Avenue C & East 16th Street
Avenue C and East 16th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Stuyvesant Cove Park is 700 feet away. The nearest subway, 1 Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1980, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 1 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 1 Av L0.4 milesL
Next trains at this station
West Side
1 line- L …
Brooklyn
1 line- 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 16 St, 40 feet away, for the M9.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue C/E 16 St M9 · Countdown sign40 feetM9
Next buses at this stop
- M9 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Ave C & E 16 St 48 docks in all70 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.
- 55 8th Avenue Gas station2 miles
- 100 East 15th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2015
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2019
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10009
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 4
- Police precinct
- 13
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village
- Elevation
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1980.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 55 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Avenue C
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 15 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Avenue C
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 7 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
North side of East 16th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East 16th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 ferry landing
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Stuyvesant Town Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5680 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Murphy Brothers Playground280 feet
- Stuyvesant Cove Park700 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,260 feet
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.4 miles
- Whole Foods Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 miles
Other places
- Stuyvesant Cove Ferry Landing980 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue C & Avenue C Loop 480 feet
- Avenue C Loop & Stuyvesant Oval 520 feet
- East 14th Street & Avenue C 550 feet
- Avenue C & East 13th Street 850 feet
- Avenue C & East 20th Street 1,090 feet
- East 12th Street & Avenue C 1,120 feet
- East 14th Street & Avenue B 1,300 feet
- East 14th Street & Avenue D 1,310 feet
See every intersection along Avenue C, Avenue C Loop or East 16th Street.