2nd Avenue & East 33rd Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 33rd 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. P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray is 470 feet away, and Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 70 places to eat.

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

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 33rd 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, 40 feet away, for the M15 SBS.

  • 57 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 33 St M15 SBS
    40 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 2 Ave & E 31 St 81 docks in all
    460 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 34th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 332-342 East 34th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,230 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 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 24 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 9 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
4
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2022 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 33rd Street (south side).

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 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 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 parking 2 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 33rd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102077, 103990, 103991, 106314 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
    420 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 public spaces
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 fire station
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray School
    470 feet
  2. Maryel School of New York School
    580 feet
  3. Churchill School and Center School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Vartan Park
    610 feet
  2. Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground
    1,050 feet
  3. St. Vartan Park Playground
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 300 East 34th Street Public space
    310 feet
  2. Public space at Laurence Tower Public space
    720 feet
  3. Public space at 166 East 34th Street Public space
    870 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Future Public space
    1,020 feet
  2. Public space at Dumont Plaza Public space
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 519 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Vartan Armenian Church House of worship
    500 feet
  2. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    660 feet
  3. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    1,040 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 16/Ladder 7 Fire station
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    500 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    740 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    670 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,170 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,140 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 70 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 33rd 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.