2nd Avenue & East 89th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 89th Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. James Cagney Plaza is 880 feet away, and Gracie Post Office is 1,070 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 97 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
840 feet · 3 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
2 Av/E 89 St · M15
Within a walk
24 places
7 public spaces, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 89th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 840 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St Q
    1,270 feet
    Q
  2. 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 89 St, 120 feet away, for the M15.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 89 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, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 91 St & 2 Ave 73 docks in all
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 245 East 90th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10128
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
5
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Yorkville
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 10,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 17 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM

North side of East 89th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 89th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109333, 113768 and 114260.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as French Renaissance. They were built between 1896 and 1897.

  1. Parsonage of Holy Trinity Church (Rhinelander Memorial) Designated landmark
    600 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 7 public spaces
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 post offices
  • 2 schools
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Association to Benefit Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    550 feet
  2. Sunshine LC of 91st Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    730 feet
  3. Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    820 feet
Show all 7
  1. Bright Horizon's at East 92nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,010 feet
  2. P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action School
    1,050 feet
  3. East Side Middle School
    1,170 feet
  4. International Preschools Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ruppert Park
    310 feet
  2. Ruppert Park Playground
    400 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Corniche Public space
    540 feet
  2. Public space at Monarch Public space
    680 feet
  3. James Cagney Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    880 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at 200 East 90th Street Public space
    740 feet
  2. Public space at Newbury Public space
    770 feet
  3. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    940 feet
  4. Public space at Waterford Public space
    1,060 feet
  5. Public space at America Public space
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 146-156 East 89th Street Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    370 feet
  2. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Landmark · listed historic place
    550 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Yorkville Post Office
    990 feet
  2. Gracie Post Office
    1,070 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    820 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    900 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    880 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    940 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,050 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    670 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 97 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 89th 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.