2nd Avenue & East 86th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 86th Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 204 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Yorkville Bank Building, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 610 feet away, and Ruppert Park is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about a minute on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 126 places to eat.

Safety record
21 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
E 86 St/2 Av · M86 SBS
Within a walk
25 places
8 public spaces, 7 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 86th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St Q
    70 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
    1,160 feet
    4 5 6
  2. 96 St Q
    0.4 miles
    Q

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 86 St/2 Av, 140 feet away, for the M86 SBS.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 86 St/2 Av M86 SBS · Shelter
    140 feet
    M86 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M86 SBS …

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.

  • 59 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 85 St & 3 Ave 39 docks in all
    890 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 141 East 89th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    970 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 204 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,624th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 235 more were issued.

School-zone speed camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket20252026 so far
Southbound on 2nd Avenue191235
Eastbound on East 86th Street13–
Total204235

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
61 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 8,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 50 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and September 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-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 86th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 86th Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112311, 112364, 113797, 114562 and 115179.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French Renaissance. They were built between 1896 and 1905.

  1. Yorkville Bank Building Designated landmark
    610 feet
  2. Parsonage of Holy Trinity Church (Rhinelander Memorial) Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 8 public spaces
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 park
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. International Preschools Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    500 feet
  2. Association to Benefit Children Preschool
    740 feet
  3. St. Ignatius Loyola School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    950 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Joseph's School-Yorkville School
    1,140 feet
  2. Manhattan Schoolhouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ruppert Park
    1,120 feet
  2. Ruppert Park Playground
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Newbury Public space
    250 feet
  2. Public space at Corniche Public space
    420 feet
  3. Public space at America Public space
    420 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at Camargue Public space
    780 feet
  2. Public space at Park Lane Towers Public space
    900 feet
  3. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    1,030 feet
  4. Public space at Adams Tower Public space
    1,070 feet
  5. Public space at Evans Tower Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 1501 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  2. 86th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Landmark · listed historic place
    740 feet
  2. Zion St Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    800 feet
  3. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gracie Post Office
    300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    110 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    390 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    240 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    230 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    880 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,070 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 126 places to eat and 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 86th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.