2nd Avenue & East 95th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 95th Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Trevor Day School is 370 feet away, and Ruppert Park is 1,100 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 32 public places, seven of them schools, and 37 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
130 feet · 1 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
2 Av/E 95 St · M15 SBS
Within a walk
32 places
9 public spaces, 7 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 95th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 130 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St Q
    130 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
    0.5 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 95 St, 40 feet away, for the M15 SBS.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 95 St M15 SBS · Shelter
    40 feet
    M15 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 SBS …

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.

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 2 Ave & E 96 St 45 docks in all
    210 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at East 96th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 182 East 95th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    940 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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 and 8 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Yorkville
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 49 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 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 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 standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

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

North side of East 95th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 95th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112371 and 112527.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Trevor Day School
    370 feet
  2. The High School for Climate Justice School
    570 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
Show all 13
  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 1683 Third Avenue Pre-K center
    670 feet
  2. Islamic Cultural Center School
    730 feet
  3. Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    750 feet
  4. The Judith S. Kaye School
    880 feet
  5. P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus School
    910 feet
  6. P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
    910 feet
  7. Bright Horizon's at East 92nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,010 feet
  8. Washington Child care
    1,040 feet
  9. Windward School - NYC School
    1,110 feet
  10. Sunshine LC of 91st Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marx Brothers Playground
    350 feet
  2. Stanley Isaacs Playground
    810 feet
  3. Ruppert Park
    1,100 feet
Show all 5
  1. Samuel Seabury Playground
    1,210 feet
  2. Ruppert Park Playground
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Marmara Manhattan Public space
    280 feet
  2. Public space at 1850 Second Avenue Public space
    290 feet
  3. Public space at Normandie Court Public space
    310 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Waterford Public space
    670 feet
  2. Public space at Highgate Public space
    880 feet
  3. Public space at Mill Rock Plaza Public space
    1,020 feet
  4. Public space at The Easton Public space
    1,110 feet
  5. Public space at Monterey Public space
    1,250 feet
  6. Public space at Plymouth Tower Public space
    1,290 feet

Health care

  1. Metropolitan Hospital Center Hospital
    1,170 feet
  2. EMS Station 10 Ambulance station
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Orach Chaim Congregation House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Washington Community center
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    980 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and ten 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 95th 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.