2nd Avenue & East 4th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 4th Street is in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Industrial National Bank of New York Building stands 100 feet away, and Aschenbroedel Verein Building stands 220 feet away. The nearest subway, 2 Av, is about four minutes on foot, and seven subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 44 public places, nine of them listed historic places, and 161 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
2 Av
980 feet · 4 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
2 Av/E 3 St · M15
Within a walk
44 places
9 listed historic places, 8 religious buildings and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 4th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 2 Av, 980 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av F
    980 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
    0.4 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, 380 feet away, for the M15.

  • 24 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 3 St M15
    380 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 4th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 4 St & 2 Ave 78 docks in all
    100 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 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 284 Mott Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 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 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 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, 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
35 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,200 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 1897 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 65 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2023 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

West side of 2nd Avenue

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

North side of East 4th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 4th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103306, 103838, 105016 and 105017.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 227 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1844 and 1894.

  1. Industrial National Bank of New York Building Designated landmark
    100 feet
  2. Public Theatre Designated landmark
    120 feet
  3. Aschenbroedel Verein Building Designated landmark
    220 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 public places.

  • 9 listed historic places
  • 8 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 3 gardens
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan School for Career Development School
    470 feet
  2. Nord Anglia International School
    600 feet
  3. Learning and Fun Preschool
    920 feet
Show all 10
  1. La Salle Academy School
    1,000 feet
  2. St George Academy School
    1,000 feet
  3. Blake Business School Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  4. Cooper Union College
    1,160 feet
  5. Neighborhood School
    1,220 feet
  6. The Star Academy - P.S.63 School
    1,220 feet
  7. Pathways Children's Services School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Albert's Garden
    660 feet
  2. Manuel Plaza Park
    910 feet
  3. First Park
    940 feet
Show all 7
  1. Liz Christy Garden
    970 feet
  2. First Street Garden
    1,000 feet
  3. Sara D. Roosevelt Park
    1,130 feet
  4. Cooper Triangle
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Cooper Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    650 feet
  2. Isaac T. Hopper House Listed historic place
    740 feet
  3. The Ukrainian Museum
    780 feet
Show all 12
  1. New York City Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    840 feet
  2. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    940 feet
  3. Merchant's House Museum
    980 feet
  4. Old Merchant's House (Seabury-Tredwell House) Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  5. Ottendorfer Library
    1,130 feet
  6. Bouwerie Lane Theater Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  7. Devinne Press Building Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  8. Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  9. Daniel Leroy House Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York Theatre Workshop Theater or concert hall · landmark
    240 feet
  2. Anthology Film Archives Arts or cultural center
    580 feet
  3. Orpheum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    920 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sixth Street Community Synagogue Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. Orthodox Cathedral Holy Virgin Protection Church House of worship
    760 feet
  3. St George Ukrainian Catholic Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Cyril Methodius Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA Chinatown Houston Street Center Recreation center
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. 9th Precinct Police station
    650 feet
  2. Engine 33/Ladder 9 Fire station · listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    780 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    880 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 161 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 4th 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.