2nd Avenue & East 30th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 30th Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 3,583 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Churchill School and Center is 350 feet away, and St Illuminators Armenian Apostolic Cathedral is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 59 places to eat.

Safety record
26 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
2 Av/E 31 St · M15
Within a walk
26 places
7 religious buildings, 5 public spaces and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 30th 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 eight 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. 33 St 6
    0.4 miles
    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 31 St, 170 feet away, for the M15.

  • 52 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 31 St M15
    170 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 30th Street.

  • 67 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 2 Ave & E 29 St 57 docks in all
    230 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 350 East 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    800 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 26 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 11 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 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, July 2012
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2024

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 3,583 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 241st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,840 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 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 70 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2023 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on East 30th Street (south side).

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 3 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 standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 30th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101011, 101012, 103698, 104307, 105030 and 105031.

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
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Churchill School and Center School
    350 feet
  2. Rose Hill Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    710 feet
  3. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray School
    1,240 feet
  2. Baruch College Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground
    280 feet
  2. Bellevue South Park
    760 feet
  3. Bellevue South Park Playground
    800 feet
Show all 4
  1. Dog Run in Bellevue South Park Dog run
    910 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    960 feet
  2. Public space at Future Public space
    970 feet
  3. Public space at Parc East Tower Apartments Public space
    990 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at 300 East 34th Street Public space
    1,080 feet
  2. Public space at Laurence Tower Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 203 East 29th Street Listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. Kips Bay Library
    1,030 feet
  3. Civic Club Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. R & S Building Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    340 feet
  2. St Illuminators Armenian Apostolic Cathedral House of worship
    940 feet
  3. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    1,110 feet
Show all 6
  1. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church House of worship
    1,210 feet
  2. St Vartan Armenian Church House of worship
    1,260 feet
  3. First Moravian Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 16/Ladder 7 Fire station
    520 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    350 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    120 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    980 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    380 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 places to eat and 12 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 30th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.