2nd Avenue & East 97th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 97th Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Washington development. Between 2021 and 2025, 39 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Marx Brothers Playground is 60 feet away, and Metropolitan Hospital Center is 600 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 29 public places, six of them schools, and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
24 hurt
39 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
380 feet · 1 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
2 Av/E 97 St · M15
Within a walk
29 places
6 schools, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 97th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 380 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St Q
    380 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. 103 St 6
    0.5 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 97 St, 50 feet away, for the M15.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 97 St M15 · Shelter
    50 feet
    M15
    Shelter

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.

  • 14 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. 2 Ave & E 96 St 45 docks in all
    390 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 215 East 96th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    750 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 39 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 24 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 10 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Turn calming, May 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10029
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
23
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (South)
Elevation
12 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Washington development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 52 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and June 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 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Farmers market 4 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY MAY 1 - NOV 30 FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • 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 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM

North side of East 97th Street

  • Doctor plates only 3 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 97th Street

  • Doctor plates only 5 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109431 and 113220.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Collegiate Gothic, and built between 1899 and 1901.

  1. Public School 109 Designated landmark
    760 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 6 schools
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 public spaces
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Washington Child care
    470 feet
  2. Islamic Cultural Center School
    490 feet
  3. The Judith S. Kaye School
    670 feet
Show all 11
  1. The High School for Climate Justice School
    840 feet
  2. Trevor Day School
    940 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  4. District 2 Pre-K Center at 1683 Third Avenue Pre-K center
    1,240 feet
  5. Center for Life and Faith Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  6. Vivvi 12 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet
  7. P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus School
    1,280 feet
  8. P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marx Brothers Playground
    60 feet
  2. Stanley Isaacs Playground
    810 feet
  3. Harlem RBI Park
    1,070 feet
Show all 6
  1. Cherry Tree Park Playground
    1,070 feet
  2. Cherry Tree Park
    1,100 feet
  3. East River Esplanade Park
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1850 Second Avenue Public space
    440 feet
  2. Public space at Normandie Court Public space
    580 feet
  3. Public space at Marmara Manhattan Public space
    850 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Monterey Public space
    990 feet
  2. Public space at Waterford Public space
    1,240 feet

Health care

  1. Metropolitan Hospital Center Hospital
    600 feet
  2. EMS Station 10 Ambulance station
    630 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #7 Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Washington Community center
    730 feet
  2. Community center at Lexington Community center
    1,170 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1775 Third Avenue Older adult center
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 97th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.