2nd Avenue & East 106th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 106th Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 53 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Macedonia Gods Pentecostal Church is 530 feet away, and St Anns RC Church is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, 13 of them schools, and 50 places to eat.

Safety record
26 hurt
53 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
E 106 St/2 Av · M106
Within a walk
35 places
13 schools, 11 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 106th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. 103 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 110 St 6
    0.4 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 E 106 St/2 Av, 70 feet away, for the M106.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 106 St/2 Av M106 · Shelter
    70 feet
    M106
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M106 …

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 106th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 103 St & 2 Ave 33 docks in all
    860 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
    750 feet
  2. 215 East 96th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 53 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 26 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 9 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, January 2017

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 four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 4,300 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 1926 and 1961.

Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10A M-11:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM

North side of East 106th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 106th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

  • 13 schools
  • 11 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 gardens
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School
    300 feet
  2. East Harlem Education Center Pre-K
    300 feet
  3. Amber Charter School East Harlem School
    500 feet
Show all 16
  1. East Harlem Block Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  2. Park East High School
    690 feet
  3. Leggett Memorial Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  4. Dream Charter School East Harlem School
    910 feet
  5. P.S. 146 Ann M. Short School
    1,050 feet
  6. East Harlem School at Exodus House School
    1,050 feet
  7. P.S. 38 Roberto Clemente School
    1,150 feet
  8. East Harlem Scholars Academy CS HS School
    1,150 feet
  9. Esperanza Preparatory Magnet School
    1,170 feet
  10. Tag Young Scholars School
    1,170 feet
  11. P.S. 083 Luis Munoz Rivera School
    1,240 feet
  12. The Bilingual Bicultural School
    1,240 feet
  13. Reece School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Poor Richard's Playground
    560 feet
  2. Blake Hobbs Playground
    620 feet
  3. Neighbors of Vega Baja Garden
    980 feet
Show all 5
  1. White Playground
    1,080 feet
  2. Humacao Community Garden
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Gaylord White Houses Listed historic place
    860 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Macedonia Gods Pentecostal Church House of worship
    530 feet
  2. St Anns RC Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2029 Second Avenue Older adult center
    570 feet
  2. Older adult center at 312 East 109th Street Older adult center
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    290 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    710 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 places to eat and 38 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 106th 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.