1st Avenue & East 9th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 9th Street is in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St Cyril Methodius Church is 450 feet away, and Tompkins Square Park Mini Pool is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, 1 Av, is about five minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 264 places to eat.

Safety record
23 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
1 Av
1,260 feet · 5 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
E 9 St/1 Av · M8
Within a walk
31 places
11 religious buildings, 3 listed historic places and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 9th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 1 Av, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av L
    1,260 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

West Side
1 line
  1. L …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Astor Pl 6
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. 2 Av F
    0.4 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Queens of the Night; Superhero Responds” (2021) by Katherine Bradford at the 1 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 9 St/1 Av, 120 feet away, for the M8.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 9 St/1 Av M8
    120 feet
    M8

Next buses at this stop

  1. M8 …

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 9th Street.

  • 126 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 14 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. St Marks Pl & 1 Ave 69 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 23 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 8 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2015

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
25 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1900 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

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 8:30AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 9th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 9th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102232, 102233, 104470 and 105140.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 98 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1852 and 1893.

  1. Congregation of Edes Israel Anshei Mesrich Designated landmark
    700 feet
  2. Middle Collegiate Church Sunday School Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Little Missionary's Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    390 feet
  2. George Jackson Academy School
    590 feet
  3. The East Village Community School
    780 feet
Show all 4
  1. East Side Community School
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lower East Side Playground
    660 feet
  2. Tompkins Square Park
    730 feet
  3. 11th Street Community Garden
    740 feet
Show all 7
  1. East Side Outside Community Garden
    740 feet
  2. Tompkins Square Park Playground
    780 feet
  3. Abe Lebewohl Park
    1,060 feet
  4. Abe Lebewohl Triangle
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Ottendorfer Library
    1,000 feet
  3. Isaac T. Hopper House Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
Show all 4
  1. St. Mark's Historic District Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Orpheum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    990 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Cyril Methodius Church House of worship
    450 feet
  2. St Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr RC Church Landmark
    520 feet
  3. St Nicholas of Myra Orthodox Church Landmark
    620 feet
Show all 7
  1. Citylight Church Landmark
    670 feet
  2. Sixth Street Community Synagogue Landmark · listed historic place
    930 feet
  3. St Marks Church in the Bowery Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  4. Immaculate Conception Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 103 East 7th Street Older adult center
    700 feet
  2. Older adult center at 331 East 12th Street Older adult center
    1,140 feet
  3. Tompkins Square Park Mini Pool Swimming pool
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. 14 Street Y Recreation center
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    820 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    990 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 264 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 9th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.