2nd Avenue & East 6th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 6th Street is in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Commodore Theater; Loews Commodore Theater stands 110 feet away, and (former) Hebrew Free Loan Association stands 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Astor Pl, is about six minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 215 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astor Pl
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
2 Av/E 6 St · M15
Within a walk
41 places
11 religious buildings, 6 listed historic places and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 6th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astor Pl, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astor Pl 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 2 Av F
    0.3 miles
    F
  2. 8 St-NYU R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (1986) by Milton Glaser at the Astor Pl station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 6 St, 110 feet away, for the M15.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 6 St M15 · Shelter
    110 feet
    M15
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 2nd Avenue, all day, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Avenue.

  • 146 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 16 of them on-street corrals
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 6 St & 2 Ave 69 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 284 Mott Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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, January 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,400 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 1893 and 1910.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and May 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 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of East 6th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 6th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103183, 105401, 106347 and 107111.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and 239 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1845 and 1894.

  1. Commodore Theater; Loews Commodore Theater Designated landmark
    110 feet
  2. (former) Hebrew Free Loan Association Designated landmark
    150 feet
  3. Saul Birns Building Designated landmark
    180 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Cooper Square.

  1. Peter Cooper Statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1897
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 5 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 4 theaters or concert halls
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Learning and Fun Preschool
    410 feet
  2. La Salle Academy School
    500 feet
  3. St George Academy School
    500 feet
Show all 8
  1. Grace Church High School
    940 feet
  2. Manhattan School for Career Development School
    980 feet
  3. Cooper Union College · listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  4. Nord Anglia International School
    1,110 feet
  5. Blake Business School Trade or language school
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cooper Triangle
    770 feet
  2. Abe Lebewohl Park
    1,050 feet
  3. Albert's Garden
    1,160 feet
Show all 5
  1. Manuel Plaza Park
    1,220 feet
  2. Abe Lebewohl Triangle
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Cooper Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    910 feet
  2. Public space at Astor Place Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Isaac T. Hopper House Listed historic place
    230 feet
  2. The Ukrainian Museum
    360 feet
  3. Ottendorfer Library
    620 feet
Show all 9
  1. Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. Daniel Leroy House Listed historic place
    780 feet
  3. New York Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  4. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  5. St. Mark's Historic District Listed historic place
    1,300 feet
  6. Merchant's House Museum
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Orpheum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    410 feet
  2. New York Theatre Workshop Theater or concert hall
    550 feet
  3. Public Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,080 feet
Show all 5
  1. Anthology Film Archives Arts or cultural center
    1,090 feet
  2. Astor Pl Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sixth Street Community Synagogue Listed historic place
    370 feet
  2. St George Ukrainian Catholic Church House of worship
    530 feet
  3. St Cyril Methodius Church House of worship
    700 feet
Show all 8
  1. Cityvine Church Listed historic place
    840 feet
  2. St Marks Church in the Bowery Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  3. St Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr RC Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
  4. Orthodox Cathedral Holy Virgin Protection Church House of worship
    1,270 feet
  5. Citylight Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. 9th Precinct Police station
    500 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    280 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    760 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Wegmans Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 215 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 6th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.