Avenue C & East 8th Street

Avenue C and East 8th Street meet at a four-way crossing in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardin is 100 feet away, and Flower Door Garden is 110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue C/E 8 St, is 120 feet away for the M9, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 43 public places, 20 of them gardens, and 42 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
17 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 8 St · M9
Within a walk
43 places
20 gardens, 11 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue C & East 8th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue C/E 8 St, 120 feet away, for the M9.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue C/E 8 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.

  • 110 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 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 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 3 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 June 2026.

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 4,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 223 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 71 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Avenue C

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of Avenue C

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

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 8th Street

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

North side of East 8th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of East 8th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM ALL DAYS

Landmarks and historic districts

Six buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1849 and 1928.

  1. Public National Bank of New York Building Designated landmark
    210 feet
  2. Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Ungarin Designated landmark
    400 feet
  3. Public School 64 Designated landmark
    650 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 public places.

  • 20 gardens
  • 11 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    840 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardin Garden
    100 feet
  2. Flower Door Garden
    110 feet
  3. 9th St Community Garden Park
    300 feet
Show all 25
  1. La Casita Garden
    120 feet
  2. La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez Garden
    160 feet
  3. Earth People Garden
    200 feet
  4. Firemen's Memorial Garden
    250 feet
  5. Sam & Sadie Koenig Garden
    270 feet
  6. Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Community Garden
    300 feet
  7. Green Oasis Community Garden / Gilbert's Garden
    320 feet
  8. Clyde Romero Memorial Garden
    450 feet
  9. De Colores Community Yard & Cultural Center Garden
    460 feet
  10. Tompkins Square Park
    770 feet
  11. Tompkins Square Park Playground
    800 feet
  12. El Jardin Del Paraiso Park
    890 feet
  13. El Jardin del Paraiso Garden
    910 feet
  14. Dry Dock Playground
    950 feet
  15. 6BC Botanical Garden
    960 feet
  16. Secret Garden
    990 feet
  17. 11 BC Serenity Garden
    990 feet
  18. Campos Community Garden
    1,130 feet
  19. Sage's Garden
    1,140 feet
  20. Fifth Street Slope Garden
    1,150 feet
  21. Parque De Tranquilidad Garden
    1,200 feet
  22. 6th Street & Avenue B Garden
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space Museum
    490 feet
  2. Christodora House Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Charlie Parker Residence Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christian Missionary Church House of worship
    310 feet
  2. Graffiti E 7 St Baptist Church House of worship
    580 feet
  3. Spanish Evangelical Baptist Church House of worship
    580 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Brigid Church St Emeric House of worship
    700 feet
  2. Emmanuel Presbyterian Church House of worship
    880 feet
  3. Monte Hermon Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Dry Dock Pool Swimming pool
    1,070 feet
  2. Tompkins Square Park Mini Pool Swimming pool
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #4 Police station
    320 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and 22 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 8th 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.