2nd Avenue & East 48th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 48th Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Holy Family Church is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about seven minutes on foot, and seven subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 101 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
E 49 St/2 Av · M50
Within a walk
40 places
20 public spaces, 5 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 48th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven 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
    0.3 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
    0.5 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 E 49 St/2 Av, 400 feet away, for the M50.

  • 35 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 49 St/2 Av M50
    400 feet
    M50

Next buses at this stop

  1. M50 …

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 48th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 47 St & 2 Ave 102 docks in all
    420 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. 351 East 51st Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd 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.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 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, 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
26 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,200 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 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2024 and October 2024; 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 48th 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

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • 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

North side of East 48th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 6 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101853, 102939, 105162, 106135, 106243 and 106420.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 27 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Modern and Vernacular. They were mostly built between 1860 and 1861.

  1. Japan Society Headquarters Designated landmark
    520 feet
  2. Amster Yard Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Family School
    530 feet
  2. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    710 feet
  3. Aaron School (K-7) School
    860 feet
Show all 6
  1. Children's Academy School
    870 feet
  2. Lebanese American University-Nyc College
    910 feet
  3. Beekman School
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
    310 feet
  2. MacArthur Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Public space
    180 feet
  2. Public space at Libya House Public space
    300 feet
  3. Public space at Dag Hammarskjold Tower Public space
    400 feet
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  1. Public space at Sterling Plaza Public space
    450 feet
  2. Public space at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Public space
    510 feet
  3. Public space at 100 United Nations Plaza Public space
    560 feet
  4. Public space at 767 Third Avenue Public space
    670 feet
  5. Public space at 777 Third Avenue Public space
    720 feet
  6. Public space at Trump World Tower Public space
    730 feet
  7. Public space at Delegate Public space
    800 feet
  8. Public space at 780 Third Avenue Public space
    890 feet
  9. Public space at Belmont Public space
    900 feet
  10. Public space at L'Ecole Public space
    910 feet
  11. Public space at 747 Third Avenue Public space
    1,000 feet
  12. Public space at Cosmopolitan Public space
    1,070 feet
  13. Public space at Lausanne Public space
    1,140 feet
  14. Public space at 800 Third Avenue Public space
    1,140 feet
  15. Public space at 825 Third Avenue Public space
    1,200 feet
  16. Public space at Crystal Pavilion Public space
    1,210 feet
  17. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Turtle Bay Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. Lescaze House Listed historic place
    570 feet
  3. Raoul Wallenberg Monument Monument or memorial
    1,020 feet
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  1. Greenacre Park Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Japan Society Arts or cultural center
    730 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Family Church House of worship
    420 feet
  2. Sutton Place Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Grand Central YMCA Recreation center
    450 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,110 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 101 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 48th 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.