2nd Avenue & East 75th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 75th Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Engine 44 firehouse is 500 feet away, and Temple Shaaray Tefila is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 99 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
770 feet · 3 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
2 Av/E 75 St · M15
Within a walk
27 places
7 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 75th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 770 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St Q
    770 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
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 86 St Q
    0.4 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, 130 feet away, for the M15.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 75 St M15
    130 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.

  • 86 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 70th Street, 0.7 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
    440 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

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 9,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and April 2024; 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 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-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 75th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 75th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103634, 105124 and 113294.

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 27 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Cathedral School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    440 feet
  2. J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner School
    560 feet
  3. District 2 Pre-K Center at 355 East 76 Street Pre-K center
    780 feet
Show all 9
  1. Petits Poussins Ues Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    810 feet
  2. The Buckley School in the City of New York School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    820 feet
  3. MSH 1456 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  4. Birch Wathen Lenox School
    940 feet
  5. St Jean Baptiste High School
    1,050 feet
  6. Eleanor Roosevelt High School
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Fairmont Public space
    190 feet
  2. Public space at Saratoga Public space
    640 feet
  3. Public space at 300 East 74th Street Public space
    640 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at Fontaine Public space
    1,260 feet
  2. Public space at Continental Towers Public space
    1,270 feet
  3. Public space at 220 East 72nd Street Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 208-218 East 78th Street Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral House of worship
    440 feet
  2. Jan Hus Presbyterian Church & Neighborhood House House of worship
    750 feet
  3. Temple Shaaray Tefila Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,020 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Jean Baptiste RC Church Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  2. Yorkville Synagogue Congregation Bnai Jehuda House of worship
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 351 East 74th Street Older adult center
    740 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 44 Fire station
    500 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    430 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    780 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    110 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    790 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 99 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 75th 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.