2nd Avenue & East 51st Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 51st Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Sutton Place Synagogue is 360 feet away, and Or Olam E 55 St Conservative Synagogue is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6, E and F. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 138 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
36 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
1,140 feet · 4 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
E 50 St/2 Av · M50
Within a walk
36 places
14 public spaces, 8 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 51st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 1,140 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    1,140 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, 340 feet away, for the M50.

  • 55 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 50 St/2 Av M50
    340 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 51st Street.

  • 105 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 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
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,100 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 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2024 and July 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 Friday 8am to 7pm on East 51st 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 4 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 5 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
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FRI-SUN MIDNIGHT-6AM

North side of East 51st Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 6 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103053, 106010, 106589 and 107017.

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. Rockefeller Guest House Designated landmark
    280 feet
  2. Amster Yard Designated landmark
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 14 public spaces
  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 2 recreation centers
  • 2 schools
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Children's Academy School
    380 feet
  2. Beekman School
    760 feet
  3. American University of Beirut College
    890 feet
Show all 4
  1. Business English Alliance Trade or language school
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
    1,090 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Sterling Plaza Public space
    470 feet
  2. Public space at 825 Third Avenue Public space
    710 feet
  3. Public space at Connaught Tower Public space
    780 feet
Show all 14
  1. Public space at Libya House Public space
    930 feet
  2. Public space at Brevard Public space
    940 feet
  3. Public space at Crystal Pavilion Public space
    950 feet
  4. Public space at 875 Third Avenue Public space
    950 feet
  5. Public space at 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Public space
    960 feet
  6. Public space at 100 United Nations Plaza Public space
    1,170 feet
  7. Public space at Dag Hammarskjold Tower Public space
    1,180 feet
  8. Public space at 800 Third Avenue Public space
    1,220 feet
  9. Public space at 777 Third Avenue Public space
    1,240 feet
  10. Public space at 885 Third Avenue Public space
    1,270 feet
  11. Public space at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenacre Park Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. Public School 35 Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. Turtle Bay Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    920 feet
Show all 4
  1. Lescaze House Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sutton Place Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    360 feet
  2. Or Olam E 55 St Conservative Synagogue House of worship
    1,030 feet
  3. Holy Family Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Grand Central YMCA Recreation center
    1,230 feet
  2. Recreation Center 54 Recreation center
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    810 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    100 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,190 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 138 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 51st 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.