2nd Avenue & East 101st Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 101st Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Washington development. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Public School 109 stands 550 feet away, and Marx Brothers Playground is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
22 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
2 Av/E 101 St · M15
Within a walk
29 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 6 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 101st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St Q
    0.3 miles
    Q

Next trains at this station

Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. 103 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 96 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Blueprint for a Landscape” (2017) by Sarah Sze at the 96 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 101 St, 50 feet away, for the M15.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 101 St M15 · Shelter
    50 feet
    M15
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 2nd Avenue, 7am to 10am and 2pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 2 Ave & E 99 St 31 docks in all
    510 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at East 96th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2043 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 215 East 96th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 30 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

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

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10029
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
23
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (South)
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Washington development.

Since 2014 at least 51 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2023 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 101st Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 101st Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 110301.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Collegiate Gothic, and built between 1899 and 1901.

  1. Public School 109 Designated landmark
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Center for Life and Faith Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    200 feet
  2. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    320 feet
  3. P.S. 38 Roberto Clemente School
    620 feet
Show all 12
  1. East Harlem School at Exodus House School
    760 feet
  2. Young Minds In Motion Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    790 feet
  3. Dream Charter School East Harlem School
    860 feet
  4. Washington Child care
    1,030 feet
  5. Leggett Memorial Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  6. East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School
    1,170 feet
  7. East Harlem Education Center Pre-K
    1,170 feet
  8. East Harlem Scholars Academy CS HS School
    1,240 feet
  9. Park East High School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harlem RBI Park
    300 feet
  2. Blake Hobbs Playground
    320 feet
  3. Cherry Tree Park
    660 feet
Show all 6
  1. Sunshine Playground
    1,050 feet
  2. Cherry Tree Park Playground
    1,090 feet
  3. Marx Brothers Playground
    1,100 feet

Health care

  1. Metropolitan Hospital Center Hospital
    1,140 feet
  2. EMS Station 10 Ambulance station
    1,160 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Metro North Plaza Listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. Gaylord White Houses Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2029 Second Avenue Older adult center
    960 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1775 Third Avenue Older adult center
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 53/Ladder 43 Fire station
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 101st 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.