2nd Avenue & East 69th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 69th Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. First Hungarian Reformed Church of NY is 440 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 33 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 83 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
2 Av/E 70 St · M15
Within a walk
33 places
7 public spaces, 6 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 69th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St Q
    60 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
    0.3 miles
    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 2 Av/E 70 St, 200 feet away, for the M15.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 70 St M15
    200 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.

  • 69 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 68 St & 3 Ave 36 docks in all
    920 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.5 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
    780 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

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
10021
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
61 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 1929 and 1963.

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
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and July 2024, 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
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • 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 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM

North side of East 69th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of East 69th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102688, 105298, 106742 and 107330.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Georgian Revival and Secessionist, one each, and built between 1915 and 1930.

  1. National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York Head* Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Vivvi 7 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    460 feet
  2. Ella Baker School
    650 feet
  3. Manhattan International High School
    650 feet
Show all 13
  1. Vivvi Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    560 feet
  2. Talent Unlimited High School
    650 feet
  3. Urban Academy Laboratory High School
    650 feet
  4. Vanguard High School
    650 feet
  5. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  6. Marymount Manhattan College
    930 feet
  7. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  8. NY School of Interior Design College
    1,140 feet
  9. Park East Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,150 feet
  10. Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

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

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 254 East 68th Street Public space
    520 feet
  2. Public space at Trump Palace Public space
    670 feet
  3. Public space at 265 East 66th Street Public space
    750 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at 211 East 70th Street Public space
    840 feet
  2. Public space at Kingsley Public space
    1,000 feet
  3. Public space at 220 East 72nd Street Public space
    1,060 feet
  4. Public space at Rio Public space
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Rowhouses at 322-344 East 69th Street Listed historic place
    340 feet
  2. Building at 210 East 68th Street Listed historic place
    840 feet
  3. 67th Street Library
    990 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Hungarian Reformed Church of NY Landmark · listed historic place
    440 feet
  2. St Catherine Siena Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
  3. Park East Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    350 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    900 feet
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    940 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 83 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 69th 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, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.