2nd Avenue & East 7th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 7th Street is in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 563 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Middle Collegiate Church stands 140 feet away, and Saul Birns Building stands 160 feet away. The nearest subway, Astor Pl, is about five minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 250 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astor Pl
1,290 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Saint Marks Pl/2 Av · M8
Within a walk
39 places
11 religious buildings, 6 listed historic places and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 7th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astor Pl, 1,290 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astor Pl 6
    1,290 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 8 St-NYU R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W
  2. 2 Av F
    0.3 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (1986) by Milton Glaser at the Astor Pl station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Saint Marks Pl/2 Av, 290 feet away, for the M8.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Marks Pl/2 Av M8
    290 feet
    M8

Next buses at this stop

  1. M8 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 2nd Avenue, all day, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Avenue.

  • 140 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 16 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 6 St & 2 Ave 69 docks in all
    270 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 284 Mott Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 563 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,116th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 246 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1896 and 1907.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 55 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and July 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 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 9AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 9AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of East 7th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 7th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103184, 103185, 105479, 105480 and 106347.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and 212 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1852 and 1892.

  1. Middle Collegiate Church Designated landmark
    140 feet
  2. Saul Birns Building Designated landmark
    160 feet
  3. (former) Hebrew Free Loan Association Designated landmark
    180 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Cooper Square.

  1. Peter Cooper Statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1897
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 5 schools
  • 4 theaters or concert halls
  • 3 parks
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. La Salle Academy School
    590 feet
  2. St George Academy School
    590 feet
  3. Learning and Fun Preschool
    650 feet
Show all 8
  1. Grace Church High School
    1,110 feet
  2. Little Missionary's Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet
  3. George Jackson Academy School
    1,210 feet
  4. Manhattan School for Career Development School
    1,220 feet
  5. Cooper Union College · listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cooper Triangle
    770 feet
  2. Abe Lebewohl Park
    810 feet
  3. Abe Lebewohl Triangle
    1,020 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Astor Place Public space
    1,140 feet
  2. Cooper Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,150 feet
  3. Astor Place Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Isaac T. Hopper House Listed historic place
    160 feet
  2. Ottendorfer Library
    380 feet
  3. Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital Listed historic place
    490 feet
Show all 8
  1. Daniel Leroy House Listed historic place
    540 feet
  2. The Ukrainian Museum
    600 feet
  3. St. Mark's Historic District Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  4. Hamilton Fish House (Stuyvesant-Fish House) Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  5. Yiddish Art Theatre Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Orpheum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    190 feet
  2. New York Theatre Workshop Theater or concert hall
    790 feet
  3. Public Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. Astor Pl Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sixth Street Community Synagogue Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. St Cyril Methodius Church House of worship
    460 feet
  3. St George Ukrainian Catholic Church House of worship
    560 feet
Show all 7
  1. Cityvine Church Listed historic place
    630 feet
  2. St Marks Church in the Bowery Listed historic place
    910 feet
  3. St Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr RC Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  4. Citylight Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 103 East 7th Street Older adult center
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. 9th Precinct Police station
    740 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    40 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    520 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  2. Wegmans Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,230 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 250 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 7th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.