2nd Avenue & East 47th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 47th Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Dag Hammarskjold Plaza is 50 feet away, and Family School is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about eight minutes on foot, and seven subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, five of them schools, and 94 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
2 Av/E 46 St · M15
Within a walk
34 places
16 public spaces, 5 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 47th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.4 miles
    6 E F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Queens
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6 7 S

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Passing Through” (2004) by Al Held at the Lexington Av/51-53 Sts station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 46 St, 260 feet away, for the M15.

  • 32 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 46 St M15 · Shelter
    260 feet
    M15
    Shelter

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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 47 St & 2 Ave 102 docks in all
    160 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 277 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10017
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 113 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the river birch.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 22 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2023 and January 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on East 47th Street (south side).

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL & DIPLOMAT LICENSE PLATES 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY DELIVERY DECAL REQUIRED
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL & DIPLOMAT LICENSE PLATES MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of East 47th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101853, 106023, 106243 and 107142.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and 28 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Modern and Vernacular. They were mostly built between 1860 and 1862.

  1. Japan Society Headquarters Designated landmark
    500 feet
  2. Amster Yard Designated landmark
    750 feet
  3. Beaux-Arts Apartments Designated landmark
    760 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 16 public spaces
  • 5 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Family School
    390 feet
  2. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    450 feet
  3. Aaron School (K-7) School
    600 feet
Show all 7
  1. Lebanese American University-Nyc College
    650 feet
  2. Children's Academy School
    1,140 feet
  3. Lyceum Kennedy School
    1,220 feet
  4. Beekman School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
    50 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Dag Hammarskjold Tower Public space
    140 feet
  2. Public space at 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Public space
    250 feet
  3. Public space at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Public space
    250 feet
Show all 16
  1. Public space at Delegate Public space
    540 feet
  2. Public space at Libya House Public space
    560 feet
  3. Public space at Belmont Public space
    640 feet
  4. Public space at L'Ecole Public space
    650 feet
  5. Public space at Sterling Plaza Public space
    720 feet
  6. Public space at 747 Third Avenue Public space
    740 feet
  7. Public space at Trump World Tower Public space
    760 feet
  8. Public space at 100 United Nations Plaza Public space
    820 feet
  9. Public space at Lausanne Public space
    880 feet
  10. Public space at 767 Third Avenue Public space
    930 feet
  11. Public space at 777 Third Avenue Public space
    980 feet
  12. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    1,040 feet
  13. Public space at 780 Third Avenue Public space
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Turtle Bay Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    670 feet
  2. Raoul Wallenberg Monument Monument or memorial
    760 feet
  3. Lescaze House Listed historic place
    830 feet
Show all 4
  1. Holland Society Library Research library
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Japan Society Arts or cultural center
    470 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Family Church House of worship
    380 feet
  2. Sutton Place Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Grand Central YMCA Recreation center
    320 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    850 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,040 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    400 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    690 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,210 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 94 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 47th 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.