2nd Avenue & East 72nd Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 72nd Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York Head*, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 460 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 24 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 84 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
90 feet · 1 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
E 72 St/2 Av · M72
Within a walk
24 places
7 public spaces, 6 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 72nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 90 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St Q
    90 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
  2. 77 St 6
    0.5 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, 60 feet away, for the M72.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 72 St/2 Av M72
    60 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.

  • 62 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. 3 Ave & E 72 St 35 docks in all
    780 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
    1.4 miles
  2. 203 East 71st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    860 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 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2019
  • Turn calming, July 2026

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
50 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 10,000 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 1967.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 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 72nd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 72nd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102534 and 106102.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

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

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 7 public spaces
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Marymount Manhattan College
    690 feet
  2. The Cathedral School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    800 feet
  3. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Buckley School in the City of New York School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,110 feet
  2. Vivvi 7 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 220 East 72nd Street Public space
    480 feet
  2. Public space at 300 East 74th Street Public space
    570 feet
  3. Public space at Fontaine Public space
    650 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at Fairmont Public space
    830 feet
  2. Public space at 211 East 70th Street Public space
    860 feet
  3. Public space at Saratoga Public space
    1,290 feet
  4. Public space at Windsor Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Rowhouses at 322-344 East 69th Street Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  2. East 73rd Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral House of worship
    800 feet
  2. First Hungarian Reformed Church of NY Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  3. Jan Hus Presbyterian Church & Neighborhood House House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Lenox Hill Post Office Listed historic place
    650 feet
  2. Older adult center at 351 East 74th Street Older adult center
    1,190 feet
  3. Older adult center at 343 East 70th Street Older adult center
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    700 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    800 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    710 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    920 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    100 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    550 feet
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 84 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 72nd 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.