East 8th Street & Avenue D

East 8th Street and Avenue D meet at a three-way junction in the East Village, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Riis II development. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Spanish Evangelical Baptist Church is 180 feet away, and Green Oasis Community Garden / Gilbert's Garden is 290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 10 St/Avenue D, is 530 feet away for the M8 and M14D SBS. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 13 of them gardens, and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
FDR Drive
0.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
E 10 St/Avenue D · M8, M14D SBS
Within a walk
32 places
13 gardens, 7 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 8th Street & Avenue D Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 10 St/Avenue D, 530 feet away, for the M8 and M14D SBS.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 10 St/Avenue D M8, M14D SBS
    530 feet
    M8 M14D SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M8 …
  2. M14D SBS …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ave D & E 8 St 30 docks in all
    100 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
    0.8 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 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
10009
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
9 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 2,900 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 Riis II development.

Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Chinese elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and August 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Avenue D

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

North side of East 8th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of East 8th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 104207.

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1908 and 1928.

  1. Wheatsworth Bakery Building Designated landmark
    440 feet
  2. Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Ungarin Designated landmark
    620 feet
  3. Public National Bank of New York Building Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 13 gardens
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    80 feet
  2. P.S. 034 Franklin D. Roosevelt School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Green Oasis Community Garden / Gilbert's Garden
    290 feet
  2. Firemen's Memorial Garden
    530 feet
  3. Dry Dock Playground
    540 feet
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  1. Sam & Sadie Koenig Garden
    750 feet
  2. 9th St Community Garden Park
    800 feet
  3. Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Community Garden
    800 feet
  4. Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardin Garden
    860 feet
  5. Flower Door Garden
    870 feet
  6. La Casita Garden
    870 feet
  7. La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez Garden
    920 feet
  8. Earth People Garden
    960 feet
  9. Orchard Alley Garden
    1,150 feet
  10. El Jardin Del Paraiso Park
    1,200 feet
  11. El Jardin del Paraiso Garden
    1,200 feet
  12. Clyde Romero Memorial Garden
    1,210 feet
  13. De Colores Community Yard & Cultural Center Garden
    1,210 feet
  14. John V. Lindsay East River Park
    1,250 feet
  15. East River Playground
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space Museum
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Spanish Evangelical Baptist Church House of worship
    180 feet
  2. Emmanuel Presbyterian Church House of worship
    580 feet
  3. Christian Missionary Church House of worship
    650 feet
Show all 5
  1. Western Orthodox Hispanic Church St Isidoro & St Leandro House of worship
    1,040 feet
  2. St Emerics Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Riis II Community Center
    580 feet
  2. Dry Dock Pool Swimming pool
    600 feet
  3. Community center at Riis Community center
    680 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #4 Police station
    580 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 15 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue D or East 8th 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.