2nd Avenue & East 83rd Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 83rd Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Hungarian Baptist Church is 940 feet away, and Temple Shaaray Tefila is 1,170 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 28 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 125 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
100 feet · 1 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
2 Av/E 84 St · M15
Within a walk
28 places
12 public spaces, 7 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 83rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 100 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St Q
    100 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

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 84 St, 160 feet away, for the M15.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 84 St M15
    160 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.

  • 63 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 84 St & 1 Ave 31 docks in all
    930 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
    0.9 miles
  2. 305 East 80th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,030 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 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

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
58 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 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
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 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 83rd Street

  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 83rd Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112279, 112296 and 114561.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated one street clock.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 12 public spaces
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 290 Manhattan New School
    550 feet
  2. Primrose of Manhattan at East 82nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    650 feet
  3. St. Ignatius Loyola School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    670 feet
Show all 7
  1. MSH 1538 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  2. Manhattan Schoolhouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    900 feet
  3. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet
  4. International Preschools Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Camargue Public space
    150 feet
  2. Public space at America Public space
    540 feet
  3. Public space at 353 East 83rd Street Public space
    770 feet
Show all 12
  1. Public space at Wimbledon Public space
    950 feet
  2. Public space at Strathmore Public space
    1,000 feet
  3. Public space at Adams Tower Public space
    1,040 feet
  4. Public space at Newbury Public space
    1,060 feet
  5. Public space at Dunhill Public space
    1,130 feet
  6. Public space at Evans Tower Public space
    1,140 feet
  7. Public space at Continental Towers Public space
    1,150 feet
  8. Public space at Corniche Public space
    1,230 feet
  9. Public space at East Winds Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 1501 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Zion St Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    740 feet
  2. Hungarian Baptist Church House of worship
    940 feet
  3. Temple Shaaray Tefila Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gracie Post Office
    650 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    840 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    920 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,030 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 125 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 83rd 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.