1st Avenue & East 6th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 6th Street is in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Congregation of Edes Israel Anshei Mesrich stands 250 feet away, and Odyssey House stands 530 feet away. The nearest subway, 2 Av, is about six minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 240 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
2 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
1 Av/E 4 St · M15
Within a walk
32 places
11 religious buildings, 6 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 6th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 2 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av F
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.4 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 4 St, 390 feet away, for the M15.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 4 St M15 · Shelter
    390 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. St Marks Pl & 1 Ave 69 docks in all
    620 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
    0.5 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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
26 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 5,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1900 and 1940.

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
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 1st Avenue

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

North side of East 6th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 6th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102659, 102660 and 103338.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 147 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1852 and 1893.

  1. Congregation of Edes Israel Anshei Mesrich Designated landmark
    250 feet
  2. Odyssey House Designated landmark
    530 feet
  3. Middle Collegiate Church Sunday School Designated landmark
    590 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Tompkins Square Park.

  1. Samuel Sullivan Cox Statue by Louise Lawson, 1891
    820 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Little Missionary's Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    640 feet
  2. George Jackson Academy School
    700 feet
  3. Manhattan School for Career Development School
    810 feet
Show all 9
  1. Neighborhood School
    970 feet
  2. The Star Academy - P.S.63 School
    970 feet
  3. Learning and Fun Preschool
    1,160 feet
  4. Bank Street College of Education Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  5. La Salle Academy School
    1,250 feet
  6. St George Academy School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tompkins Square Park
    980 feet
  2. McKinley Playground
    1,070 feet
  3. Creative Little Garden
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. Tompkins Square Park Playground
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Isaac T. Hopper House Listed historic place
    770 feet
  2. The Ukrainian Museum
    1,120 feet
  3. First Houses Listed historic place
    1,290 feet
Show all 4
  1. New York City Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Orpheum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,040 feet
  2. New York Theatre Workshop Theater or concert hall
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sixth Street Community Synagogue Landmark · listed historic place
    390 feet
  2. St Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr RC Church Landmark
    420 feet
  3. Citylight Church Landmark
    540 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Cyril Methodius Church House of worship
    640 feet
  2. St George Ukrainian Catholic Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. 9th Precinct Police station
    610 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,290 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Wegmans Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 240 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 6th Street.

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