1st Avenue & East 5th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 5th Street is in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Sixth Street Community Synagogue is 500 feet away, and Peretz Square is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 2 Av, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 222 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
2 Av
1,220 feet · 5 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
1 Av/E 4 St · M15
Within a walk
27 places
10 religious buildings, 4 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 5th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 2 Av, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av F
    1,220 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
    0.4 miles
    L
  2. Astor Pl 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 4 St, 140 feet away, for the M15.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 4 St M15 · Shelter
    140 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.

  • 114 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 3 St & 1 Ave 59 docks in all
    610 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
    1.5 miles
  2. 169 Ludlow Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 6,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 1st Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 5th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 5th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 103337.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 171 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1852 and 1897.

  1. Congregation of Edes Israel Anshei Mesrich Designated landmark
    410 feet
  2. First Houses Designated landmark
    610 feet
  3. Odyssey House Designated landmark
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan School for Career Development School
    560 feet
  2. Neighborhood School
    710 feet
  3. The Star Academy - P.S.63 School
    710 feet
Show all 5
  1. Little Missionary's Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet
  2. George Jackson Academy School
    950 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McKinley Playground
    810 feet
  2. Peretz Square
    1,100 feet
  3. First Park
    1,110 feet
Show all 5
  1. First Park Playground
    1,180 feet
  2. Tompkins Square Park
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Isaac T. Hopper House Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  2. New York City Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  3. The Ukrainian Museum
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York Theatre Workshop Theater or concert hall
    1,050 feet
  2. Orpheum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sixth Street Community Synagogue Landmark · listed historic place
    500 feet
  2. St Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr RC Church Landmark
    680 feet
  3. Citylight Church House of worship
    800 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Cyril Methodius Church House of worship
    900 feet
  2. Orthodox Cathedral Holy Virgin Protection Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 103 East 7th Street Older adult center
    870 feet

Fire and police

  1. 9th Precinct Police station
    510 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. H Mart Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 222 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 5th 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.