Avenue C & East 13th Street

Avenue C and East 13th Street meet at a three-way junction in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St Emerics Church is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, 1 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 11 of them gardens, and 26 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Avenue C. About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
1 Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Avenue C/E 12 St · M9
Within a walk
24 places
11 gardens, 4 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue C & East 13th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 1 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 1 Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

West Side
1 line
  1. L …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. L …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Queens of the Night; Superhero Responds” (2021) by Katherine Bradford at the 1 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue C/E 12 St, 190 feet away, for the M9.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue C/E 12 St M9 · Shelter
    190 feet
    M9
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Avenue C.

  • 35 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 12 St & Ave C 41 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.9 miles
  2. 169 Ludlow Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10009
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
6 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and March 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Avenue C

  • No stopping 8 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of East 13th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of East 13th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 11 gardens
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Children's Workshop School
    820 feet
  2. P.S. 034 Franklin D. Roosevelt School
    850 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Campos Community Garden
    510 feet
  2. Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Community Garden
    840 feet
  3. 9th St Community Garden Park
    850 feet
Show all 16
  1. 11 BC Serenity Garden
    920 feet
  2. Dry Dock Playground
    950 feet
  3. Toyota Childrens Learning Garden (Coradan Evaeden) Garden
    1,060 feet
  4. Down to Earth Garden
    1,060 feet
  5. La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez Garden
    1,070 feet
  6. Vamos A Sembrar Garden
    1,080 feet
  7. Community Garden Association Garden
    1,090 feet
  8. Joseph C. Sauer Park Playground
    1,120 feet
  9. Joseph C. Sauer Park
    1,120 feet
  10. Murphy Brothers Playground
    1,130 feet
  11. Flower Door Garden
    1,150 feet
  12. El Sol Brillante Jr. Garden
    1,250 feet
  13. Yu Suen Garden
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space Museum
    900 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Emerics Church House of worship
    480 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Dry Dock Pool Swimming pool
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    420 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Avenue C or East 13th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.