2nd Avenue & East 84th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 84th Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 33 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Zion St Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church is 480 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 133 places to eat.

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

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 84th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 230 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St Q
    230 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
    0.3 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, 120 feet away, for the M15.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 84 St M15
    120 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, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 84 St & 1 Ave 31 docks in all
    670 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 305 East 80th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,300 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 33 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 22 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
63 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,400 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 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 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

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 84th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 84th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112127, 112296 and 112774.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italian Renaissance Revival, and built in 1905.

  1. Yorkville Bank Building Designated landmark
    680 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. St. Ignatius Loyola School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    400 feet
  2. P.S. 290 Manhattan New School
    820 feet
  3. Manhattan Schoolhouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    850 feet
Show all 8
  1. Primrose of Manhattan at East 82nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    920 feet
  2. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  3. MSH 1538 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  4. International Preschools Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,050 feet
  5. Association to Benefit Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Camargue Public space
    230 feet
  2. Public space at America Public space
    280 feet
  3. Public space at Adams Tower Public space
    780 feet
Show all 11
  1. Public space at 353 East 83rd Street Public space
    790 feet
  2. Public space at Newbury Public space
    790 feet
  3. Public space at Dunhill Public space
    870 feet
  4. Public space at Evans Tower Public space
    870 feet
  5. Public space at Strathmore Public space
    900 feet
  6. Public space at Corniche Public space
    960 feet
  7. Public space at Wimbledon Public space
    1,220 feet
  8. Public space at Park Lane Towers Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. Zion St Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    480 feet
  2. Hungarian Baptist Church House of worship
    1,210 feet
  3. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gracie Post Office
    380 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    580 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    660 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    790 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    780 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,230 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 133 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 84th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.