Lexington Avenue & Gramercy Park North

Lexington Avenue and Gramercy Park North meet at a three-way junction in Gramercy, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Gramercy Park Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Russell Sage Foundation Building and Annex, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 210 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St-Baruch College, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, eight of them listed historic places, and 104 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St-Baruch College
700 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
Park Av South/E 21 St · M1, M2, M3
Within a walk
25 places
8 listed historic places, 5 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & Gramercy Park North Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St-Baruch College, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 23 St R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W
  2. 28 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

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 Park Av South/E 21 St, 520 feet away, for the M1, M2 and M3.

  • 42 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Park Av South/E 21 St M1, M2, M3
    520 feet
    M1 M2 M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Gramercy Park North.

  • 119 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. Gramercy Park N & Gramercy Park E 47 docks in all
    190 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
    1.4 miles
  2. 32 Gramercy Park South Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,170 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10010
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gramercy
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 5,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 105 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

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

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101168, 102531 and 102919.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 86 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. Russell Sage Foundation Building and Annex Designated landmark
    210 feet
  2. Calvary House Designated landmark
    320 feet
  3. St. Elizabeth Industrial School Designated landmark
    360 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 8 listed historic places
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 college
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. School of the Future High School
    360 feet
  2. Nord Anglia International School, New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    510 feet
  3. CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
    550 feet
Show all 6
  1. Ecole Internationale de New York School
    630 feet
  2. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    840 feet
  3. Rebecca School
    980 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Peter's Field
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 50 Lexington Avenue Public space
    960 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    610 feet
  2. Players, The Listed historic place
    620 feet
  3. United Charities Building Complex Listed historic place
    710 feet
Show all 9
  1. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    720 feet
  2. Church Missions House Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. George Washington Hotel Listed historic place
    740 feet
  4. Building at 304 Park Avenue South Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  5. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  6. 69th Regiment Armory Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    410 feet
  2. Calvary St George Episcopal Church Landmark
    450 feet
  3. Gustauus Adolphus Lutheran Church House of worship
    450 feet
Show all 4
  1. Epiphany Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Madison Square Post Office Listed historic place
    720 feet
  2. Stein Senior Center Older adult center
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    620 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    960 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    870 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    990 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 104 places to eat and 12 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 North or Lexington Avenue.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.