2nd Avenue & East 91st Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 91st Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Ruppert Park is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 76 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
750 feet · 3 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
2 Av/E 92 St · M15
Within a walk
30 places
8 public spaces, 7 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 91st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St Q
    0.3 miles
    Q
  2. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    0.5 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 92 St, 180 feet away, for the M15.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 92 St M15
    180 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 91st Street.

  • 58 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
    70 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 230 East 92nd Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    540 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 5 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 May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017

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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,600 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 123 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 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 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
  • Farmers market 2 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY JUNE 1 - NOV 30 SUNDAY 6AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM

North side of East 91st Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 91st Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110165 and 110450.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 8 public spaces
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sunshine LC of 91st Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    200 feet
  2. Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    300 feet
  3. P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action School
    530 feet
Show all 12
  1. Bright Horizon's at East 92nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    490 feet
  2. East Side Middle School
    650 feet
  3. Windward School - NYC School
    860 feet
  4. Association to Benefit Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    870 feet
  5. The Art Farm Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  6. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  7. Gillen Brewer School
    1,150 feet
  8. Eisman Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  9. Trevor Day School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ruppert Park
    50 feet
  2. Ruppert Park Playground
    250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. James Cagney Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    360 feet
  2. Public space at Waterford Public space
    530 feet
  3. Public space at The Easton Public space
    860 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Marmara Manhattan Public space
    920 feet
  2. Public space at 200 East 90th Street Public space
    970 feet
  3. Public space at Corniche Public space
    1,060 feet
  4. Public space at Monarch Public space
    1,200 feet
  5. Public space at Plymouth Tower Public space
    1,230 feet
  6. Public space at Newbury Public space
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Kaufman Concert Hall Theater or concert hall
    1,200 feet
  2. 92 St YM-YWHA Arts or cultural center
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    430 feet
  2. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Yorkville Post Office
    590 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    350 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    800 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 76 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 91st 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.