2nd Avenue & East 13th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 13th Street is in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Children's Aid Society, Elizabeth Home for Girls, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 260 feet away, and the Battalion 6/Ladder 3 firehouse is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 142 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av
830 feet · 3 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
2 Av/E 13 St · M15 SBS
Within a walk
38 places
11 religious buildings, 6 listed historic places and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 13th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av L
    830 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

West Side
1 line
  1. L …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. 1 Av L
    980 feet
    L
  2. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 L N Q R W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 13 St, 50 feet away, for the M15 SBS.

  • 31 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 13 St M15 SBS · Shelter
    50 feet
    M15 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 SBS …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 2nd Avenue, all day on weekdays.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Avenue and East 13th Street.

  • 109 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 13 St & 2 Ave 54 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 100 East 15th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 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, August 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and January 2025; 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 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of East 13th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • Doctor plates only 3 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104238, 104426 and 104920.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 22 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were built between 1795 and 1936.

  1. Children's Aid Society, Elizabeth Home for Girls Designated landmark
    260 feet
  2. Louis N. Jaffe Art Theater Designated landmark
    390 feet
  3. The Rectory of St. Mark's Church Designated landmark
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 6 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School
    570 feet
  2. Society of Third Street Music School Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet
  3. Beth Israel Medical Center College
    860 feet
Show all 9
  1. The Eductional Alliance Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    880 feet
  2. The East Village Community School
    1,000 feet
  3. Friends Seminary School
    1,160 feet
  4. High School for Health Professions and Human Services School
    1,220 feet
  5. Institute for Collaborative Education School
    1,220 feet
  6. P.S. M226 School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Stuyvesant Square Park
    620 feet
  2. Abe Lebewohl Park
    720 feet
  3. Abe Lebewohl Triangle
    1,050 feet
Show all 5
  1. Lower East Side Playground
    1,190 feet
  2. East Side Outside Community Garden
    1,250 feet

Health care

  1. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai Hospital
    350 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Yiddish Art Theatre Listed historic place
    400 feet
  2. Van Tassell & Kearney Horse Auction Mart Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. St. Mark's Historic District Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
Show all 7
  1. Church of the Immaculate Conception and Clergy Houses Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  2. Stuyvesant Square Historic District Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  3. Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  4. Ottendorfer Library
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Town & Village Synagogue Landmark
    500 feet
  2. St Marys Byzantine Church House of worship
    520 feet
  3. St Marks Church in the Bowery Landmark · listed historic place
    690 feet
Show all 8
  1. Immaculate Conception Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  2. St George Episc Church Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  3. All Saints Ukranian Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  4. Manhattan Korean Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,230 feet
  5. East End Temple House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 331 East 12th Street Older adult center
    650 feet
  2. 14 Street Y Recreation center
    760 feet
  3. Peter Stuyvesant Post Office
    850 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 5 Fire station
    850 feet
  2. Battalion 6/Ladder 3 Fire station
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    860 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,010 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,270 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 142 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 13th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.