2nd Avenue & East 56th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 56th Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 1,450 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Art and Design High School is 400 feet away, and All Saints Episcopal Church is 1,210 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 29 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 115 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
2 Av/E 56 St · M15
Within a walk
29 places
10 public spaces, 7 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 56th 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 five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 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. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 N R W
  2. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    0.5 miles
    M Q

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 56 St, 100 feet away, for the M15.

  • 56 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 56 St M15
    100 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 55 St & 2 Ave 29 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

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

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 300 East 54th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    710 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 18 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 May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,450 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 568th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 857 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
47 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 40 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and December 2024; 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 3 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

West side of 2nd Avenue

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

North side of East 56th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO US GOVERNMENT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

South side of East 56th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO NYS POLICE
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104370, 104771 and 106773.

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Vernacular, and built between 1856 and 1993.

  1. Modulightor Building Designated landmark
    510 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 10 public spaces
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 252 East 57 Street Pre-K center
    170 feet
  2. Art and Design High School
    400 feet
  3. P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International School
    400 feet
Show all 6
  1. Super Stars Tennis Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    610 feet
  2. The Montessori School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    620 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tramway Plaza
    890 feet
  2. Honey Locust Park
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Brevard Public space
    500 feet
  2. Public space at 919 Third Avenue Public space
    600 feet
  3. Public space at Connaught Tower Public space
    660 feet
Show all 10
  1. Public space at Landmark Public space
    720 feet
  2. Public space at 909 Third Avenue Public space
    830 feet
  3. Public space at Morrison Public space
    1,020 feet
  4. Public space at 950 Third Avenue Public space
    1,050 feet
  5. Public space at Plaza 400 Public space
    1,060 feet
  6. Public space at 900 Third Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet
  7. Public space at 885 Third Avenue Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 311 and 313 East 58th Street Listed historic place
    820 feet
  2. Substation #42 (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Or Olam E 55 St Conservative Synagogue House of worship
    350 feet
  2. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. FDR Post Office
    840 feet
  2. Recreation Center 54 Recreation center
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    290 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    340 feet
  3. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    800 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,180 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,210 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 115 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 56th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.