2nd Avenue & East 22nd Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 22nd Street is in Gramercy, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Epiphany Church is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St-Baruch College, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 55 places to eat. Along 2nd Avenue run a bus lane, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
11 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St-Baruch College
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
2 Av/E 23 St · M15 SBS
Within a walk
28 places
7 religious buildings, 7 schools and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 22nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St-Baruch College, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 23 St R, W
    0.5 miles
    R W
  2. 3 Av L
    0.5 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Long Division” (1988) by Valerie Jaudon at the 23 St-Baruch College station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 23 St, 120 feet away, for the M15 SBS.

  • 35 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 23 St M15 SBS · Shelter
    120 feet
    M15 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 SBS …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 22 St & 2 Ave 49 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 200 East 24th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 32 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 foot
  • 4 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, January 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10010
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gramercy
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and February 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 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-10PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-10PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 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-1PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

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
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of East 22nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 22nd Street

  • Time-limited parking 2 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103403, 106439 and 107138.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 college
  • 1 field
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Epiphany School (The) School
    240 feet
  2. Learningspring School
    530 feet
  3. Vivvi 16 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    610 feet
Show all 12
  1. 47 the American Sign Language and English Secondary School
    720 feet
  2. The 47 American Sign Language & English Lower School
    720 feet
  3. J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch School
    820 feet
  4. School of Visual Arts College
    850 feet
  5. Baruch College Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    870 feet
  6. M.S. 255 Salk School of Science School
    920 feet
  7. P.S. 040 Augustus Saint-Gaudens School
    920 feet
  8. Icd International Center for the Dis Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  9. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Peter's Field
    310 feet
  2. Augustus St. Gaudens Playground
    550 feet
  3. Stuyvesant Square Park
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Crystal House Public space
    1,220 feet

Health care

  1. NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Epiphany Library
    500 feet
  2. Society for the Lying-In Hospital Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Epiphany Church House of worship
    160 feet
  2. Gustauus Adolphus Lutheran Church House of worship
    890 feet
  3. Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church House of worship
    920 feet
Show all 5
  1. Chabad of Gramercy Park House of worship
    1,080 feet
  2. East End Temple House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Stein Senior Center Older adult center
    710 feet
  2. Madison Square Post Office Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    880 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    820 feet
  2. 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 55 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 22nd 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.