2nd Avenue & East 93rd Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 93rd 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. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 70 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
230 feet · 1 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
2 Av/E 94 St · M15
Within a walk
27 places
8 public spaces, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 93rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 230 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St Q
    230 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St Q
    0.4 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 94 St, 150 feet away, for the M15.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 94 St M15 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    150 feet
    M15
    Shelter · Countdown sign

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.

  • 45 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 93 St & 2 Ave 73 docks in all
    120 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 230 East 92nd Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,060 feet

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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,800 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 66 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
  • 12 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and March 2026, 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 2 signs 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 4 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 93rd Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

South side of East 93rd Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111486 and 113066.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 8 public spaces
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 older adult center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    230 feet
  2. Bright Horizon's at East 92nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    490 feet
  3. Windward School - NYC School
    590 feet
Show all 12
  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
  2. Sunshine LC of 91st Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    730 feet
  3. Trevor Day School
    740 feet
  4. Eisman Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
  5. P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action School
    890 feet
  6. East Side Middle School
    950 feet
  7. District 2 Pre-K Center at 1683 Third Avenue Pre-K center
    1,020 feet
  8. The High School for Climate Justice School
    1,090 feet
  9. Islamic Cultural Center School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ruppert Park
    580 feet
  2. Ruppert Park Playground
    780 feet
  3. Marx Brothers Playground
    870 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Waterford Public space
    140 feet
  2. Public space at Marmara Manhattan Public space
    390 feet
  3. James Cagney Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    880 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at The Easton Public space
    590 feet
  2. Public space at Plymouth Tower Public space
    760 feet
  3. Public space at Mill Rock Plaza Public space
    800 feet
  4. Public space at 1850 Second Avenue Public space
    810 feet
  5. Public space at Normandie Court Public space
    840 feet
  6. Public space at Highgate Public space
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Yorkville Post Office
    1,020 feet
  2. Stanley M Isaacs Neighborhood Center Older adult center
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,240 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 70 places to eat and 17 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 93rd 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.