Avenue C & East 7th Street

Avenue C and East 7th Street meet at a four-way crossing in the East Village, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Lower East Side Rehab (Group 5) development. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Public National Bank of New York Building, one of four Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 80 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue C/E 7 St, is 120 feet away for the M9. Within a five-minute walk are 55 public places and 43 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
FDR Drive
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Avenue C/E 7 St · M9
Within a walk
55 places
25 gardens, 15 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue C & East 7th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue C/E 7 St, 120 feet away, for the M9.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Avenue C.

  • 112 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 7 St & Ave C 38 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 0.5 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
    0.7 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
8 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 4,100 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 Lower East Side Rehab (Group 5) development.

Since 2014 at least 34 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 117 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 80 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and October 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Avenue C

  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of Avenue C

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Avenue C

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Avenue C

  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of East 7th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 7th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 15 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1886 and 1923.

  1. Public National Bank of New York Building Designated landmark
    80 feet
  2. Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Ungarin Designated landmark
    240 feet
  3. Tompkins Square Lodging House Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 55 public places.

  • 25 gardens
  • 15 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  2. Earth School
    1,120 feet
  3. P.S. 064 Robert Simon School
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. Tompkins Square Middle School
    1,120 feet
  2. P.S. 015 Roberto Clemente School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sam & Sadie Koenig Garden
    80 feet
  2. Firemen's Memorial Garden
    190 feet
  3. 9th St Community Garden Park
    550 feet
Show all 30
  1. Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardin Garden
    200 feet
  2. Clyde Romero Memorial Garden
    260 feet
  3. Flower Door Garden
    370 feet
  4. La Casita Garden
    370 feet
  5. La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez Garden
    420 feet
  6. Green Oasis Community Garden / Gilbert's Garden
    420 feet
  7. Earth People Garden
    460 feet
  8. Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Community Garden
    550 feet
  9. El Jardin Del Paraiso Park
    630 feet
  10. El Jardin del Paraiso Garden
    650 feet
  11. 6BC Botanical Garden
    710 feet
  12. De Colores Community Yard & Cultural Center Garden
    720 feet
  13. Secret Garden
    730 feet
  14. Tompkins Square Park
    790 feet
  15. Sage's Garden
    880 feet
  16. Fifth Street Slope Garden
    890 feet
  17. Tompkins Square Park Playground
    900 feet
  18. Parque De Tranquilidad Garden
    950 feet
  19. 6th Street & Avenue B Garden
    1,020 feet
  20. All People's Garden, Inc. Garden
    1,080 feet
  21. Garden of the Humanitarians Garden
    1,090 feet
  22. Brisas Del Caribe Garden
    1,180 feet
  23. Dry Dock Playground
    1,200 feet
  24. 11 BC Serenity Garden
    1,250 feet
  25. Creative Little Garden
    1,260 feet
  26. Los Amigos Garden
    1,280 feet
  27. Orchard Alley Garden
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space Museum
    740 feet
  2. Christodora House Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christian Missionary Church House of worship
    240 feet
  2. Graffiti E 7 St Baptist Church House of worship
    390 feet
  3. Emmanuel Presbyterian Church House of worship
    620 feet
Show all 9
  1. Spanish Evangelical Baptist Church House of worship
    840 feet
  2. St Brigid Church St Emeric House of worship
    880 feet
  3. Monte Hermon Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  4. Divino Maestro Pentecosta Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
  5. Western Orthodox Hispanic Church St Isidoro & St Leandro House of worship
    1,100 feet
  6. Emmanuel Spanish Baptist Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Riis II Community Center
    1,080 feet
  2. Tompkins Square Post Office
    1,140 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #4 Police station
    570 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    820 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue C or East 7th 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.