East 13th Street & Avenue B

East 13th Street and Avenue B meet at a four-way crossing in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Yu Suen Garden is 40 feet away, and Campos Plaza Community Center is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, 1 Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, nine of them gardens, and 57 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 13th Street.

Safety record
4 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
1 Av
1,040 feet · 4 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
E 14 St/Avenue B · M14D SBS
Within a walk
24 places
9 gardens, 4 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 13th Street & Avenue B Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 1 Av, 1,040 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 1 Av L
    1,040 feet
    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 E 14 St/Avenue B, 300 feet away, for the M14D SBS.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 14 St/Avenue B M14D SBS
    300 feet
    M14D SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M14D SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 13th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 14 St & Ave B 43 docks in all
    390 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
    1.7 miles
  2. 100 East 15th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 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 April 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
12 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 4,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 82 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Avenue B

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Avenue B

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 13th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 13th Street

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 18 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1850 and 1868.

  1. Eleventh Street Methodist Episcopal Chapel Designated landmark
    470 feet
  2. East 11th Street Bath Designated landmark
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 9 gardens
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Children's Workshop School
    560 feet
  2. Bright Horizons at East Village Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    580 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Yu Suen Garden
    40 feet
  2. Community Garden Association Garden
    210 feet
  3. Joseph C. Sauer Park Playground
    360 feet
Show all 13
  1. Vamos A Sembrar Garden
    230 feet
  2. El Sol Brillante Jr. Garden
    240 feet
  3. Down to Earth Garden
    310 feet
  4. Joseph C. Sauer Park
    360 feet
  5. Dias Y Flores Garden
    450 feet
  6. Toyota Childrens Learning Garden (Coradan Evaeden) Garden
    520 feet
  7. Campos Community Garden
    740 feet
  8. Tompkins Square Park
    830 feet
  9. 11 BC Serenity Garden
    910 feet
  10. Tompkins Square Park Playground
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Tompkins Square Library Landmark
    910 feet
  2. Charlie Parker Residence Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. Christodora House Listed historic place
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Campos Plaza Community Center
    310 feet
  2. Tompkins Square Park Mini Pool Swimming pool
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,300 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,020 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue B or East 13th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.