2nd Avenue & East 34th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 34th Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 73 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 462 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Civic Club (Estonian House) stands 170 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 76 places to eat.

Safety record
29 hurt
73 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
E 34 St/2 Av · M34 SBS, M34A SBS, BM5
Within a walk
19 places
8 public spaces, 5 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 34th 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 …

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 E 34 St/2 Av, 40 feet away, for the M34 SBS, M34A SBS and BM5.

  • 56 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 34 St/2 Av M34 SBS, M34A SBS, BM5
    40 feet
    M34 SBS M34A SBS BM5

Next buses at this stop

  1. M34 SBS …
  2. M34A SBS …
  3. BM5 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 2nd Avenue, 7am to 10am and 2pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 34th Street, 1,150 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 300 East 34th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    240 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 73 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2011
  • Turn calming, March 2025

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 462 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 142nd most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 44 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

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
18 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East 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 stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 34th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of East 34th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 106314.

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
    170 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 public spaces
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Maryel School of New York School
    300 feet
  2. P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray School
    750 feet
  3. The River School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Vartan Park
    330 feet
  2. St. Vartan Park Playground
    910 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 300 East 34th Street Public space
    260 feet
  2. Public space at 166 East 34th Street Public space
    960 feet
  3. Public space at Laurence Tower Public space
    1,000 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at 240 East 38th Street Public space
    1,140 feet
  2. Public space at Dumont Plaza Public space
    1,140 feet
  3. Public space at Rivergate Public space
    1,180 feet
  4. Public space at 243 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,200 feet
  5. Public space at Future Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. St Vartan Armenian Church House of worship
    230 feet
  2. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    940 feet
  3. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    960 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    780 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    390 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    890 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 76 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 34th 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, 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.