2nd Avenue & East 58th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 58th Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 70 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. Modulightor Building, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 160 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/59 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and three more. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places and 86 places to eat.

Safety record
53 hurt
70 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/59 St
1,210 feet · 5 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
E 57 St/2 Av · M31, M57
Within a walk
27 places
12 public spaces, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 58th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/59 St, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five 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
    1,210 feet
    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/63 St M, Q
    0.4 miles
    M Q
  2. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.4 miles
    6 E F

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, 390 feet away, for the M31 and M57.

  • 57 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 57 St/2 Av M31, M57 · Shelter
    390 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.

  • 24 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 58 St & 1 Ave (NW Corner) 50 docks in all
    690 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 1st Avenue, 1,130 feet 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
    1,270 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 70 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 53 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 20 of those hurt, on foot
  • 16 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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, September 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4 and 5 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
58 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 20 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and January 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

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

North side of East 58th Street

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

South side of East 58th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 6AM-3PM 8PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 3PM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103387 and 104384.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 12 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Vernacular. They were mostly built between 1868 and 1873.

  1. Modulightor Building Designated landmark
    160 feet
  2. First Swedish Baptist Church Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 12 public spaces
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools

Schools and child care

  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 252 East 57 Street Pre-K center
    530 feet
  2. Super Stars Tennis Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    610 feet
  3. Art and Design High School
    680 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International School
    680 feet
  2. Bridge Community Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  3. The Montessori School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
  4. Weill Cornell Children's Center at East 62nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tramway Plaza
    320 feet
  2. Honey Locust Park
    550 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Landmark Public space
    160 feet
  2. Public space at Evansview Public space
    840 feet
  3. Public space at Morrison Public space
    1,020 feet
Show all 12
  1. Public space at Architects and Designers Public space
    1,030 feet
  2. Public space at Brevard Public space
    1,060 feet
  3. Public space at Paladin Public space
    1,060 feet
  4. Public space at New Yorker East Public space
    1,060 feet
  5. Public space at 950 Third Avenue Public space
    1,150 feet
  6. Public space at 919 Third Avenue Public space
    1,170 feet
  7. Public space at Grand Sutton Public space
    1,210 feet
  8. Public space at Connaught Tower Public space
    1,220 feet
  9. Public space at Savoy Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 311 and 313 East 58th Street Listed historic place
    260 feet
  2. Treadwell Farm Historic District Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    650 feet
  2. Or Olam E 55 St Conservative Synagogue House of worship
    910 feet
  3. Our Lady of Peace Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    360 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    400 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    780 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    540 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,240 feet

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 86 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 58th 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.