2nd Avenue & East 18th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 18th Street is in Gramercy, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital is 160 feet away, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av, is about six minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 49 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
2 Av/E 17 St · M15
Within a walk
37 places
12 religious buildings, 10 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 18th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av L
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.3 miles
    L
  2. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    0.5 miles
    4 5 6 L N Q R W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 17 St, 360 feet away, for the M15.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 17 St M15
    360 feet
    M15

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 17 St & 2 Ave 47 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 130 East 18th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 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.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gramercy
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 94 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and April 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 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • 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
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-8AM

North side of East 18th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 18th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Doctor plates only 1 sign DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101895, 101896, 103756, 104751 and 106644.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 61 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Anglo-Italianate. They were mostly built between 1850 and 1869.

  1. St. John the Baptist House Designated landmark
    320 feet
  2. The St. George Memorial House Designated landmark
    670 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Stuyvesant Square.

  1. Antonin Dvorak Statue by Ivan Mestrovic, 1997
    370 feet
  2. Peter Stuyvesant Statue by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, 1941
    440 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 hospitals
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Vivvi 16 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    380 feet
  2. M.S. 255 Salk School of Science School
    600 feet
  3. P.S. 040 Augustus Saint-Gaudens School
    600 feet
Show all 14
  1. Learningspring School
    600 feet
  2. Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School
    880 feet
  3. Friends Seminary School · landmark
    890 feet
  4. Beth Israel Medical Center College
    960 feet
  5. Philip Xavier Center Trade or language school
    960 feet
  6. J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch School
    1,070 feet
  7. The Jack and Jill School at St. George's Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    1,110 feet
  8. High School for Health Professions and Human Services School
    1,120 feet
  9. Institute for Collaborative Education School
    1,120 feet
  10. P.S. M226 School
    1,120 feet
  11. Epiphany School (The) School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Stuyvesant Square Park
    300 feet
  2. Augustus St. Gaudens Playground
    300 feet
  3. Peter's Field
    550 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Park Towers Medical Plaza Public space
    720 feet
  2. Public space at Gilman Hall Public space
    770 feet

Health care

  1. NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
    160 feet
  2. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai Hospital
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Society for the Lying-In Hospital Listed historic place
    160 feet
  2. Houses at 326, 328 and 330 East 18th Street Listed historic place
    470 feet
  3. Stuyvesant Square Historic District Listed historic place
    760 feet

Houses of worship

  1. East End Temple House of worship
    220 feet
  2. Manhattan Korean Presbyterian Church Landmark
    470 feet
  3. St George Episc Church Landmark · listed historic place
    610 feet
Show all 9
  1. Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church House of worship
    710 feet
  2. Chabad of Gramercy Park House of worship
    830 feet
  3. St Marys Byzantine Church House of worship
    860 feet
  4. Epiphany Church House of worship
    890 feet
  5. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    960 feet
  6. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    980 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,070 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    980 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

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