2nd Avenue & East 90th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 90th Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about four 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 89 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
1,010 feet · 4 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
2 Av/E 89 St · M15
Within a walk
24 places
8 public spaces, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 90th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 1,010 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St Q
    1,010 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St Q
    1,100 feet
    Q
  2. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Blueprint for a Landscape” (2017) by Sarah Sze at the 96 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 89 St, 380 feet away, for the M15.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 89 St M15
    380 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 and East 90th Street.

  • 59 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 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
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.4 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 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 122 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and July 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM
  • Farmers market 2 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY JUNE 1 - NOV 30 SUNDAY 6AM-6PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM

North side of East 90th Street

  • Farmers market 1 sign FARMERS MARKET ONLY JUNE 1 - NOV 30 SUNDAY 6AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 90th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110165 and 112135.

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
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 8 public spaces
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 park
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sunshine LC of 91st Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    460 feet
  2. Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    560 feet
  3. P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action School
    790 feet
Show all 8
  1. Bright Horizon's at East 92nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    750 feet
  2. Association to Benefit Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    810 feet
  3. East Side Middle School
    910 feet
  4. Windward School - NYC School
    1,120 feet
  5. The Art Farm Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ruppert Park
    60 feet
  2. Ruppert Park Playground
    140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. James Cagney Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    620 feet
  2. Public space at 200 East 90th Street Public space
    710 feet
  3. Public space at Waterford Public space
    800 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Corniche Public space
    800 feet
  2. Public space at Monarch Public space
    940 feet
  3. Public space at Newbury Public space
    1,030 feet
  4. Public space at The Easton Public space
    1,120 feet
  5. Public space at Marmara Manhattan Public space
    1,170 feet
  6. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Yorkville Post Office
    730 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    810 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,310 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    930 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 89 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 90th 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.