East 2nd Street & Bowery

East 2nd Street and Bowery meet at a four-way crossing in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the NoHo Historic District Extension. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Bond Street Savings Bank stands 120 feet away, and the Engine 33/Ladder 9 firehouse is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6, B, D and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places and 123 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St
790 feet · 3 min on foot · 6, B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Bowery/Bleecker St · M103
Within a walk
37 places
10 listed historic places, 7 religious buildings and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 2nd Street & Bowery Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St, 790 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    790 feet
    6 B D F M

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
  4. F …
  5. M …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
  4. F …
  5. M …

Also within a walk

  1. 2 Av F
    930 feet
    F
  2. Astor Pl 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Signal” (1997) by Mel Chin and “Hive (Bleecker Street)” (2012) by Leo Villareal at the Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bowery/Bleecker St, 120 feet away, for the M103.

  • 26 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bowery/Bleecker St M103
    120 feet
    M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 105 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 1 St & Bowery 44 docks in all
    330 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 284 Mott Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

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
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenwich Village
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bond Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Bond Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM- MIDNIGHT
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

East side of Bowery

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of Bowery

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 2nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 2nd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 107267.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the NoHo Historic District Extension.

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 206 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were built between 1800 and 2009.

  1. Bond Street Savings Bank Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. White House Hotel Designated landmark
    220 feet
  3. Church of Our Lady of Loretto School and Rectory Designated landmark
    390 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 10 listed historic places
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 parks
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nord Anglia International School
    810 feet
  2. Blake Business School Trade or language school
    900 feet
  3. Pathways Children's Services School
    930 feet
Show all 5
  1. Cooper Union College
    1,030 feet
  2. Grace Church High School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Albert's Garden
    290 feet
  2. Liz Christy Garden
    520 feet
  3. Manuel Plaza Park
    780 feet
Show all 8
  1. First Park
    910 feet
  2. First Street Garden
    1,020 feet
  3. Sara D. Roosevelt Park
    1,090 feet
  4. Cooper Triangle
    1,110 feet
  5. Houston St Playground
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Cooper Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    980 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bouwerie Lane Theater Listed historic place
    130 feet
  2. New York Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    420 feet
  3. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    810 feet
Show all 12
  1. Merchant's House Museum
    860 feet
  2. Bleecker Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    890 feet
  3. Robbins & Appleton Building Listed historic place
    920 feet
  4. Old Merchant's House (Seabury-Tredwell House) Listed historic place
    940 feet
  5. New York City Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    970 feet
  6. Bayard-Condict Building Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  7. Devinne Press Building Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  8. Building at 376-380 Lafayette Street Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  9. New Museum
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Anthology Film Archives Arts or cultural center
    630 feet
  2. New York Theatre Workshop Theater or concert hall
    780 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Orthodox Cathedral Holy Virgin Protection Church House of worship
    860 feet
  2. St George Ukrainian Catholic Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA Chinatown Houston Street Center Recreation center
    780 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 33/Ladder 9 Fire station · landmark · listed historic place
    640 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    300 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    690 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    710 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    710 feet
  2. Mulberry Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. H Mart Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,000 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 123 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bond Street, Bowery or East 2nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.