2nd Avenue & East 68th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 68th Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Ella Baker School is 390 feet away, and the Engine 39/Ladder 16 firehouse is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 69 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
320 feet · 1 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
E 68 St/2 Av · M66
Within a walk
37 places
7 public spaces, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 68th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 320 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St Q
    320 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 68 St-Hunter College 6
    1,210 feet
    6
  2. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    0.4 miles
    M Q

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 68 St/2 Av, 60 feet away, for the M66.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 68 St/2 Av M66
    60 feet
    M66

Next buses at this stop

  1. M66 …

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.

  • 78 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 68 St & 3 Ave 36 docks in all
    660 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 265 East 66th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    520 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 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
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
65 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,800 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 1929 and 1962.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2024 and April 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 3PM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 1 sign 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 68th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 68th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101775, 101776, 107013 and 107330.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Modern and Secessionist, one each, and built between 1915 and 1951.

  1. Manhattan House Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 7 public spaces
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Vivvi 7 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    200 feet
  2. Ella Baker School
    390 feet
  3. Manhattan International High School
    390 feet
Show all 14
  1. Vivvi Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    300 feet
  2. Talent Unlimited High School
    390 feet
  3. Urban Academy Laboratory High School
    390 feet
  4. Vanguard High School
    390 feet
  5. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    770 feet
  6. Park East Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    890 feet
  7. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  8. Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School
    1,000 feet
  9. Bright Horizons at East 64th. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet
  10. Marymount Manhattan College
    1,190 feet
  11. Louis V Gerstner Grad Sch College
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Catherine's Park
    430 feet
  2. St. Catherine's Park Playground
    730 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 254 East 68th Street Public space
    260 feet
  2. Public space at 265 East 66th Street Public space
    490 feet
  3. Public space at Rio Public space
    930 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at Trump Palace Public space
    930 feet
  2. Public space at 211 East 70th Street Public space
    1,110 feet
  3. Public space at Concorde Public space
    1,160 feet
  4. Public space at Kingsley Public space
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Hospital
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Building at 210 East 68th Street Listed historic place
    580 feet
  2. Rowhouses at 322-344 East 69th Street Listed historic place
    600 feet
  3. 67th Street Library
    730 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Hungarian Reformed Church of NY Landmark · listed historic place
    490 feet
  2. Park East Synagogue Listed historic place
    940 feet
  3. St Catherine Siena Church House of worship
    950 feet
Show all 4
  1. St John Neplmucene Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Lenox Hill Post Office Listed historic place
    710 feet
  2. Older adult center at 343 East 70th Street Older adult center
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 39/Ladder 16 Fire station
    1,100 feet
  2. 19th Precinct Police station
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    620 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,160 feet
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,200 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 69 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 68th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.