2nd Avenue & East 31st Street

The three-way junction of 2nd Avenue and East 31st Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Good Shepherd Church is 280 feet away, and Bellevue South Park Playground is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 69 places to eat.

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

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 33 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. 28 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Lariat Seat Loops” (1997) by James Garvey at the 33 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 31 St, 120 feet away, for the M15.

  • 55 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 31 St M15
    120 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 2 Ave & E 31 St 81 docks in all
    60 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
    1.7 miles
  2. 142 East 31st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,040 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 eight crashes at this corner, fewer 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 May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • 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 and 4 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2023 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 10pm on 2nd Avenue (east side).

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

North side of East 31st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 31st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10A M-11:30AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101010, 101011, 101575 and 103698.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 6 public spaces
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Churchill School and Center School
    610 feet
  2. Rose Hill Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    960 feet
  3. P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray School
    980 feet
Show all 4
  1. Maryel School of New York School
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground
    540 feet
  2. Bellevue South Park
    1,020 feet
  3. Bellevue South Park Playground
    1,060 feet
Show all 5
  1. St. Vartan Park
    1,130 feet
  2. Dog Run in Bellevue South Park Dog run
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Future Public space
    720 feet
  2. Public space at 300 East 34th Street Public space
    820 feet
  3. Public space at Laurence Tower Public space
    990 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at Windsor Court Public space
    1,160 feet
  2. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    1,220 feet
  3. Public space at Parc East Tower Apartments Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Kips Bay Library
    850 feet
  2. Civic Club Listed historic place
    960 feet
  3. House at 203 East 29th Street Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    280 feet
  2. St Vartan Armenian Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  3. St Illuminators Armenian Apostolic Cathedral House of worship
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 16/Ladder 7 Fire station
    770 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    100 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,180 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    630 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 69 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 31st 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.