2nd Avenue & East 3rd Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 3rd Street is in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Public Theatre stands 200 feet away, and Orpheum Theatre is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, 2 Av, is about three minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 155 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
2 Av
730 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
2 Av/E 3 St · M15
Within a walk
42 places
8 religious buildings, 7 listed historic places and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 3rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 2 Av, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av F
    730 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. F …
Downtown
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    6 B D F M
  2. Astor Pl 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 3 St, 120 feet away, for the M15.

  • 26 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 3 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 and East 3rd Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 4 St & 2 Ave 78 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 284 Mott Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 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 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of East 3rd Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 3rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101625 and 105096.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 197 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1843 and 1897.

  1. Public Theatre Designated landmark
    200 feet
  2. Aschenbroedel Verein Building Designated landmark
    280 feet
  3. Industrial National Bank of New York Building Designated landmark
    310 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 7 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 parks
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nord Anglia International School
    350 feet
  2. Manhattan School for Career Development School
    730 feet
  3. Pathways Children's Services School
    970 feet
Show all 9
  1. Learning and Fun Preschool
    1,170 feet
  2. Neighborhood School
    1,200 feet
  3. The Star Academy - P.S.63 School
    1,200 feet
  4. Blake Business School Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  5. La Salle Academy School
    1,260 feet
  6. St George Academy School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Albert's Garden
    400 feet
  2. First Park
    690 feet
  3. Liz Christy Garden
    720 feet
Show all 9
  1. First Street Garden
    750 feet
  2. Sara D. Roosevelt Park
    880 feet
  3. Houston St Playground
    1,070 feet
  4. Manuel Plaza Park
    1,110 feet
  5. McKinley Playground
    1,170 feet
  6. First Park Playground
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Cooper Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    400 feet
  2. New York City Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    580 feet
  3. Bouwerie Lane Theater Listed historic place
    930 feet
Show all 9
  1. Isaac T. Hopper House Listed historic place
    990 feet
  2. The Ukrainian Museum
    1,030 feet
  3. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  4. Merchant's House Museum
    1,180 feet
  5. Old Merchant's House (Seabury-Tredwell House) Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  6. First Houses Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Anthology Film Archives Arts or cultural center · landmark
    330 feet
  2. New York Theatre Workshop Theater or concert hall
    390 feet
  3. Orpheum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Orthodox Cathedral Holy Virgin Protection Church House of worship
    510 feet
  2. Sixth Street Community Synagogue Listed historic place
    990 feet
  3. St George Ukrainian Catholic Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA Chinatown Houston Street Center Recreation center
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. 9th Precinct Police station
    900 feet
  2. Engine 33/Ladder 9 Fire station · listed historic place
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    630 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,030 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. H Mart Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 155 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 3rd 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.