East 14th Street & Avenue B

East 14th Street and Avenue B meet at a four-way crossing in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Community Garden Association is 500 feet away, and Joseph C. Sauer Park Playground is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, 1 Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, nine of them gardens, and 55 places to eat. About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
1 Av
810 feet · 3 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
E 14 St/Avenue B · M14D SBS
Within a walk
20 places
9 gardens, 2 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 14th Street & Avenue B Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 1 Av, 810 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 1 Av L
    810 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, 40 feet away, for the M14D SBS.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M14D SBS …

Live arrivals

East 14th Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 6am to 10pm, every day.

Cycling

  • 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 14 St & Ave B 43 docks in all
    110 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
    1.7 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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10009
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2 and 4 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
9 and 13 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 61 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 70 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Avenue B

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Avenue B

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 14th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 15 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 14th Street

  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 106689.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival, and built between 1867 and 1868.

  1. Eleventh Street Methodist Episcopal Chapel Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Yu Suen Garden
    330 feet
  2. Community Garden Association Garden
    500 feet
  3. Vamos A Sembrar Garden
    520 feet
Show all 12
  1. El Sol Brillante Jr. Garden
    530 feet
  2. Down to Earth Garden
    590 feet
  3. Joseph C. Sauer Park Playground
    650 feet
  4. Joseph C. Sauer Park
    650 feet
  5. Dias Y Flores Garden
    740 feet
  6. Toyota Childrens Learning Garden (Coradan Evaeden) Garden
    810 feet
  7. Campos Community Garden
    1,030 feet
  8. Tompkins Square Park
    1,120 feet
  9. 11 BC Serenity Garden
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Tompkins Square Library
    1,200 feet
  2. Charlie Parker Residence Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Immaculate Conception Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Campos Plaza Community Center
    600 feet
  2. Tompkins Square Park Mini Pool Swimming pool
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    750 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 55 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 14th Street Loop, Avenue B or East 14th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.