2nd Avenue & East 50th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 50th Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Children's Academy is 350 feet away, and Grand Central YMCA is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6, E and F. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 128 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
1,300 feet · 5 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
E 50 St/2 Av · M50
Within a walk
41 places
16 public spaces, 9 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 50th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    1,300 feet
    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 …

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 50 St/2 Av, 80 feet away, for the M50.

  • 39 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 50 St/2 Av M50
    80 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.

  • 84 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 51 St & 2 Ave 61 docks in all
    410 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 351 East 51st Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,210 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 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 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
10022
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 6,300 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 1927 and 1965.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2024 and July 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, 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 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • 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 MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of East 50th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 6 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

South side of East 50th Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103051, 103052, 103378 and 106010.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and 29 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Modern. They were mostly built between 1860 and 1865.

  1. Amster Yard Designated landmark
    470 feet
  2. Rockefeller Guest House Designated landmark
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Children's Academy School
    350 feet
  2. Beekman School
    500 feet
  3. American University of Beirut College
    1,150 feet
Show all 6
  1. Family School
    1,050 feet
  2. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,230 feet
  3. Business English Alliance Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
    830 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Sterling Plaza Public space
    210 feet
  2. Public space at Libya House Public space
    670 feet
  3. Public space at 825 Third Avenue Public space
    680 feet
Show all 16
  1. Public space at Crystal Pavilion Public space
    690 feet
  2. Public space at 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Public space
    700 feet
  3. Public space at 100 United Nations Plaza Public space
    910 feet
  4. Public space at Dag Hammarskjold Tower Public space
    920 feet
  5. Public space at 800 Third Avenue Public space
    960 feet
  6. Public space at 777 Third Avenue Public space
    980 feet
  7. Public space at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Public space
    1,030 feet
  8. Public space at Connaught Tower Public space
    1,040 feet
  9. Public space at 767 Third Avenue Public space
    1,190 feet
  10. Public space at Brevard Public space
    1,200 feet
  11. Public space at 875 Third Avenue Public space
    1,210 feet
  12. Public space at 780 Third Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet
  13. Public space at Trump World Tower Public space
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Turtle Bay Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    660 feet
  2. Greenacre Park Listed historic place
    780 feet
  3. Lescaze House Listed historic place
    930 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public School 35 Listed historic place
    990 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Japan Society Arts or cultural center
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sutton Place Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    490 feet
  2. Holy Family Church House of worship
    940 feet
  3. Or Olam E 55 St Conservative Synagogue House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Grand Central YMCA Recreation center
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. 17th Precinct Police station
    1,150 feet
  2. Battalion 8/Engine 8/Ladder 2 Fire station
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    470 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 128 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 50th 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.