2nd Avenue & East 57th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 57th Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 64 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2025, 1,307 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/59 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and three more. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places and 97 places to eat.

Safety record
38 hurt
64 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/59 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
E 57 St/2 Av · M31, M57
Within a walk
24 places
10 public spaces, 4 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 57th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/59 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 6 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 N R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
6 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. N …
  5. R …
  6. W …
Queens
3 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
  3. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.3 miles
    6 E F
  2. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    0.4 miles
    M Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Blooming” (1996) by Elizabeth Murray at the Lexington Av/59 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 57 St/2 Av, 140 feet away, for the M31 and M57.

  • 58 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 57 St/2 Av M31, M57 · Shelter
    140 feet
    M31 M57
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M31 …
  2. M57 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 2nd Avenue, 7am to 10am and 2pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Avenue.

  • 50 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 55 St & 2 Ave 29 docks in all
    580 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
    1.9 miles
  2. 300 East 54th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    990 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 64 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 38 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 9 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2010
  • Turn calming, December 2019

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,307 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 103rd most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 383 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane 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
52 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and May 2025; 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 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 parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM

North side of East 57th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 57th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101444, 103385 and 104773.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

  1. Modulightor Building Designated landmark
    250 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 252 East 57 Street Pre-K center
    250 feet
  2. Super Stars Tennis Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    330 feet
  3. Art and Design High School
    400 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International School
    400 feet
  2. The Montessori School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tramway Plaza
    610 feet
  2. Honey Locust Park
    830 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Landmark Public space
    440 feet
  2. Public space at Morrison Public space
    740 feet
  3. Public space at Brevard Public space
    780 feet
Show all 10
  1. Public space at 950 Third Avenue Public space
    870 feet
  2. Public space at 919 Third Avenue Public space
    890 feet
  3. Public space at Connaught Tower Public space
    940 feet
  4. Public space at 909 Third Avenue Public space
    1,120 feet
  5. Public space at New Yorker East Public space
    1,120 feet
  6. Public space at Evansview Public space
    1,130 feet
  7. Public space at Architects and Designers Public space
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 311 and 313 East 58th Street Listed historic place
    530 feet
  2. Substation #42 (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,040 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Or Olam E 55 St Conservative Synagogue House of worship
    630 feet
  2. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    930 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. FDR Post Office
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    120 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    260 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    960 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 97 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 57th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.