Is Gramercy Park Safe? Manhattan Livability, Crime & Rent
Gramercy scores 6.7 median: a transit-rich, tree-canopied neighborhood built for access over serenity, with rising safety concerns and noise that you need to accept upfront.
Gramercy Park at a glance
- Borough
- Manhattan
- Livability score
- 6.7/10
- Borough rank
- #17 of 33
- Safety verdict
- Much Safer Than Average
- Crimes (12 mo)
- 1,802
- Median listing
- $0
- Subway stations
- 2 (28 St, 14 St-Union Sq)
- Active listings
- 6
- Data updated
- 2026-04-05
Is Gramercy Park Safe?
Gramercy Park, Manhattan scores 6.7/10 for overall livability, ranking #17 of 33 Manhattan neighborhoods. Gramercy scores 6.7 median: a transit-rich, tree-canopied neighborhood built for access over serenity, with rising safety concerns and noise that you need to accept upfront.
This score aggregates live NYPD crime data, 311 safety complaints, shooting incidents, and building health signals within walking distance. 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.
Neighborhood Character
You'll find Gramercy a densely built, tree-lined neighborhood where mid-rise prewar buildings (50% of tracked stock) create a human-scaled streetscape despite pockets of high-rises. The area averages 147 trees within a 200-meter radius with 8.5/10 canopy density—well above borough standards—so you're walking under consistent shade on most blocks. Stuyvesant Square and Peter's Field sit roughly 300 meters away, giving you park access without a trek. 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.
Analysis based on 6 properties scored across 30+ data points
Livability & Restoration
Tree Canopy
147 trees
Avg within 200m | Density: 8.5/10
10 additional trees per block correlates with health benefits equivalent to being 7 years younger (Kardan et al., 2015)
Park Access
Stuyvesant Square
Avg 311m away | Score: 2.9/10
Living within 300m of green space associated with 30% fewer antidepressant prescriptions (Taylor et al., 2015)
Acoustic Quality
9/10
Noise proxy score (higher = quieter)
Chronic noise above 55 dB at night associated with 8% cardiovascular mortality increase (Basner et al., 2014)
Street Character
0/10
Enclosure: 0/10
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.
We compute an ART score for every block by combining four signals: access to restorative zones (parks, museums, libraries), sensory load (nightlife and tourist density), street vitality (Jane Jacobs’ “eyes on the street”), and third places (Oldenburg’s informal community spaces).
In line with the Manhattan median — typical city stimulus with typical restorative access.
What drives the score
- +Restorative zones. Museums, libraries, community gardens, and parks within walking distance. “Soft fascination” stimuli (clouds, tree branches, water) let directed attention recover without effort — the Kaplans’ core mechanism.
- −Sensory load. Bar and nightclub density (5+ within 150m), firehouse siren corridors, tourist chokepoints, and very high foot traffic push the score down by up to 8 points.
- +Street vitality (Jacobs, 1961). Permitted block parties, farmers markets, and community festivals over the past 12 months — a proxy for “eyes on the street” and the informal surveillance that makes blocks feel safe and maintained.
- +Third places (Oldenburg, 1989). Cafés, public plazas (POPS), community centers — the “anchors of community life” that buffer against social isolation. Loneliness has been linked to 29% higher incident coronary heart disease risk (Valtorta et al., 2016).
Health mechanism. Directed-attention fatigue (DAF) is linked to impaired decision-making, irritability, and elevated cortisol. A meta-analysis of 60+ studies (Ohly et al., 2016) found restorative environment exposure significantly improves attention-task performance (Hedges’ g ≈ 0.32) and reduces negative affect.
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: 8.5/10
Walk Score Proxy
0/10
Based on street geometry analysis
Financial Landscape
Median Price
$0
Price per Sq Ft
$0
Price Distribution
Price by Building Type
Investment Indicators
Avg Unused FAR
0 sqft
Development rights potential
Unused development rights valued at $30-$80/sqft in Brooklyn (Glaeser, 2011)
Avg Days on Market
0
Market velocity signal
Multi-Family Stock
0%
2-4 family buildings
Multi-family owner-occupants build 2.4x wealth vs single-family (Herbert, 2013)
Outdoor & Green Space
Avg Tree Count
147
Within 200m radius
Canopy Density
8.5/10
Normalized canopy coverage
Park Network
- Stuyvesant Square
- Peter's Field
- Augustus St. Gaudens Playground
Avg distance: 311m
Practical Living
Building Types
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 5.8 (above borough median of 4.2) plus 147 avg trees per 200m radius and three named parks nearby make this greener than most Manhattan neighborhoods.
Prewar co-op buyers
The neighborhood's core appeal is its building stock: private Gramercy Park access, established prewar co-ops, and 17% walk-ups mixed with modern mid-rises. 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.
Above-average tree canopy
147 trees avg within 200m, canopy density 8.5/10—significantly outperforms borough median outdoor score of 4.2.
Practical neighborhood infrastructure
Established prewar character
Mix of walk-ups (17%), mid-rise (50%), and high-rise (33%) buildings; private Gramercy Park and Irving Plaza anchor cultural/residential identity.
Trade-offs
Very high noise complaints
4,871 noise complaints recorded in 12 months—a significant indicator of street-level sound activity and density pressure.
Crime trend worsening
5,319 total crimes (12m) with a +167.8% trend increase; safety percentile sits at 41%, meaning higher-activity area by borough standards.
Below-average livability/arts score
ART/Livability score of 4.8 vs. borough median 5.5—suggests fewer cultural amenities or neighborhood identity relative to other Manhattan areas.
Commute score trails borough standard
7 out of 10 vs. borough median 8.5—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 "Much Safer Than Average" — safer than 80% of Manhattan neighborhoods. 1,802 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. The median listing price is $0. Use DwellCheck to research specific addresses.
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 #17 of 33 Manhattan neighborhoods on DwellCheck's livability score (6.7/10). It's served by 2 subway stations (28 St, 14 St-Union Sq), with a median listing price of $0. Gramercy scores 6.7 median: a transit-rich, tree-canopied neighborhood built for access over serenity, with rising safety concerns and noise that you need to accept upfront.
6What is it like to live in Gramercy Park?
Living in Gramercy Park, Manhattan weights against six livability dimensions: practical (HPD-violation density), commute (subway proximity), arts/culture (venue density), outdoor (parks + trees), financial (price level), investment (price trend). Gramercy Park's composite is 6.7/10. Gramercy scores 6.7 median: a transit-rich, tree-canopied neighborhood built for access over serenity, with rising safety concerns and noise that you need to accept upfront. For the block-by-block view, run any specific Gramercy Park address through DwellCheck.
7Is Gramercy Park expensive?
Median listing price in Gramercy Park, Manhattan is $0 based on 6 active listings as of 2026-04-05. Whether that reads "expensive" depends on the comparison: it's lower than Manhattan averages and varies considerably by building. Rent-stabilized units in Gramercy Park can run 20-40% below the median; check DHCR rent history for any specific address to verify.
8Can you walk around Gramercy Park at night?
Gramercy Park is classified as "Much Safer Than Average" by NYPD CompStat data. Over the past 12 months it recorded 0 shooting incidents and 1,802 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.
9Is Gramercy Park dangerous?
By NYPD data, Gramercy Park is rated "Much Safer Than Average" — safer than 80% of Manhattan neighborhoods. 1,802 crime incidents over 12 months. Block-level risk varies; check the address-level safety score for any specific street or building.
10What parts of Gramercy Park should I avoid?
NYPD CompStat reports incidents at the precinct level, not block-by-block, so a granular "avoid this street" answer isn't possible from public data alone. The most reliable signal at the block level is DwellCheck's address-level safety score, which weights NYPD incidents within a 250m radius of a specific building. As a general rule across NYC: industrial blocks with no foot traffic are higher-risk than residential blocks; subway-station-adjacent commercial corridors are lowest-risk.
11Is Gramercy Park a good place to live?
Gramercy Park scores 6.7/10 for overall livability and ranks in the 80th percentile for safety in Manhattan. Gramercy scores 6.7 median: a transit-rich, tree-canopied neighborhood built for access over serenity, with rising safety concerns and 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).
12What is the average DwellScore in Gramercy?
Median composite score is 6.7 (interquartile range 6.3–7.1). Practical infrastructure (9/10) is the strongest category; Livability/Arts (4.8/10) is the weakest. Commute (7/10) is solid but below the borough median of 8.5.
13How safe is Gramercy?
Safety percentile: 41% (higher-activity area). 5,319 total crimes recorded in the last 12 months with a trend increase of +167.8%. This is a worsening trajectory you should monitor.
14How much green space is there?
You'll find 147 trees on average within 200m, with canopy density of 8.5/10. Three parks—Stuyvesant Square, Peter's Field, Augustus St. Gaudens Playground—average 311m away. Outdoor score of 5.8 outperforms borough median of 4.2.
15What are the main noise and complaint patterns?
Noise complaints are very high (4,871 in 12 months); rodent complaints are moderate (194). The neighborhood is dense and active—expect street-level sound as a baseline condition.
16What types of buildings are in Gramercy?
Mid-rise buildings make up 50% of tracked stock, high-rise 33%, and walk-up 17%. The neighborhood mixes prewar co-ops (including Gramercy Park access) with modern residential and commercial density.
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