2nd Avenue & East 28th Street

The three-way junction of 2nd Avenue and East 28th Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 1,708 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The Engine 16/Ladder 7 firehouse is 360 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 67 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
2 Av/E 28 St · M9, M15, M34 SBS, M34A SBS
Within a walk
25 places
6 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 28th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 28 St 6
    0.3 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, 30 feet away, for the M9, M15, M34 SBS and M34A SBS.

  • 53 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 28 St M9, M15, M34 SBS, M34A SBS
    30 feet
    M9 M15 M34 SBS M34A SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M9 …
  2. M15 …
  3. M34 SBS …
  4. M34A 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.

  • 79 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. 2 Ave & E 29 St 57 docks in all
    300 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. 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
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,708 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 492nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 466 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
2 and 4 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Elevation
33 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,700 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 1935 and 1975.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 98 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 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 28th Street

  • Metered parking 3 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 28th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101356, 101535, 102127 and 106205.

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
    370 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Rose Hill Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    190 feet
  2. Churchill School and Center School
    520 feet
  3. Baruch College Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    720 feet
Show all 6
  1. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    930 feet
  2. Bellevue Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  3. The Acorn School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bellevue South Park
    250 feet
  2. Bellevue South Park Playground
    290 feet
  3. Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground
    310 feet
Show all 4
  1. Dog Run in Bellevue South Park Dog run
    390 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Parc East Tower Apartments Public space
    470 feet
  2. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    1,140 feet
  3. Public space at Alexandria Science Center Public space
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. Bellevue Hospital Center Hospital
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 203 East 29th Street Listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. R & S Building Listed historic place
    960 feet
  3. Chester A. Arthur House Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gramercy Arts Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Illuminators Armenian Apostolic Cathedral House of worship
    430 feet
  2. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    860 feet
  3. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church House of worship
    930 feet
Show all 4
  1. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 16/Ladder 7 Fire station
    360 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    640 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 67 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 28th 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, 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.