2nd Avenue & East 78th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 78th Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Yorkville Library is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, 77 St, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 116 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
77 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
2 Av/E 78 St · M15
Within a walk
24 places
10 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 78th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 77 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 77 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St Q
    0.3 miles
    Q
  2. 72 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, 40 feet away, for the M15.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 78 St M15
    40 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 78th Street.

  • 80 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
    80 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 78th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 300 East 74th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,230 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 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 November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2026

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 62 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
  • 13 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and April 2026; 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 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 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 78th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 78th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109223 and 112358.

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 24 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 public spaces
  • 2 schools
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. MSH 1538 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
  2. Birch Wathen Lenox School
    830 feet
  3. District 2 Pre-K Center at 355 East 76 Street Pre-K center
    940 feet
Show all 6
  1. J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner School
    1,030 feet
  2. Chabad-Lubavitch of the Upper East Side Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,210 feet
  3. The Cathedral School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Continental Towers Public space
    480 feet
  2. Public space at Fairmont Public space
    990 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Yorkville Library Landmark · listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. Houses at 208-218 East 78th Street Listed historic place
    580 feet
  3. East 78th Street Houses Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Temple Shaaray Tefila Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    240 feet
  2. Yorkville Synagogue Congregation Bnai Jehuda House of worship
    600 feet
  3. Hungarian Baptist Church House of worship
    770 feet
Show all 4
  1. Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral House of worship
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 44 Fire station
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    260 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    370 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 116 places to eat and ten 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 78th 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.