Is Gramercy Park Safe? Manhattan Livability, Crime & Rent
Gramercy scores 6.8: a transit-rich neighborhood with dense trees, built for access over serenity, with noise that you need to accept upfront.
Gramercy Park at a glance
- Borough
- Manhattan
- Livability score
- 6.8/10
- Borough rank (NYC Open Data guides)
- #5 of 33
- Safety verdict
- Safer Than Average
- Crimes (12 mo)
- 1,771
- Subway stations
- 2 (28 St, 14 St-Union Sq)
- Data updated
- 2026-09-14
Is Gramercy Park Safe?
Gramercy Park, Manhattan scores 6.8/10 for overall livability, ranking #5 of 33 Manhattan neighborhoods scored from NYC Open Data. Gramercy scores 6.8: a transit-rich neighborhood with dense trees, built for access over serenity, with noise that you need to accept upfront.
The livability score draws on HPD housing violations, subway access, NYC Parks' tree inventory and parks, and 311 noise complaints per resident from NYC Open Data, refreshed periodically rather than live. It does not include crime; NYPD complaint and shooting figures are on the Gramercy Park safety page. Safety varies by block — check a specific Gramercy Park address below for a block-level breakdown.
Score Overview
Vertical line = borough median. Scale: 0-10.
Practical measures HPD housing violations per residential lot over the last 12 months (higher = fewer violations). Borough medians are computed across DwellCheck's Manhattan neighborhood guides.
Neighborhood Character
You'll find Gramercy a densely built, tree-lined neighborhood where walk-up apartment buildings (37% of residential tax lots) and elevator buildings (24%) create a human-scaled streetscape. The area averages 242 trees within a 200-meter radius, among the most in Manhattan, with 9.1/10 tree density. Stuyvesant Square, Peter's Field, and Augustus St. Gaudens Playground give you park access without a trek; the 3 nearest parks average 311 meters from the neighborhood's center. The 14 St-Union Square station feeds eight subway lines (4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W), making it one of the city's transit hubs; the 28 St station (6 line) adds redundancy. But this connectivity comes with noise: you'll hear activity. Lots of it.
Livability & Restoration
Trees
242 trees
Expected in a 200m circle (NYC Parks tree inventory) | Density: 9.1/10 (city percentile)
In Toronto, 10 more trees on a city block went with a rise in self-rated health comparable to being 7 years younger (Kardan et al., 2015, Scientific Reports). In a cross-sectional study of London boroughs, each additional street tree per km of street went with 1.18 fewer antidepressant prescriptions per 1,000 residents (Taylor et al., 2015, Landscape and Urban Planning).
Park Access
3 parks
NYC Parks properties inside the neighborhood | largest: Stuyvesant Square | nearest to the center: Peter's Field, 251m | 3 nearest average 311m from the neighborhood's center
Acoustic Quality
4/10
Noise proxy score (higher = quieter)
Environmental noise exposure increases the occurrence of hypertension and cardiovascular disease; WHO's night-noise guidelines call average outdoor night noise above 55 dB increasingly dangerous for public health (Basner et al., 2014, The Lancet).
What is the ART Score?
ART stands for Attention Restoration Theory (Kaplan & Kaplan, 1989) — the framework environmental psychologists use to measure whether a place helps your brain recover from mental fatigue, or pushes it deeper into overload. Cities deplete directed attention (the effortful focus you use at work); exposure to restorative environments replenishes it.
DwellCheck uses the idea in two separate places, and they measure different things. The neighborhood ART score below comes from neighborhood-wide data: up to 5 points from tree density (a city percentile) and up to 5 from how few 311 noise complaints there are per resident. An address report has no ART score. It runs the Wellness checks below, and their points go into the address’s overall score.
More than a point above the Manhattan median: denser trees, fewer noise complaints per resident, or both.
What an address report checks instead (Wellness)
- ±Sensory environment. A calm score minus a busy score, each starting at 50. Busy: a firehouse within 100m (+15) or 200m (+8), and 311 noise complaints within 200m over 6 months (15+ adds 5, 40+ adds 12, 80+ adds 20, and 3 more at 20+ complaints that include vehicle or street noise). Calm: a library (+15), community garden (+12) or public plaza or atrium (POPS; +15 indoor, +8 outdoor) within 200m, and a park within 300m (+10; +15 at 1+ acre; +20 at 5+ acres). A difference of +20 or more adds 8 points; −10 to −29 costs 2; −30 or less costs 4. Bars, museums, tourists and foot traffic are not counted.
- +Third places (Oldenburg, 1989). Public libraries, public plazas and atriums (POPS) and community gardens within 400m: 1–2 add 5 points, 3 or more add 10. Cafés and community centers are not counted. In a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies, loneliness or social isolation went with a 29% higher risk of incident coronary heart disease (Valtorta et al., 2016, Heart).
- 0Street vitality (Jacobs, 1961). Permitted block parties, farmers markets and similar community events in the borough over the past 12 months. The event data has no coordinates, so this is a borough-wide count shown for context. It doesn’t change the score.
Health mechanism. The theory holds that natural settings let directed attention recover. The evidence is mixed: a systematic review of 31 studies (Ohly et al., 2016, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B) found that time in natural environments improved 3 of 13 pooled attention measures (Digit Span Forward, Digit Span Backward and Trail Making Test B) and showed no marked benefit on the other 10.
Theoretical foundations. Kaplan & Kaplan (1989), The Experience of Nature; Jacobs (1961), The Death and Life of Great American Cities; Oldenburg (1989), The Great Good Place.
Transit & Commute
Subway Stations
Commute Score
7/10
Borough median: 7/10
Outdoor & Green Space
Avg Tree Count
242
Trees expected in a 200m circle
Tree Density
9.1/10
1,923 trees per km² in NYC Parks' tree inventory (street and park trees); city percentile, 1 = sparsest
Largest Parks In or Near the Neighborhood
- Stuyvesant Square
- Peter's Field
- Augustus St. Gaudens Playground
Nearest to the neighborhood's center: Peter's Field, about 251m. The 3 nearest NYC Parks properties average 311m from the center (approximate park centers, not entrances).
Practical Living
Practical (HPD violations): 7/10 (Manhattan median 6). It measures HPD housing violations per residential lot over the last 12 months (higher = fewer violations).
Building Mix (Residential Tax Lots)
Share of the 621 residential tax lots in the neighborhood by PLUTO building class (NYC Department of City Planning).
Who Gramercy Park Is For
Transit-dependent professionals
Commute score of 7 and eight subway lines at 14 St-Union Square mean reliable, multi-route access across the city. You're not optimizing for speed; you're optimizing for options.
Tree and park advocates
Outdoor score of 7.0 (just below the borough median of 7.3) plus 242 avg trees per 200m radius and three named parks nearby; tree density (9.1/10) is in the top third of Manhattan neighborhoods.
Prewar co-op buyers
The neighborhood's core appeal is its building stock: private Gramercy Park access, established prewar co-ops, and walk-up apartment buildings on 37% of residential tax lots. This isn't new construction territory.
Pros & Cons
Strengths
Robust transit access
Eight subway lines converge at 14 St-Union Square; 28 St (6 line) provides secondary coverage. Commute score: 7.
Dense trees
242 trees avg within 200m, tree density 9.1/10; outdoor score of 7.0 is just below the borough median (7.3).
Few housing violations
Established prewar character
Residential tax lots mix walk-up (37%) and elevator (24%) apartment buildings with condominiums (10%); private Gramercy Park and Irving Plaza anchor cultural/residential identity.
Trade-offs
Moderate noise complaints
2,060 noise complaints recorded in 12 months—a significant indicator of street-level sound activity and density pressure.
Commute score only at the borough median
7 out of 10, equal to the borough median—good but not exceptional for Manhattan.
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Search an Address in Gramercy ParkFrequently Asked Questions about Gramercy Park
1Is Gramercy Park safe?
By NYPD data, Gramercy Park is rated "Safer Than Average", with a lower crime rate per resident than 58% of Manhattan neighborhoods. 1,771 crime incidents and 0 shooting incidents over the past 12 months. See the safety page for the full breakdown.
2What is the average rent in Gramercy Park?
Rents in Gramercy Park, Manhattan vary significantly by building and apartment type. Market pricing isn't aggregated for this neighborhood yet; use DwellCheck to research specific addresses for HPD registration, HPD violations, and other building-level records. DwellCheck doesn't show rent-stabilization status; request the apartment's rent history from DHCR for that.
3How is transit access in Gramercy Park?
Gramercy Park has a commute score of 7/10. 2 subway stations serve the area: 28 St, 14 St-Union Sq.
4What are the best streets in Gramercy Park?
The best streets depend on your priorities. Use DwellCheck to compare specific addresses across livability, safety, transit, and environmental factors.
5What is Gramercy Park known for?
Gramercy Park sits in Manhattan and ranks #5 of 33 Manhattan neighborhoods scored from NYC Open Data on DwellCheck's livability score (6.8/10). It's served by 2 subway stations (28 St, 14 St-Union Sq). Gramercy scores 6.8: a transit-rich neighborhood with dense trees, built for access over serenity, with noise that you need to accept upfront.
6What is it like to live in Gramercy Park?
DwellCheck scores Gramercy Park, Manhattan from NYC Open Data on practical (HPD housing violations per residential lot over the last 12 months (higher = fewer violations)), commute (subway stations and lines in the neighborhood), ART (tree density and 311 noise complaints per resident), outdoor (trees and park proximity). Gramercy Park's composite is 6.8/10. Gramercy scores 6.8: a transit-rich neighborhood with dense trees, built for access over serenity, with noise that you need to accept upfront. For the block-by-block view, run any specific Gramercy Park address through DwellCheck.
7Where is Gramercy Park?
Gramercy Park is in Manhattan, New York City. DwellCheck maps it to the Gramercy Neighborhood Tabulation Area (MN0602), which falls in the Census tabulation area that approximates Manhattan Community District 6 (East Midtown-Murray Hill). Its main ZIP codes are 10003, 10010 and 10016. Subway stations in the neighborhood include 28 St and 14 St-Union Sq.
8What ZIP code is Gramercy Park in?
Gramercy Park spans ZIP codes 10003 (49% of residential units), 10010 (45%) and 10016 (7%). Shares are of the 18,735 residential units in the Gramercy Neighborhood Tabulation Area (MN0602), from NYC PLUTO 26v2 tax-lot records.
9Can you walk around Gramercy Park at night?
Gramercy Park is classified as "Safer Than Average" by NYPD complaint data. Over the past 12 months it recorded 0 shooting incidents and 1,771 total crime incidents. Walking at night carries the same risk profile as anywhere in NYC: stay on commercial corridors with foot traffic, avoid empty side streets after midnight, and prefer subway lines that run 24/7.
10Is Gramercy Park dangerous?
By NYPD data, Gramercy Park is rated "Safer Than Average", with a lower crime rate per resident than 58% of Manhattan neighborhoods. 1,771 crime incidents over 12 months. Block-level risk varies; check the address-level safety score for any specific street or building.
11What parts of Gramercy Park should I avoid?
NYPD complaint records carry approximate incident coordinates, but a neighborhood total can't tell you which blocks drive it, so we don't publish an "avoid this street" list. For a specific block, use DwellCheck's address-level safety score, which counts NYPD crime complaints within a 300m radius of the building over the latest 12 months of published data and compares that count with the borough average.
12Is Gramercy Park a good place to live?
Gramercy Park scores 6.8/10 for overall livability and has a lower crime rate per resident than 58% of Manhattan neighborhoods. Gramercy scores 6.8: a transit-rich neighborhood with dense trees, built for access over serenity, with noise that you need to accept upfront. Whether it's a good fit depends on what you weight: families, solo renters, and remote workers each prioritize different factors (noise, transit access, parks, building quality).
13What is the average DwellScore in Gramercy?
The composite score is 6.8. Practical and Commute (both 7/10) are the strongest categories, followed by Outdoor (7.0/10) and ART/Livability (6.1/10). Commute equals the borough median of 7.0.
14How safe is Gramercy?
Gramercy is rated safer than average, with a lower crime rate per resident than 58% of Manhattan neighborhoods. 1,771 total crimes recorded in the last 12 months, down 21.6%.
15How much green space is there?
You'll find 242 trees on average within 200m, with tree density of 9.1/10. Three parks—Stuyvesant Square, Peter's Field, Augustus St. Gaudens Playground—are in the neighborhood; the 3 nearest average 311m from the neighborhood's center. Outdoor score of 7.0 is just below the borough median (7.3).
16What are the main noise and complaint patterns?
Noise complaints are moderate (2,060 in 12 months); rodent complaints are moderate (79). The neighborhood is dense and active—expect street-level sound as a baseline condition.
17What types of buildings are in Gramercy?
Of 621 residential tax lots, 37% are walk-up apartment buildings, 24% elevator apartment buildings and 10% condominiums. The neighborhood mixes prewar co-ops (including Gramercy Park access) with modern residential and commercial density.
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