2nd Avenue & East 65th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 65th Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Our Lady of Peace Church is 780 feet away, and St Vincents Ferrer Church is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about four minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, eight of them day care or pre-K sites, and 65 places to eat.

Safety record
19 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
2 Av/E 66 St · M15
Within a walk
36 places
10 public spaces, 8 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 65th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St Q
    1,110 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. Q …
Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    1,170 feet
    M Q
  2. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6 N R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Perfect Strangers” (2017) by Vik Muniz at the 72 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 66 St, 120 feet away, for the M15.

  • 25 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 66 St M15
    120 feet
    M15

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.

  • 93 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 340 East 64th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    860 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 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 8 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2011

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
58 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,500 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 1951 and 1965.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and September 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 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 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM

North side of East 65th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102390, 103852 and 107053.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 12 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1874 and 1890.

  1. Manhattan House Designated landmark
    400 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 10 public spaces
  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 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
    380 feet
  2. Vivvi Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    480 feet
  3. Ella Baker School
    920 feet
Show all 15
  1. Vivvi 7 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    580 feet
  2. Lenox Hill Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    630 feet
  3. Super Stars Tennis Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    910 feet
  4. Manhattan International High School
    920 feet
  5. Talent Unlimited High School
    920 feet
  6. Urban Academy Laboratory High School
    920 feet
  7. Vanguard High School
    920 feet
  8. Weill Cornell Children's Center at East 62nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    950 feet
  9. District 2 Pre-K Center at 403 East 65th Street Pre-K center
    1,000 feet
  10. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  11. East Side Elementary School, PS 267 School
    1,060 feet
  12. St Vincent Ferrer High School
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Catherine's Park
    950 feet
  2. St. Catherine's Park Playground
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Rio Public space
    140 feet
  2. Public space at Concorde Public space
    380 feet
  3. Public space at 265 East 66th Street Public space
    500 feet
Show all 10
  1. Public space at Bristol Public space
    690 feet
  2. Public space at 254 East 68th Street Public space
    690 feet
  3. Public space at Phoenix Public space
    880 feet
  4. Public space at Paladin Public space
    910 feet
  5. Public space at Carlton Towers Public space
    920 feet
  6. Public space at Royale Public space
    1,130 feet
  7. Public space at Evansview Public space
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 67th Street Library
    990 feet
  2. City & Suburban Homes Company's First Avenue Estate Historic Dist Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  3. Treadwell Farm Historic District Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Peace Church Landmark
    780 feet
  2. St John Neplmucene Church House of worship
    1,110 feet
  3. St Vincents Ferrer Church Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
Show all 5
  1. First Hungarian Reformed Church of NY Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  2. Park East Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    710 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    780 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    850 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    690 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 65 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 65th 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.