2nd Avenue & East 62nd Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 62nd Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 43 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Our Lady of Peace Church is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/63 St, is about three minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 78 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
43 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/63 St
910 feet · 3 min on foot · M, Q
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
2 Av/E 64 St · M15
Within a walk
28 places
13 public spaces, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 62nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/63 St, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    910 feet
    M Q

Next trains at this station

Uptown & Queens
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. Q …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    1,200 feet
    4 5 6 N R W
  2. 72 St Q
    0.4 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Elevated” (2017) by Jean Shin at the Lexington Av/63 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 64 St, 420 feet away, for the M15.

  • 56 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 64 St M15 · Shelter
    420 feet
    M15
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

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 and East 62nd Street.

  • 72 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. 3 Ave & E 62 St 51 docks in all
    770 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 780 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.9 miles
  2. 500 East 63rd Street Charging for electric cars, 25 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 43 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 1985

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10065
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
5
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
Elevation
63 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,300 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 1930 and 1967.

Since 2014 at least 47 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM

North side of East 62nd Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No stopping 9 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of East 62nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 3PM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104030 and 104031.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 76 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French Second Empire, and mostly built between 1870 and 1875.

  1. First Swedish Baptist Church Designated landmark
    370 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 13 public spaces
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Weill Cornell Children's Center at East 62nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    170 feet
  2. Lenox Hill Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    370 feet
  3. Bridge Community Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    620 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bright Horizons at East 64th. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    630 feet
  2. East Side Elementary School, PS 267 School
    800 feet
  3. Vivvi Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tramway Plaza
    580 feet
  2. Honey Locust Park
    1,070 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Paladin Public space
    120 feet
  2. Public space at Evansview Public space
    430 feet
  3. Public space at Wellington Estates Public space
    710 feet
Show all 13
  1. Public space at Rio Public space
    750 feet
  2. Public space at Concorde Public space
    860 feet
  3. Public space at Trump Plaza Public space
    860 feet
  4. Public space at Savoy Public space
    1,000 feet
  5. Public space at Landmark Public space
    1,010 feet
  6. Public space at Carlton Towers Public space
    1,180 feet
  7. Public space at Bristol Public space
    1,200 feet
  8. Public space at Royale Public space
    1,200 feet
  9. Public space at Bridge Tower Place Public space
    1,250 feet
  10. Public space at 265 East 66th Street Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Treadwell Farm Historic District Listed historic place
    490 feet
  2. Houses at 311 and 313 East 58th Street Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Peace Church Landmark
    240 feet
  2. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    710 feet
  3. Metropolitan Koryo United Methodist Church House of worship
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. Rock Church House of worship
    1,030 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    130 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 78 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 62nd 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.