2nd Avenue & East 5th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 5th Street is in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. New York Theatre Workshop is 300 feet away, and the 9th Precinct is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, 2 Av, is about five minutes on foot, and seven subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, eight of them listed historic places, and 193 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
2 Av
1,230 feet · 5 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
2 Av/E 6 St · M15
Within a walk
40 places
8 listed historic places, 8 religious buildings and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 5th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 2 Av, 1,230 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av F
    1,230 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. F …
Downtown
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Astor Pl 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 8 St-NYU R, W
    0.4 miles
    R W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 6 St, 170 feet away, for the M15.

  • 24 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 6 St M15 · Shelter
    170 feet
    M15
    Shelter

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.

  • 162 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 12 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 6 St & 2 Ave 69 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 284 Mott Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 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, October 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,300 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 1893 and 1910.

Trees

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

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and April 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 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of East 5th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 5th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 105016 and 105401.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 251 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1844 and 1897.

  1. Industrial National Bank of New York Building Designated landmark
    220 feet
  2. Public Theatre Designated landmark
    340 feet
  3. Commodore Theater; Loews Commodore Theater Designated landmark
    340 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 8 listed historic places
  • 8 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 3 gardens
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Learning and Fun Preschool
    670 feet
  2. Manhattan School for Career Development School
    720 feet
  3. La Salle Academy School
    750 feet
Show all 8
  1. St George Academy School
    750 feet
  2. Nord Anglia International School
    850 feet
  3. Blake Business School Trade or language school
    880 feet
  4. Cooper Union College
    950 feet
  5. Grace Church High School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Albert's Garden
    910 feet
  2. Manuel Plaza Park
    960 feet
  3. Cooper Triangle
    1,030 feet
Show all 7
  1. First Park
    1,190 feet
  2. Liz Christy Garden
    1,220 feet
  3. First Street Garden
    1,250 feet
  4. Abe Lebewohl Park
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Cooper Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    900 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Isaac T. Hopper House Listed historic place
    490 feet
  2. The Ukrainian Museum
    530 feet
  3. Ottendorfer Library
    880 feet
Show all 11
  1. New York Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    900 feet
  2. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    970 feet
  3. Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital Listed historic place
    990 feet
  4. Daniel Leroy House Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  5. Merchant's House Museum
    1,050 feet
  6. New York City Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  7. Old Merchant's House (Seabury-Tredwell House) Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  8. Devinne Press Building Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York Theatre Workshop Theater or concert hall · landmark
    300 feet
  2. Orpheum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    670 feet
  3. Anthology Film Archives Arts or cultural center
    830 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sixth Street Community Synagogue Listed historic place
    490 feet
  2. St George Ukrainian Catholic Church House of worship
    790 feet
  3. St Cyril Methodius Church House of worship
    960 feet
Show all 5
  1. Orthodox Cathedral Holy Virgin Protection Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  2. Cityvine Church Listed historic place
    1,100 feet

Fire and police

  1. 9th Precinct Police station
    400 feet
  2. Engine 33/Ladder 9 Fire station · listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    530 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 193 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 5th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.