2nd Avenue & East 94th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 94th Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Marx Brothers Playground is 610 feet away, and Orach Chaim Congregation is 1,180 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 34 public places, nine of them schools, and 50 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
90 feet · 1 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
2 Av/E 94 St · M15
Within a walk
34 places
9 schools, 8 public spaces and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 94th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 90 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 86 St Q
    0.4 miles
    Q

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, 120 feet away, for the M15.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 94 St M15 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    120 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.

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 93 St & 2 Ave 73 docks in all
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at East 96th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1,270 feet
  2. 230 East 92nd Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 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
15 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 66 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 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
  • 6 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and February 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
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM

North side of East 94th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 94th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

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 34 public places.

  • 9 schools
  • 8 public spaces
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    350 feet
  2. Trevor Day School
    480 feet
  3. Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    490 feet
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  1. Bright Horizon's at East 92nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    750 feet
  2. District 2 Pre-K Center at 1683 Third Avenue Pre-K center
    760 feet
  3. The High School for Climate Justice School
    830 feet
  4. Windward School - NYC School
    850 feet
  5. Sunshine LC of 91st Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    990 feet
  6. Islamic Cultural Center School
    990 feet
  7. Eisman Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  8. The Judith S. Kaye School
    1,140 feet
  9. P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action School
    1,150 feet
  10. P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus School
    1,160 feet
  11. P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
    1,160 feet
  12. East Side Middle School
    1,210 feet
  13. Washington Child care
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marx Brothers Playground
    610 feet
  2. Ruppert Park
    840 feet
  3. Ruppert Park Playground
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. Stanley Isaacs Playground
    1,060 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Marmara Manhattan Public space
    130 feet
  2. Public space at Waterford Public space
    410 feet
  3. James Cagney Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,140 feet
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  1. Public space at 1850 Second Avenue Public space
    550 feet
  2. Public space at Normandie Court Public space
    580 feet
  3. Public space at Mill Rock Plaza Public space
    760 feet
  4. Public space at The Easton Public space
    850 feet
  5. Public space at Highgate Public space
    950 feet
  6. Public space at Plymouth Tower Public space
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Orach Chaim Congregation House of worship
    1,180 feet
  2. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Stanley M Isaacs Neighborhood Center Older adult center
    1,200 feet
  2. Yorkville Post Office
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    510 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 94th 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.