2nd Avenue & East 76th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 76th 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. In 2025, 406 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, eight of them day care or pre-K sites, and 96 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
2 Av/E 75 St · M15
Within a walk
29 places
8 day care or pre-K sites, 8 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 76th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St Q
    1,030 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, 400 feet away, for the M15.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 75 St M15
    400 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.

  • 78 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 FDR Drive & East 78th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 300 East 74th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    710 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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2026

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 406 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,308th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 288 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and June 2026, 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 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM

North side of East 76th Street

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

South side of East 76th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109849, 113294 and 113348.

Landmarks and historic districts

Seven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1861 and 1865.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner School
    500 feet
  2. District 2 Pre-K Center at 355 East 76 Street Pre-K center
    520 feet
  3. Birch Wathen Lenox School
    670 feet
Show all 11
  1. The Cathedral School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    700 feet
  2. MSH 1456 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    840 feet
  3. Eleanor Roosevelt High School
    1,000 feet
  4. Petits Poussins Ues Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,070 feet
  5. The Buckley School in the City of New York School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,080 feet
  6. MSH 1538 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  7. St Jean Baptiste High School
    1,150 feet
  8. Chabad-Lubavitch of the Upper East Side Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Fairmont Public space
    460 feet
  2. Public space at Saratoga Public space
    900 feet
  3. Public space at 300 East 74th Street Public space
    900 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at Continental Towers Public space
    1,000 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 208-218 East 78th Street Listed historic place
    950 feet
  2. Yorkville Library Landmark · listed historic place
    1,100 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Czech Center New York Arts or cultural center
    970 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral House of worship
    700 feet
  2. Temple Shaaray Tefila Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    750 feet
  3. Jan Hus Presbyterian Church & Neighborhood House House of worship
    880 feet
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  1. Yorkville Synagogue Congregation Bnai Jehuda House of worship
    910 feet
  2. St Jean Baptiste RC Church Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  3. Hungarian Baptist Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 351 East 74th Street Older adult center
    1,010 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 44 Fire station
    600 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    170 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    780 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    210 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,050 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens 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 96 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 76th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.