2nd Avenue & East 77th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 77th Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Birch Wathen Lenox School is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, 77 St, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 110 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
77 St
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
2 Av/E 78 St · M15
Within a walk
28 places
9 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 77th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 77 St, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 77 St 6
    1,160 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 72 St Q
    1,290 feet
    Q
  2. 86 St Q
    0.3 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “4 Seasons Seasoned” (2004) by Robert Kushner at the 77 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 78 St, 300 feet away, for the M15.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 78 St M15
    300 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 and East 77th Street.

  • 76 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 78 St & 2 Ave 25 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 78th Street, 0.7 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
    970 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017
  • Turn calming, December 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10075
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
42 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.

Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and April 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 3 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 77th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 77th Street

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109223, 109849 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 28 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Birch Wathen Lenox School
    560 feet
  2. District 2 Pre-K Center at 355 East 76 Street Pre-K center
    670 feet
  3. J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner School
    760 feet
Show all 8
  1. MSH 1538 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  2. Chabad-Lubavitch of the Upper East Side Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  3. The Cathedral School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    970 feet
  4. MSH 1456 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  5. Eleanor Roosevelt High School
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Fairmont Public space
    720 feet
  2. Public space at Continental Towers Public space
    740 feet
  3. Public space at Saratoga Public space
    1,160 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at 300 East 74th Street Public space
    1,160 feet

Health care

  1. Upper East Side Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Czech Center New York Arts or cultural center
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Temple Shaaray Tefila Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    490 feet
  2. Yorkville Synagogue Congregation Bnai Jehuda House of worship
    780 feet
  3. Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral House of worship
    970 feet
Show all 6
  1. Hungarian Baptist Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  2. Jan Hus Presbyterian Church & Neighborhood House House of worship
    1,150 feet
  3. St Jean Baptiste RC Church Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 351 East 74th Street Older adult center
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 44 Fire station
    860 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    520 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,270 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,320 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 110 places to eat and 12 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 77th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.