2nd Avenue & East 82nd Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 82nd Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. P.S. 290 Manhattan New School is 290 feet away, and Yorkville Library is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 130 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
360 feet · 1 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
2 Av/E 82 St · M15
Within a walk
25 places
9 public spaces, 6 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 82nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 360 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St Q
    360 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. Q …
Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6
  2. 77 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Subway Portraits” (2017) by Chuck Close at the 86 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 82 St, 110 feet away, for the M15.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 82 St M15 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    110 feet
    M15
    Shelter · Countdown sign

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.

  • 70 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & E 82 St 43 docks in all
    970 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
    0.8 miles
  2. 305 East 80th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    770 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10028
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
5
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Yorkville
Elevation
55 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 61 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 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
  • 9 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 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 1 sign 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 82nd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 82nd Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109406, 112279 and 114561.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 9 public spaces
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 290 Manhattan New School
    290 feet
  2. Primrose of Manhattan at East 82nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    390 feet
  3. MSH 1538 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    500 feet
Show all 6
  1. St. Ignatius Loyola School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    930 feet
  2. St Stephen of Hungary School
    1,100 feet
  3. Manhattan School House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Camargue Public space
    410 feet
  2. Public space at Wimbledon Public space
    690 feet
  3. Public space at America Public space
    800 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Continental Towers Public space
    890 feet
  2. Public space at East Winds Public space
    1,030 feet
  3. Public space at 353 East 83rd Street Public space
    1,040 feet
  4. Public space at 401 East 80th Street Public space
    1,210 feet
  5. Public space at Strathmore Public space
    1,260 feet
  6. Public space at Adams Tower Public space
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. Upper East Side Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Yorkville Library Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Hungarian Baptist Church House of worship
    680 feet
  2. Temple Shaaray Tefila Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet
  3. Zion St Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gracie Post Office
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    930 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,050 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    770 feet
  2. 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 130 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 82nd 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.