2nd Avenue & East 27th Street

The three-way junction of 2nd Avenue and East 27th Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Straus development. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The sculpture “Skagerrak” is 380 feet away, and Good Shepherd Church is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 80 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
2 Av/E 28 St · M15 SBS
Within a walk
22 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 5 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 27th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 28 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “ROAMING UNDERFOOT” (2018) by Nancy Blum at the 28 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 28 St, 180 feet away, for the M15 SBS.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 28 St M15 SBS
    180 feet
    M15 SBS

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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 25 St & 2 Ave 79 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.9 miles
  2. 350 East 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1975.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Straus development.

Since 2014 at least 79 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 116 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 10pm on 2nd Avenue (east side).

West side of 2nd Avenue

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

North side of East 27th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 27th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101535, 102126, 102127 and 104728.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Bellevue South Park.

  1. Skagerrak Sculpture by Antoni H. Milkowski, 1971
    380 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Rose Hill Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    80 feet
  2. Baruch College Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    460 feet
  3. Churchill School and Center School
    780 feet
Show all 8
  1. The Acorn School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    740 feet
  2. 47 the American Sign Language and English Secondary School
    1,100 feet
  3. The 47 American Sign Language & English Lower School
    1,100 feet
  4. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,100 feet
  5. Bellevue Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dog Run in Bellevue South Park Dog run
    250 feet
  2. Bellevue South Park
    260 feet
  3. Bellevue South Park Playground
    550 feet
Show all 4
  1. Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground
    570 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Parc East Tower Apartments Public space
    210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 203 East 29th Street Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  2. R & S Building Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gramercy Arts Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Illuminators Armenian Apostolic Cathedral House of worship
    390 feet
  2. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church House of worship
    1,100 feet
  3. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 16/Ladder 7 Fire station
    630 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    900 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,300 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    510 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 80 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 27th 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.