East 4th Street & Avenue C

East 4th Street and Avenue C meet at a four-way crossing in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Secret Garden is 50 feet away, and Tompkins Square Post Office is 380 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue C/E 3 St, is 220 feet away for the M9, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 59 public places, 26 of them gardens, and 53 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
FDR Drive
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Avenue C/E 3 St · M9
Within a walk
59 places
26 gardens, 15 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 4th Street & Avenue C Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue C/E 3 St, 220 feet away, for the M9.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue C/E 3 St M9
    220 feet
    M9

Next buses at this stop

  1. M9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Avenue C and East 4th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 5 St & Ave C 55 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2 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 seven 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
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

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
13 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 4,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 142 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 76 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and June 2026; 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 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of Avenue C

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Avenue C

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Avenue C

  • No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of East 4th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 4th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 4th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1908 and 1923.

  1. Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Ungarin Designated landmark
    720 feet
  2. Public National Bank of New York Building Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 public places.

  • 26 gardens
  • 15 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 015 Roberto Clemente School
    480 feet
  2. Earth School
    900 feet
  3. P.S. 064 Robert Simon School
    900 feet
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  1. Tompkins Square Middle School
    900 feet
  2. New Amsterdam School
    960 feet
  3. Connelly Ctr Education/Holy Child MS School
    1,060 feet
  4. Keswell School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Secret Garden
    50 feet
  2. El Jardin Del Paraiso Park
    180 feet
  3. El Jardin del Paraiso Garden
    180 feet
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  1. Parque De Tranquilidad Garden
    200 feet
  2. Sage's Garden
    280 feet
  3. All People's Garden, Inc. Garden
    320 feet
  4. Garden of the Humanitarians Garden
    330 feet
  5. Brisas Del Caribe Garden
    430 feet
  6. Los Amigos Garden
    520 feet
  7. Orchard Alley Garden
    540 feet
  8. Gustave Hartman Square
    560 feet
  9. Peach Tree Garden
    620 feet
  10. Fifth Street Slope Garden
    650 feet
  11. 6BC Botanical Garden
    720 feet
  12. Le Petit Versailles Garden
    730 feet
  13. Hamilton Fish Park
    750 feet
  14. Sam & Sadie Koenig Garden
    830 feet
  15. Hamilton Fish Park Playground
    880 feet
  16. Kenkeleba Memory Garden
    930 feet
  17. Firemen's Memorial Garden
    940 feet
  18. Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardin Garden
    950 feet
  19. Clyde Romero Memorial Garden
    1,010 feet
  20. 6th Street & Avenue B Garden
    1,060 feet
  21. Miracle Garden
    1,110 feet
  22. Flower Door Garden
    1,120 feet
  23. La Casita Garden
    1,130 feet
  24. La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez Garden
    1,170 feet
  25. Green Oasis Community Garden / Gilbert's Garden
    1,170 feet
  26. Earth People Garden
    1,210 feet
  27. 9th St Community Garden Park
    1,300 feet
  28. Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Community Garden
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Kenkeleba House Arts or cultural center
    910 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Monte Hermon Church House of worship
    310 feet
  2. Divino Maestro Pentecosta Church House of worship
    340 feet
  3. Emmanuel Spanish Baptist Church House of worship
    550 feet
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  1. Western Orthodox Hispanic Church St Isidoro & St Leandro House of worship
    550 feet
  2. Christian Missionary Church House of worship
    920 feet
  3. Emmanuel Presbyterian Church House of worship
    930 feet
  4. Graffiti E 7 St Baptist Church House of worship
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Tompkins Square Post Office
    380 feet
  2. Hamilton Fish Recreation Center
    920 feet
  3. Hamilton Fish Pool Swimming pool
    960 feet
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  1. Older adult center at 12 Avenue D Older adult center
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 28/Ladder 11 Fire station
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    70 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 places to eat and 22 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue C or East 4th 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.