2nd Avenue & East 71st Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 71st Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Marymount Manhattan College is 410 feet away, and Manhattan International High School is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 72 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
260 feet · 1 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
E 72 St/2 Av · M72
Within a walk
32 places
11 public spaces, 5 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 71st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 260 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St Q
    260 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
    0.4 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 E 72 St/2 Av, 290 feet away, for the M72.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 72 St/2 Av M72
    290 feet
    M72

Next buses at this stop

  1. M72 …

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 71st Street.

  • 66 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
    840 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 70th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 203 East 71st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    570 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 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.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
53 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,700 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 1964.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2024 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 1 sign 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 71st Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of East 71st Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 106102 and 107095.

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Georgian Revival, Renaissance Revival and Secessionist, one each, and built between 1895 and 1930.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Marymount Manhattan College
    410 feet
  2. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  3. Ella Baker School
    1,170 feet
Show all 11
  1. Vivvi 7 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    980 feet
  2. The Cathedral School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,080 feet
  3. Vivvi Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,090 feet
  4. Manhattan International High School
    1,170 feet
  5. Talent Unlimited High School
    1,170 feet
  6. Urban Academy Laboratory High School
    1,170 feet
  7. Vanguard High School
    1,170 feet
  8. NY School of Interior Design College
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Catherine's Park
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 220 East 72nd Street Public space
    540 feet
  2. Public space at 211 East 70th Street Public space
    580 feet
  3. Public space at 300 East 74th Street Public space
    850 feet
Show all 11
  1. Public space at Fontaine Public space
    930 feet
  2. Public space at Windsor Public space
    1,020 feet
  3. Public space at 254 East 68th Street Public space
    1,040 feet
  4. Public space at Fairmont Public space
    1,120 feet
  5. Public space at Kingsley Public space
    1,160 feet
  6. Public space at Trump Palace Public space
    1,190 feet
  7. Public space at Oxford Public space
    1,260 feet
  8. Public space at 265 East 66th Street Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Rowhouses at 322-344 East 69th Street Listed historic place
    860 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Czech Center New York Arts or cultural center · landmark
    840 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Hungarian Reformed Church of NY Landmark · listed historic place
    800 feet
  2. Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral House of worship
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    830 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    960 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    760 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    270 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    380 feet
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    970 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 72 places to eat and 19 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 71st 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.