East 4th Street & Avenue D

East 4th Street and Avenue D meet at a four-way crossing in the East Village, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Wald development. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Orchard Alley is 140 feet away, and P.S. 015 Roberto Clemente is 350 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue D/E 4 St, is 130 feet away for the M14D SBS. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
FDR Drive
0.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Avenue D/E 4 St · M14D SBS
Within a walk
35 places
11 religious buildings, 10 gardens and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue D/E 4 St, 130 feet away, for the M14D SBS.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue D/E 4 St M14D SBS
    130 feet
    M14D SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M14D SBS …

Live arrivals

Avenue D carries a bus lane, 6am to 7pm, every day.

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 4th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ave D & E 3 St 55 docks in all
    190 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.2 miles
  2. 169 Ludlow Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 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.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

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
11 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 4,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Wald development.

Since 2014 at least 73 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2022 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Avenue D

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 6AM-7PM ALL DAYS

North side of East 4th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 4th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 10 gardens
  • 3 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 015 Roberto Clemente School
    350 feet
  2. P.S. 188 the Island School
    660 feet
  3. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
Show all 4
  1. New Explorations Into Science, Technology and Math High School
    950 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Orchard Alley Garden
    140 feet
  2. All People's Garden, Inc. Garden
    480 feet
  3. El Jardin Del Paraiso Park
    490 feet
Show all 15
  1. Parque De Tranquilidad Garden
    600 feet
  2. El Jardin del Paraiso Garden
    600 feet
  3. Wald Playground
    710 feet
  4. Secret Garden
    800 feet
  5. Hamilton Fish Park
    890 feet
  6. Hamilton Fish Park Playground
    950 feet
  7. Sage's Garden
    1,030 feet
  8. Gustave Hartman Square
    1,060 feet
  9. Garden of the Humanitarians Garden
    1,090 feet
  10. Brisas Del Caribe Garden
    1,180 feet
  11. Los Amigos Garden
    1,280 feet
  12. Green Oasis Community Garden / Gilbert's Garden
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hamilton Fish Park Library
    950 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Western Orthodox Hispanic Church St Isidoro & St Leandro House of worship
    230 feet
  2. Monte Hermon Church House of worship
    570 feet
  3. Emmanuel Presbyterian Church House of worship
    820 feet
Show all 7
  1. Divino Maestro Pentecosta Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  2. Spanish Evangelical Baptist Church House of worship
    1,110 feet
  3. Christian Missionary Church House of worship
    1,240 feet
  4. Emmanuel Spanish Baptist Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 12 Avenue D Older adult center
    450 feet
  2. Riis II Community Center
    750 feet
  3. Hamilton Fish Pool Swimming pool
    1,120 feet
Show all 4
  1. Tompkins Square Post Office
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Avenue D 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.