2nd Avenue & East 111th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 111th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan, and is also named Petra Allende Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 33 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Engine 91 firehouse is 180 feet away, and Hellgate Post Office is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, 110 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 38 places to eat.

Safety record
26 hurt
33 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
110 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
2 Av/E 111 St · M15
Within a walk
34 places
9 religious buildings, 8 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 111th 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. 116 St 6
    0.5 miles
    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, 100 feet away, for the M15.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 111 St M15
    100 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 111th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 1 Ave & E 110 St 25 docks in all
    990 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 33 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 26 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 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, October 2018

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
12 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Petra Allende Way, a co-naming enacted on October 2, 2012 (Local Law 48 of 2012).

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Petra Allende Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and November 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 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10A M-11:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM

North side of East 111th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 111th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 114691.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 5 gardens
  • 3 older adult centers
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Northside Center for Child Development Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    90 feet
  2. Northside Headstart Center School
    270 feet
  3. Reece School
    620 feet
Show all 11
  1. P.S. 102 Jacques Cartier School
    740 feet
  2. P.S. 083 Luis Munoz Rivera School
    810 feet
  3. The Bilingual Bicultural School
    810 feet
  4. Our Lady Queen of Angels School
    840 feet
  5. Esperanza Preparatory Magnet School
    900 feet
  6. Tag Young Scholars School
    900 feet
  7. Johnson Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  8. Renaissance Technical Institute Trade or language school
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Thomas Jefferson Park
    810 feet
  2. Neighbors of Vega Baja Garden
    830 feet
  3. Poor Richard's Playground
    840 feet
Show all 7
  1. Herb Garden (formerly 111th St. Betterment Assoc.) Garden
    940 feet
  2. El Cataño Garden
    990 feet
  3. Family Community Garden Manhattan Garden
    1,140 feet
  4. Humacao Community Garden
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Aguilar Library
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anns RC Church House of worship
    380 feet
  2. La Casa de Dios Church House of worship
    870 feet
  3. First Spanish Methodist Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
Show all 4
  1. Christ Apostolic Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 312 East 109th Street Older adult center
    830 feet
  2. Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center
    1,110 feet
  3. Older adult center at 2205 1st Avenue Older adult center
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. Older adult center at Jefferson Older adult center
    1,120 feet
  2. Hellgate Post Office
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 91 Fire station
    180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and 22 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 111th 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 Records, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.