2nd Avenue & East 23rd Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 23rd Street is in Gramercy, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 59 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 322 bus-lane and 796 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Epiphany Library is 400 feet away, and Augustus St. Gaudens Playground is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St-Baruch College, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, seven of them schools, and 59 places to eat.

Safety record
29 hurt
59 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St-Baruch College
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
E 23 St/2 Av · BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4 +5
Within a walk
30 places
7 schools, 6 religious buildings and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 23rd 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.

  • 3 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

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 E 23 St/2 Av, 30 feet away, for the BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4 and five more.

  • 39 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 23 St/2 Av BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4 +5 · Shelter
    30 feet
    BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4 SIM3 SIM6 SIM10 SIM11 SIM31
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. BM1 …
  2. BM2 …
  3. BM3 …
  4. BM4 …
  5. SIM3 …
  6. SIM6 …
  7. SIM10 …
  8. SIM11 …
  9. SIM31 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.6 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
    1,150 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 59 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 29 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 8 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2018
  • Safety Improvement Project, 2019
  • Turn calming, February 2023

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 796 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 906th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 300 more were issued.

School-zone speed camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket20252026 so far
Eastbound on East 23rd Street558147
Westbound on East 23rd Street238153
Total796300

In 2025, 322 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 147th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 58 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets · Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

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 four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 7,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 84 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and May 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 7pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to 7pm on East 23rd Street (south side).

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-10PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-10PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING 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 23rd Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101230, 101231, 103403, 104844 and 106859.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 7 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 public spaces
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. 47 the American Sign Language and English Secondary School
    440 feet
  2. The 47 American Sign Language & English Lower School
    440 feet
  3. School of Visual Arts College
    570 feet
Show all 15
  1. Epiphany School (The) School
    520 feet
  2. Baruch College Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    590 feet
  3. Learningspring School
    810 feet
  4. Icd International Center for the Dis Trade or language school
    850 feet
  5. Vivvi 16 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    890 feet
  6. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  7. J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch School
    1,100 feet
  8. Rose Hill Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet
  9. CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
    1,140 feet
  10. M.S. 255 Salk School of Science School
    1,200 feet
  11. P.S. 040 Augustus Saint-Gaudens School
    1,200 feet
  12. The Acorn School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Peter's Field
    590 feet
  2. Augustus St. Gaudens Playground
    830 feet
  3. Bellevue South Park
    1,070 feet
Show all 4
  1. Dog Run in Bellevue South Park Dog run
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Crystal House Public space
    950 feet
  2. Public space at Parc East Tower Apartments Public space
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Epiphany Library
    400 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Epiphany Church House of worship
    410 feet
  2. Gustauus Adolphus Lutheran Church House of worship
    990 feet
  3. Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Stein Senior Center Older adult center
    630 feet
  2. Madison Square Post Office Listed historic place
    980 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    600 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    830 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    260 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    540 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 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 23rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.