2nd Avenue & East 2nd Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 2nd Street is in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Anthology Film Archives is 90 feet away, and Nord Anglia International School is 260 feet away. The nearest subway, 2 Av, is about two minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 151 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
2 Av
460 feet · 2 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
2 Av/E 3 St · M15
Within a walk
30 places
7 religious buildings, 5 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 2 Av, 460 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av F
    460 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. F …
Downtown
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    6 B D F M
  2. Bowery J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 3 St, 160 feet away, for the M15.

  • 27 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 3 St M15
    160 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 and East 2nd Street.

  • 114 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 2 St & 2 Ave 84 docks in all
    100 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 284 Mott Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 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

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and January 2025, 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
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of East 2nd Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 2nd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101625 and 105096.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 156 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival and Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1836 and 1897.

  1. Public Theatre Designated landmark
    460 feet
  2. Aschenbroedel Verein Building Designated landmark
    500 feet
  3. New York Turn Verein Building Designated landmark
    500 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 parks
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nord Anglia International School
    260 feet
  2. Pathways Children's Services School
    710 feet
  3. Manhattan School for Career Development School
    1,000 feet
Show all 5
  1. Cascades High School
    1,190 feet
  2. Forsyth Satellite Academy School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Albert's Garden
    300 feet
  2. First Park
    420 feet
  3. Liz Christy Garden
    450 feet
Show all 8
  1. First Street Garden
    480 feet
  2. Sara D. Roosevelt Park
    610 feet
  3. Houston St Playground
    800 feet
  4. First Park Playground
    940 feet
  5. Peretz Square
    1,080 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. New York City Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    430 feet
  3. Bouwerie Lane Theater Listed historic place
    680 feet
Show all 5
  1. Isaac T. Hopper House Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  2. The Ukrainian Museum
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Anthology Film Archives Arts or cultural center · landmark
    90 feet
  2. New York Theatre Workshop Theater or concert hall
    660 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Orthodox Cathedral Holy Virgin Protection Church Landmark
    310 feet
  2. Sixth Street Community Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA Chinatown Houston Street Center Recreation center
    710 feet

Fire and police

  1. 9th Precinct Police station
    1,170 feet
  2. Engine 33/Ladder 9 Fire station · listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    360 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    760 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Mulberry Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 151 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

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