East 2nd Street & East Houston Street

East 2nd Street and East Houston Street meet at a three-way junction 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. Hamilton Fish Pool is 270 feet away, and Wald Playground is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Houston St/Ridge St, is 460 feet away for the M9 and M21, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, 12 of them gardens, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
FDR Drive
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
East Houston St/Ridge St · M9, M21
Within a walk
41 places
12 gardens, 12 religious buildings and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 2nd Street & East Houston Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Houston St/Ridge St, 460 feet away, for the M9 and M21.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Houston St/Ridge St M9, M21
    460 feet
    M9 M21

Next buses at this stop

  1. M9 …
  2. M21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 40 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
    360 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, 0.5 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
    0.5 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.

About this corner

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

The streets

  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,700 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 96 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 2nd Street

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

South side of East 2nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East Houston Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

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 41 public places.

  • 12 gardens
  • 12 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New Explorations Into Science, Technology and Math High School
    790 feet
  2. P.S. 188 the Island School
    910 feet
  3. Keswell School
    940 feet
Show all 5
  1. Grand Street Settlement Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,290 feet
  2. P.S. 015 Roberto Clemente School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hamilton Fish Park
    60 feet
  2. Hamilton Fish Park Playground
    90 feet
  3. Gustave Hartman Square
    110 feet
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  1. Le Petit Versailles Garden
    600 feet
  2. Peach Tree Garden
    760 feet
  3. Wald Playground
    910 feet
  4. Orchard Alley Garden
    930 feet
  5. All People's Garden, Inc. Garden
    990 feet
  6. Secret Garden
    1,000 feet
  7. Brisas Del Caribe Garden
    1,000 feet
  8. Kenkeleba Memory Garden
    1,000 feet
  9. Parque De Tranquilidad Garden
    1,010 feet
  10. Garden of the Humanitarians Garden
    1,130 feet
  11. El Jardin Del Paraiso Park
    1,130 feet
  12. El Jardin del Paraiso Garden
    1,130 feet
  13. Los Amigos Garden
    1,200 feet
  14. Sage's Garden
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hamilton Fish Park Library
    530 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Kenkeleba House Arts or cultural center
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Monte Hermon Church House of worship
    430 feet
  2. Divino Maestro Pentecosta Church House of worship
    700 feet
  3. Western Orthodox Hispanic Church St Isidoro & St Leandro House of worship
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hamilton Fish Pool Swimming pool
    270 feet
  2. Hamilton Fish Recreation Center Landmark
    410 feet
  3. Older adult center at 12 Avenue D Older adult center
    660 feet
Show all 4
  1. Tompkins Square Post Office
    750 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 28/Ladder 11 Fire station
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    910 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,220 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 2nd Street or East Houston 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, 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.