East 11th Street & Avenue C

East 11th Street and Avenue C meet at a four-way crossing in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. It is 310 feet to the 9th St Community Garden Park, and 11 BC Serenity Garden is 380 feet away. The nearest subway, 1 Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 43 public places, 19 of them gardens, and 40 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Avenue C.

Safety record
6 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
1 Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Avenue C/E 11 St · M9, M14D SBS
Within a walk
43 places
19 gardens, 8 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 11th Street & Avenue C Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 1 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 1 Av L
    0.4 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 11 St, 70 feet away, for the M9 and M14D SBS.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue C/E 11 St M9, M14D SBS · Shelter
    70 feet
    M9 M14D SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M9 …
  2. M14D SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Avenue C.

  • 92 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
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 0.4 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
    0.9 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

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
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2024
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Avenue C

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 11th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of East 11th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1849 and 1928.

  1. Wheatsworth Bakery Building Designated landmark
    670 feet
  2. Public School 64 Designated landmark
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 19 gardens
  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Community Garden
    310 feet
  2. 9th St Community Garden Park
    310 feet
  3. 11 BC Serenity Garden
    380 feet
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  1. Campos Community Garden
    390 feet
  2. Dry Dock Playground
    440 feet
  3. La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez Garden
    530 feet
  4. Flower Door Garden
    620 feet
  5. Toyota Childrens Learning Garden (Coradan Evaeden) Garden
    680 feet
  6. La Casita Garden
    780 feet
  7. Earth People Garden
    800 feet
  8. Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardin Garden
    840 feet
  9. Joseph C. Sauer Park
    930 feet
  10. Firemen's Memorial Garden
    990 feet
  11. Down to Earth Garden
    1,000 feet
  12. Sam & Sadie Koenig Garden
    1,010 feet
  13. Tompkins Square Park
    1,040 feet
  14. Green Oasis Community Garden / Gilbert's Garden
    1,060 feet
  15. Joseph C. Sauer Park Playground
    1,070 feet
  16. Vamos A Sembrar Garden
    1,070 feet
  17. Community Garden Association Garden
    1,080 feet
  18. Clyde Romero Memorial Garden
    1,190 feet
  19. De Colores Community Yard & Cultural Center Garden
    1,200 feet
  20. El Sol Brillante Jr. Garden
    1,240 feet
  21. Yu Suen Garden
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space Museum
    370 feet
  2. Eleventh Street Methodist-Episcopal Chapel Listed historic place
    930 feet
  3. Charlie Parker Residence Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
Show all 5
  1. Tompkins Square Library
    1,130 feet
  2. Christodora House Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Emerics Church House of worship
    770 feet
  2. Christian Missionary Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  3. Spanish Evangelical Baptist Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Dry Dock Pool Swimming pool
    660 feet
  2. Community center at Riis Community center
    960 feet
  3. Tompkins Square Park Mini Pool Swimming pool
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #4 Police station
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    270 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue C or East 11th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.