2nd Avenue & East 92nd Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 92nd 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. James Cagney Plaza is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, eight of them day care or pre-K sites, and 77 places to eat.

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

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 92nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St Q
    490 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. 96 St 6
    0.4 miles
    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, 110 feet away, for the M15.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 92 St M15
    110 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.

  • 60 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 230 East 92nd Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    800 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.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
27 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,000 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 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and March 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 4 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 8:30AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM

North side of East 92nd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-10AM 4PM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110450 and 115022.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 8 public spaces
  • 5 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    40 feet
  2. Bright Horizon's at East 92nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    230 feet
  3. Windward School - NYC School
    590 feet
Show all 13
  1. Sunshine LC of 91st Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    470 feet
  2. P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action School
    630 feet
  3. East Side Middle School
    690 feet
  4. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  5. Eisman Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  6. Trevor Day School
    1,010 feet
  7. Gillen Brewer School
    1,060 feet
  8. Association to Benefit Children Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,130 feet
  9. The Art Farm Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet
  10. District 2 Pre-K Center at 1683 Third Avenue Pre-K center
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ruppert Park
    310 feet
  2. Ruppert Park Playground
    520 feet
  3. Marx Brothers Playground
    1,140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Waterford Public space
    270 feet
  2. Public space at The Easton Public space
    590 feet
  3. James Cagney Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    620 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Marmara Manhattan Public space
    650 feet
  2. Public space at Plymouth Tower Public space
    970 feet
  3. Public space at Mill Rock Plaza Public space
    1,070 feet
  4. Public space at 1850 Second Avenue Public space
    1,070 feet
  5. Public space at Normandie Court Public space
    1,100 feet
  6. Public space at 200 East 90th Street Public space
    1,230 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. 92 St YM-YWHA Arts or cultural center
    1,150 feet
  2. Kaufman Concert Hall Theater or concert hall
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    690 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Yorkville Post Office
    760 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    90 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 77 places to eat and 19 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 92nd 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.