2nd Avenue & East 64th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 64th Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Tramway Plaza is 1,100 feet away, and Ella Baker School is 1,180 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 38 public places, nine of them day care or pre-K sites, and 59 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/63 St
910 feet · 3 min on foot · M, Q
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
2 Av/E 64 St · M15
Within a walk
38 places
11 public spaces, 9 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 64th 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. 72 St Q
    0.3 miles
    Q
  2. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 N R W

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, 120 feet away, for the M15.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 64 St M15 · Shelter
    120 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 65 St & 2 Ave 48 docks in all
    500 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 1,300 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 340 East 64th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    600 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017

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
59 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,700 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 1940 and 1968.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 66 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2023 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on East 64th Street (south side).

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 3PM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

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

North side of East 64th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102009, 103851, 105655, 106175 and 107178.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 49 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French Second Empire. They were mostly built between 1868 and 1875.

  1. Manhattan House Designated landmark
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 11 public spaces
  • 9 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at East 64th. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    110 feet
  2. Lenox Hill Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    370 feet
  3. East Side Elementary School, PS 267 School
    800 feet
Show all 15
  1. Weill Cornell Children's Center at East 62nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    690 feet
  2. Vivvi Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    750 feet
  3. Vivvi 7 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    850 feet
  4. Bridge Community Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  5. Super Stars Tennis Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet
  6. Ella Baker School
    1,180 feet
  7. Manhattan International High School
    1,180 feet
  8. Talent Unlimited High School
    1,180 feet
  9. Urban Academy Laboratory High School
    1,180 feet
  10. Vanguard High School
    1,180 feet
  11. District 2 Pre-K Center at 403 East 65th Street Pre-K center
    1,260 feet
  12. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tramway Plaza
    1,100 feet
  2. St. Catherine's Park
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Rio Public space
    240 feet
  2. Public space at Concorde Public space
    330 feet
  3. Public space at Paladin Public space
    650 feet
Show all 11
  1. Public space at Carlton Towers Public space
    660 feet
  2. Public space at Bristol Public space
    680 feet
  3. Public space at 265 East 66th Street Public space
    760 feet
  4. Public space at Royale Public space
    860 feet
  5. Public space at Evansview Public space
    950 feet
  6. Public space at Phoenix Public space
    950 feet
  7. Public space at 254 East 68th Street Public space
    950 feet
  8. Public space at Wellington Estates Public space
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Treadwell Farm Historic District Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. Barbara Rutherford Hatch House Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  3. City & Suburban Homes Company's First Avenue Estate Historic Dist Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
Show all 4
  1. 67th Street Library
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Peace Church Landmark
    520 feet
  2. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    450 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    720 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    830 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    930 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    950 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 64th 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.