East 12th Street & Avenue C

East 12th 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. Campos Community Garden is 240 feet away, and the Children's Workshop School is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, 1 Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, 17 of them gardens, and 40 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
11 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
1 Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Avenue C/E 12 St · M9, M14D SBS
Within a walk
35 places
17 gardens, 5 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 12th 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 eight 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 12 St, 60 feet away, for the M9 and M14D SBS.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue C/E 12 St M9, M14D SBS · Shelter
    60 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 and East 12th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 12 St & Ave C 41 docks in all
    80 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
    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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
7 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.

Since 2014 at least 11 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Avenue C

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 12th Street

  • No stopping 7 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of East 12th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

  • 17 gardens
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Campos Community Garden
    240 feet
  2. Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Community Garden
    570 feet
  3. 9th St Community Garden Park
    570 feet
Show all 22
  1. 11 BC Serenity Garden
    640 feet
  2. Dry Dock Playground
    680 feet
  3. Toyota Childrens Learning Garden (Coradan Evaeden) Garden
    790 feet
  4. Down to Earth Garden
    790 feet
  5. La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez Garden
    800 feet
  6. Vamos A Sembrar Garden
    810 feet
  7. Community Garden Association Garden
    820 feet
  8. Joseph C. Sauer Park Playground
    840 feet
  9. Joseph C. Sauer Park
    850 feet
  10. Flower Door Garden
    880 feet
  11. El Sol Brillante Jr. Garden
    980 feet
  12. Yu Suen Garden
    990 feet
  13. La Casita Garden
    1,040 feet
  14. Earth People Garden
    1,060 feet
  15. Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardin Garden
    1,100 feet
  16. Firemen's Memorial Garden
    1,250 feet
  17. Dias Y Flores Garden
    1,260 feet
  18. Sam & Sadie Koenig Garden
    1,270 feet
  19. Tompkins Square Park
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space Museum
    630 feet
  2. Eleventh Street Methodist-Episcopal Chapel Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  3. Charlie Parker Residence Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Emerics Church House of worship
    520 feet
  2. Christian Missionary Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Dry Dock Pool Swimming pool
    910 feet
  2. Community center at Riis Community center
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #4 Police station
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    140 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 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 13 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue C or East 12th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.