2nd Avenue & East 66th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 66th Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 386 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Manhattan House stands 400 feet away, and Talent Unlimited High School is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, nine of them day care or pre-K sites, and 49 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
850 feet · 3 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
2 Av/E 66 St · M15
Within a walk
36 places
9 day care or pre-K sites, 8 public spaces and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 66th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 850 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St Q
    850 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
    0.3 miles
    M Q
  2. 68 St-Hunter College 6
    0.3 miles
    6

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, 150 feet away, for the M15.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 66 St M15
    150 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, 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 265 East 66th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    190 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 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 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, October 2018

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 386 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 144th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 176 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

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 7,100 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 1931 and 1964.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 74 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and March 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on East 66th 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 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 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM

North side of East 66th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102390, 107151 and 107210.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Modern, and built between 1947 and 1951.

  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.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Vivvi Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    220 feet
  2. Vivvi 7 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    320 feet
  3. Ella Baker School
    660 feet
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  1. Bright Horizons at East 64th. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    640 feet
  2. Manhattan International High School
    660 feet
  3. Talent Unlimited High School
    660 feet
  4. Urban Academy Laboratory High School
    660 feet
  5. Vanguard High School
    660 feet
  6. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    770 feet
  7. Lenox Hill Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    890 feet
  8. P.S. 183 Robert L. Stevenson School
    1,110 feet
  9. Super Stars Tennis Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet
  10. Weill Cornell Children's Center at East 62nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet
  11. District 2 Pre-K Center at 403 East 65th Street Pre-K center
    1,260 feet
  12. Diki Harmony Play House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Catherine's Park
    690 feet
  2. St. Catherine's Park Playground
    920 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 265 East 66th Street Public space
    240 feet
  2. Public space at Rio Public space
    400 feet
  3. Public space at 254 East 68th Street Public space
    430 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at Concorde Public space
    640 feet
  2. Public space at Bristol Public space
    950 feet
  3. Public space at Phoenix Public space
    1,140 feet
  4. Public space at Paladin Public space
    1,170 feet
  5. Public space at Carlton Towers Public space
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 67th Street Library
    730 feet
  2. Building at 210 East 68th Street Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  3. Rowhouses at 322-344 East 69th Street Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
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  1. East 66th St., 131-135, East 67th St., 130-134, Apt. Bldgs. At Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John Neplmucene Church House of worship
    890 feet
  2. First Hungarian Reformed Church of NY Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  3. Our Lady of Peace Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
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  1. Park East Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  2. St Vincents Ferrer Church Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Lenox Hill Post Office Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    970 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    980 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    950 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,140 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 66th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.