2nd Avenue & East 109th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 109th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Neighbors of Vega Baja is 300 feet away, and Esperanza Preparatory Magnet School is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, 110 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, nine of them schools, and 48 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
110 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
2 Av/E 111 St · M15
Within a walk
27 places
9 schools, 6 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 109th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 110 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 110 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Sábado en la Ciento Diez (Saturday on 110th Street)” (1996) by Manuel Vega at the 110 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 111 St, 450 feet away, for the M15.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 111 St M15
    450 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.

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & E 109 St 25 docks in all
    730 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound, 0.7 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
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 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 a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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 (North)
Elevation
10 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and March 2024; 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10A M-11:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

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

North side of East 109th Street

  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 109th Street

  • Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 8AM-4PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-6PM ALL DAYS

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 9 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 gardens
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Esperanza Preparatory Magnet School
    370 feet
  2. Tag Young Scholars School
    370 feet
  3. P.S. 083 Luis Munoz Rivera School
    440 feet
Show all 13
  1. The Bilingual Bicultural School
    440 feet
  2. Reece School
    460 feet
  3. Northside Center for Child Development Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    620 feet
  4. Northside Headstart Center School
    640 feet
  5. The Dawning Village Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  6. East Harlem Education Center Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  7. East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School
    1,100 feet
  8. Amber Charter School East Harlem School
    1,270 feet
  9. P.S. 102 Jacques Cartier School
    1,280 feet
  10. East Harlem Block Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Neighbors of Vega Baja Garden
    300 feet
  2. Poor Richard's Playground
    310 feet
  3. Humacao Community Garden
    680 feet
Show all 5
  1. El Cataño Garden
    1,150 feet
  2. Herb Garden (formerly 111th St. Betterment Assoc.) Garden
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Aguilar Library
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anns RC Church House of worship
    290 feet
  2. La Casa de Dios Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 312 East 109th Street Older adult center
    300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 91 Fire station
    610 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    930 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  3. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 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 109th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.