2nd Avenue & East 70th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 70th Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Lenox Hill Post Office is 310 feet away, and the 67th Street Library is 1,250 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 36 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 79 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
110 feet · 1 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
2 Av/E 70 St · M15
Within a walk
36 places
9 public spaces, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 70th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 110 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St Q
    110 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
    0.5 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, 80 feet away, for the M15.

  • 24 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 70 St M15
    80 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 and East 70th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & E 71 St 47 docks in all
    870 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 70th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 265 East 66th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    1,040 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 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

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
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 9,000 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 1930 and 1963.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and March 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 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 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM

North side of East 70th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY THURSDAY 6PM-10PM

South side of East 70th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102688 and 106632.

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
    530 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    430 feet
  2. Marymount Manhattan College
    670 feet
  3. Ella Baker School
    910 feet
Show all 14
  1. Vivvi 7 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    720 feet
  2. Vivvi Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    820 feet
  3. Manhattan International High School
    910 feet
  4. Talent Unlimited High School
    910 feet
  5. Urban Academy Laboratory High School
    910 feet
  6. Vanguard High School
    910 feet
  7. NY School of Interior Design College
    1,030 feet
  8. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,070 feet
  9. The William Woodward Jr. Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet
  10. Manhattan High School for Girls School
    1,160 feet
  11. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Catherine's Park
    950 feet
  2. St. Catherine's Park Playground
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 211 East 70th Street Public space
    580 feet
  2. Public space at 254 East 68th Street Public space
    780 feet
  3. Public space at 220 East 72nd Street Public space
    800 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Kingsley Public space
    900 feet
  2. Public space at Trump Palace Public space
    930 feet
  3. Public space at 265 East 66th Street Public space
    1,010 feet
  4. Public space at Windsor Public space
    1,050 feet
  5. Public space at 300 East 74th Street Public space
    1,110 feet
  6. Public space at Fontaine Public space
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Rowhouses at 322-344 East 69th Street Listed historic place
    600 feet
  2. Building at 210 East 68th Street Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  3. 67th Street Library
    1,250 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Czech Center New York Arts or cultural center
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Hungarian Reformed Church of NY Landmark · listed historic place
    530 feet
  2. St Catherine Siena Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,080 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,220 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    100 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    640 feet
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    710 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 79 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 70th 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.