2nd Avenue & East 105th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 105th Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School is 130 feet away, and Park East High School is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 44 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
2 Av/E 105 St · M15
Within a walk
29 places
9 religious buildings, 7 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 105th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 103 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St Q
    0.5 miles
    Q
  2. 110 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Neo-Boriken” (1990) by Nitza Tufiño at the 103 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 105 St, 70 feet away, for the M15.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 105 St M15
    70 feet
    M15

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 and East 105th Street.

  • 44 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 103 St & 2 Ave 33 docks in all
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017
  • Turn calming, May 2024

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
9 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,600 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 1954 and 1963.

Since 2014 at least 58 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

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

East side of 2nd Avenue

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

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM

North side of East 105th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 105th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School
    130 feet
  2. East Harlem Education Center Pre-K
    130 feet
  3. Park East High School
    400 feet
Show all 12
  1. Leggett Memorial Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    540 feet
  2. Amber Charter School East Harlem School
    590 feet
  3. Dream Charter School East Harlem School
    620 feet
  4. East Harlem School at Exodus House School
    770 feet
  5. East Harlem Block Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    790 feet
  6. P.S. 38 Roberto Clemente School
    870 feet
  7. East Harlem Scholars Academy CS HS School
    870 feet
  8. Center for Life and Faith Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet
  9. Friends and Family Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Blake Hobbs Playground
    340 feet
  2. Poor Richard's Playground
    840 feet
  3. White Playground
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. Neighbors of Vega Baja Garden
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Gaylord White Houses Listed historic place
    580 feet
  2. 28th Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Macedonia Gods Pentecostal Church House of worship
    570 feet
  2. Living Hope Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  3. Thy Will Be Done Christian Ministries House of worship
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2029 Second Avenue Older adult center
    290 feet
  2. East River Community Center
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    960 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 places to eat and 33 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 105th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.