2nd Avenue & East 74th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 74th Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 33 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral is 400 feet away, and Lenox Hill Post Office is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 99 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
33 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
500 feet · 2 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
2 Av/E 75 St · M15
Within a walk
25 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 5 public spaces and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 74th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 500 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St Q
    500 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. Q …
Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. 77 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. 86 St Q
    0.5 miles
    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 75 St, 170 feet away, for the M15.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 75 St M15
    170 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.

  • 83 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 75 St & 3 Ave 41 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 70th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 300 East 74th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    180 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 33 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017

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
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and January 2025, 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 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

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

North side of East 74th Street

  • 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
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 74th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 105035 and 106126.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and built between 1895 and 1897.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 public spaces
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Cathedral School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    400 feet
  2. The Buckley School in the City of New York School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    550 feet
  3. J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner School
    830 feet
Show all 9
  1. Petits Poussins Ues Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    950 feet
  2. District 2 Pre-K Center at 355 East 76 Street Pre-K center
    1,040 feet
  3. Sam School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet
  4. MSH 1456 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  5. Birch Wathen Lenox School
    1,200 feet
  6. Marymount Manhattan College
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Fairmont Public space
    280 feet
  2. Public space at 300 East 74th Street Public space
    370 feet
  3. Public space at Saratoga Public space
    730 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Fontaine Public space
    990 feet
  2. Public space at 220 East 72nd Street Public space
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East 73rd Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral House of worship
    400 feet
  2. Jan Hus Presbyterian Church & Neighborhood House House of worship
    640 feet
  3. Temple Shaaray Tefila Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 351 East 74th Street Older adult center
    640 feet
  2. Lenox Hill Post Office Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 44 Fire station
    760 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    700 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    990 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    370 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 99 places to eat and 18 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 74th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.