2nd Avenue & East 32nd Street

The three-way junction of 2nd Avenue and East 32nd Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St Vartan Armenian Church is 750 feet away, and the Engine 16/Ladder 7 firehouse is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 75 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
2 Av/E 33 St · M15 SBS
Within a walk
18 places
5 public spaces, 4 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 32nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 33 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 “Lariat Seat Loops” (1997) by James Garvey at the 33 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 33 St, 300 feet away, for the M15 SBS.

  • 54 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 33 St M15 SBS
    300 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.

  • 59 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 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
    200 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.4 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
    1,300 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017

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
25 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and July 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 parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of East 32nd 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 SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 32nd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101576, 103698, 103989, 106067 and 107773.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1898 and 1899.

  1. Civic Club (Estonian House) Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 public spaces
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray School
    730 feet
  2. Maryel School of New York School
    830 feet
  3. Churchill School and Center School
    870 feet
Show all 4
  1. Rose Hill Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground
    790 feet
  2. St. Vartan Park
    870 feet
  3. Bellevue South Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 300 East 34th Street Public space
    560 feet
  2. Public space at Laurence Tower Public space
    730 feet
  3. Public space at Future Public space
    770 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at 166 East 34th Street Public space
    1,120 feet
  2. Public space at Windsor Court Public space
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Kips Bay Library
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    410 feet
  2. St Vartan Armenian Church House of worship
    750 feet
  3. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 16/Ladder 7 Fire station
    1,030 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    250 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    920 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    890 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 75 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 32nd 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.