1st Avenue & East 4th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 4th Street is in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Manhattan School for Career Development is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, 2 Av, is about four minutes on foot, and six subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 218 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
2 Av
980 feet · 4 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
1 Av/E 4 St · M15
Within a walk
30 places
10 religious buildings, 6 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 4th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 2 Av, 980 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 6 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av F
    980 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 1 Av L
    0.5 miles
    L
  2. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    0.5 miles
    6 B D F M

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 4 St, 120 feet away, for the M15.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 4 St M15 · Shelter
    120 feet
    M15
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

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 4th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 3 St & 1 Ave 59 docks in all
    360 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, 0.9 miles 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
    0.4 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10009
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
30 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 5,800 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 Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and March 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 1st Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

North side of East 4th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 4th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103837, 103838, 105017 and 107005.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 141 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1852 and 1897.

  1. First Houses Designated landmark
    400 feet
  2. Congregation of Edes Israel Anshei Mesrich Designated landmark
    630 feet
  3. Public Theatre Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan School for Career Development School
    310 feet
  2. Neighborhood School
    460 feet
  3. The Star Academy - P.S.63 School
    460 feet
Show all 8
  1. Little Missionary's Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  2. Nord Anglia International School
    1,160 feet
  3. Connelly Ctr Education/Holy Child MS School
    1,180 feet
  4. George Jackson Academy School
    1,200 feet
  5. Bank Street College of Education Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McKinley Playground
    560 feet
  2. Peretz Square
    860 feet
  3. First Park
    860 feet
Show all 5
  1. First Park Playground
    930 feet
  2. First Street Garden
    1,070 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York City Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    790 feet
  2. Isaac T. Hopper House Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York Theatre Workshop Theater or concert hall
    990 feet
  2. Anthology Film Archives Arts or cultural center
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sixth Street Community Synagogue Landmark · listed historic place
    740 feet
  2. St Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr RC Church House of worship
    920 feet
  3. Orthodox Cathedral Holy Virgin Protection Church Landmark
    980 feet
Show all 5
  1. Citylight Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  2. St Cyril Methodius Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 103 East 7th Street Older adult center
    1,110 feet
  2. Older adult center at Meltzer Towers Older adult center
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

  1. 9th Precinct Police station
    760 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    790 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,240 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 218 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 4th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.