2nd Avenue & East 115th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 115th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Jefferson development, and is also named Coach Herbert “Chuck” Griffin Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Capila Evangelica Church is 440 feet away, and James Weldon Johnson Playground is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places and 58 places to eat.

Safety record
22 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
2 Av/E 116 St · M15
Within a walk
35 places
14 religious buildings, 7 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 115th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 116 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. 110 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “In Everything There Is A Season” (2005) by Robert Blackburn at the 116 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 116 St, 180 feet away, for the M15.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 116 St M15
    180 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.

  • 47 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 116 St & 1 Ave 31 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. 2278 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 22 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Turn calming, January 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10029
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
23 and 25 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
14 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Coach Herbert “Chuck” Griffin Way, a co-naming enacted on July 23, 2023 (Local Law 110 of 2023).

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 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 Jefferson development.

Since 2014 at least 39 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Coach Herbert “Chuck” Griffin Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 60 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and January 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
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10A M-11:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • 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 115th Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 older adult centers
  • 2 gardens
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    430 feet
  2. Keith Haring School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    520 feet
  3. P.S. 102 Jacques Cartier School
    630 feet
Show all 10
  1. Our Lady Queen of Angels School
    830 feet
  2. P.S. 155 William Paca School
    900 feet
  3. Renaissance School of the Arts School
    900 feet
  4. James Weldon Johnson School
    1,070 feet
  5. Northside Center for Child Development Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  6. Storefront Academy Harlem Charter School
    1,280 feet
  7. Northside Headstart Center School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Diamante Garden / Dimantis Garden
    830 feet
  2. James Weldon Johnson Playground
    990 feet
  3. P.S. 155 Playground
    1,020 feet
Show all 5
  1. Thomas Jefferson Park
    1,080 feet
  2. Rodale Pleasant Park Community Garden
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East Harlem Historic District Listed historic place
    790 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Capila Evangelica Church House of worship
    440 feet
  2. First Sharon Baptist Church House of worship
    470 feet
  3. Pentecostal Missionary Church Christ the King House of worship
    510 feet
Show all 7
  1. First Spanish Baptist 116 St Church House of worship
    580 feet
  2. God 3 Ave Church House of worship
    980 feet
  3. Emanuel Baptist Church House of worship
    1,060 feet
  4. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Corsi Houses Community center
    530 feet
  2. Older adult center at 307 East 116th Street Older adult center
    530 feet
  3. Older adult center at 2205 1st Avenue Older adult center
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at Jefferson Older adult center
    1,100 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 91 Fire station
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,050 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    200 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Costco Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. East River Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 58 places to eat and 21 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 115th 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.