1st Avenue & East 2nd Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 2nd Street is in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Orthodox Cathedral Holy Virgin Protection Church is 450 feet away, and Albert's Garden is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, 2 Av, is about two minutes on foot, and seven subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 168 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
2 Av
450 feet · 2 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
1 Av/E 1 St · M15 SBS
Within a walk
27 places
6 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 2nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 2 Av, 450 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av F
    450 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. F …
Downtown
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    0.4 miles
    6 B D F M
  2. Delancey St-Essex St F, J, M, Z
    0.4 miles
    F J M Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 1 St, 120 feet away, for the M15 SBS.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 1 St M15 SBS · Shelter
    120 feet
    M15 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 SBS …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 1st Avenue, all day, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 1st Avenue and East 2nd Street.

  • 83 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 1 St & 1 Ave 75 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 169 Ludlow Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Turn calming, March 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 4,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

West side of 1st Avenue

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

North side of East 2nd Street

  • Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 2nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101623 and 101763.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 47 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco. They were mostly built between 1838 and 1933.

  1. First Houses Designated landmark
    320 feet
  2. Public Theatre Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nord Anglia International School
    630 feet
  2. Neighborhood School
    720 feet
  3. The Star Academy - P.S.63 School
    720 feet
Show all 4
  1. Manhattan School for Career Development School
    840 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Peretz Square
    320 feet
  2. First Park
    330 feet
  3. First Park Playground
    400 feet
Show all 10
  1. First Street Garden
    540 feet
  2. McKinley Playground
    700 feet
  3. Sara D. Roosevelt Park
    960 feet
  4. Albert's Garden
    1,050 feet
  5. ABC Playground
    1,090 feet
  6. Liz Christy Garden
    1,200 feet
  7. Hope Garden
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York City Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    400 feet
  2. New York Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  3. Substation #409 (IND) Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Anthology Film Archives Arts or cultural center · landmark
    690 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Orthodox Cathedral Holy Virgin Protection Church Landmark
    450 feet
  2. Sixth Street Community Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at Meltzer Towers Older adult center
    730 feet
  2. Older adult center at 189 Allen Street Older adult center
    890 feet

Fire and police

  1. 9th Precinct Police station
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    710 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 168 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 2nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.