 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
34 places
11 schools, 7 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Irving Place & Gramercy Park South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St-Baruch College, 1,000 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    1,000 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 L N Q R W
  2. 23 St R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Long Division” (1988) by Valerie Jaudon at the 23 St-Baruch College station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 20 St, 610 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 46 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 20 St M101, M102, M103
    610 feet
    M101 M102 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Gramercy Park South.

  • 117 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 20 St & Park Ave 45 docks in all
    470 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 32 Gramercy Park South Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    460 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 ten crashes at this corner, the median for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gramercy
Elevation
30 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 106 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Gramercy Park South (north side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm on Gramercy Park South (south side).

East side of Irving Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101166 and 105323.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Gramercy Park Historic District.

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and 101 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1846 and 1896.

  1. The National Arts Club Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. Hotel Irving Designated landmark
    250 feet
  3. St. Elizabeth Industrial School Designated landmark
    310 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
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 11 schools
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 college
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Academy for Software Engineering School
    1,040 feet
  2. Gramercy Arts High School
    1,040 feet
  3. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet
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  1. International High School at Union Square School
    1,040 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Union Square School
    1,040 feet
  3. The High School for Language and Diplomacy School
    1,040 feet
  4. Union Square Academy for Health Sciences School
    1,040 feet
  5. School of the Future High School
    1,060 feet
  6. Beginnings Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet
  7. Learningspring School
    1,190 feet
  8. Nord Anglia International School, New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet
  9. Rebecca School
    1,210 feet
  10. CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
    1,250 feet
  11. Ecole Internationale de New York School
    1,260 feet
  12. Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Augustus St. Gaudens Playground
    1,270 feet
  2. Peter's Field
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Park Towers Medical Plaza Public space
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    50 feet
  2. Players, The Listed historic place
    220 feet
  3. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    290 feet
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  1. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Listed historic place
    950 feet
  2. Church Missions House Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. United Charities Building Complex Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  4. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  5. Century Building Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    290 feet
  2. Calvary St George Episcopal Church House of worship
    610 feet
  3. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    790 feet
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  1. Gustauus Adolphus Lutheran Church House of worship
    800 feet
  2. Christ Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,200 feet
  3. Epiphany Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    730 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    950 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,290 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    990 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,230 feet
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 87 places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Gramercy Park South 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.