East 2nd Street & Avenue C

East 2nd Street and Avenue C meet at a four-way crossing in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Gustave Hartman Square is 40 feet away, and Peach Tree Garden is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, 2 Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 50 public places, 18 of them gardens, and 54 places to eat. About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
2 Av
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Avenue C/E 3 St · M9
Within a walk
50 places
18 gardens, 13 religious buildings and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 2nd Street & Avenue C Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 2 Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 2 Av F
    0.5 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. F …
Downtown
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue C/E 3 St, 140 feet away, for the M9.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue C/E 3 St M9 · Shelter
    140 feet
    M9
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Avenue C.

  • 53 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 2 St & Ave C 84 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.1 miles
  2. 169 Ludlow Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
16 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 3,800 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 118 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 75 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 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 C

  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Avenue C

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS

South side of Avenue C

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Avenue C

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of East 2nd Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of East 2nd Street

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

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1898 and 1900.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 public places.

  • 18 gardens
  • 13 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Keswell School
    710 feet
  2. P.S. 015 Roberto Clemente School
    1,000 feet
  3. Grand Street Settlement Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,060 feet
Show all 6
  1. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  2. New Explorations Into Science, Technology and Math High School
    1,220 feet
  3. P.S. 140 Nathan Straus School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gustave Hartman Square
    40 feet
  2. Le Petit Versailles Garden
    200 feet
  3. Hamilton Fish Park
    230 feet
Show all 23
  1. Peach Tree Garden
    330 feet
  2. Hamilton Fish Park Playground
    360 feet
  3. All People's Garden, Inc. Garden
    570 feet
  4. Secret Garden
    570 feet
  5. Brisas Del Caribe Garden
    580 feet
  6. Kenkeleba Memory Garden
    580 feet
  7. Parque De Tranquilidad Garden
    580 feet
  8. El Jardin Del Paraiso Park
    710 feet
  9. Garden of the Humanitarians Garden
    710 feet
  10. El Jardin del Paraiso Garden
    710 feet
  11. Los Amigos Garden
    780 feet
  12. Sage's Garden
    800 feet
  13. Orchard Alley Garden
    930 feet
  14. Miracle Garden
    950 feet
  15. Hope Garden
    950 feet
  16. Nathan Straus Playground
    1,150 feet
  17. Fifth Street Slope Garden
    1,170 feet
  18. Siempre Verde Garden
    1,210 feet
  19. 6BC Botanical Garden
    1,240 feet
  20. Dorothy Strelsin Memorial Garden (Suffolk St. - Committee of Poor People) Garden
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hamilton Fish Park Library
    950 feet
  2. Stanton Street Shul Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Kenkeleba House Arts or cultural center
    680 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Divino Maestro Pentecosta Church House of worship
    270 feet
  2. Monte Hermon Church House of worship
    410 feet
  3. Emmanuel Spanish Baptist Church House of worship
    890 feet
Show all 4
  1. Western Orthodox Hispanic Church St Isidoro & St Leandro House of worship
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Tompkins Square Post Office
    330 feet
  2. Hamilton Fish Recreation Center Landmark
    400 feet
  3. Hamilton Fish Pool Swimming pool
    460 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 12 Avenue D Older adult center
    1,080 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 28/Ladder 11 Fire station
    570 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    480 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    790 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 54 places to eat and 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue C or East 2nd 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.