East 9th Street & Avenue C

East 9th Street and Avenue C meet at a four-way crossing in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez is 40 feet away, and Police Service Area #4 is 360 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue C/E 10 St, is 150 feet away for the M9, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 44 public places, 17 of them gardens, and 46 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
FDR Drive
0.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Avenue C/E 10 St · M9
Within a walk
44 places
17 gardens, 11 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 9th Street & Avenue C Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue C/E 10 St, 150 feet away, for the M9.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue C/E 10 St M9
    150 feet
    M9

Next buses at this stop

  1. M9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Avenue C.

  • 106 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 9 St & Ave C 50 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

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
7 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 17 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 226 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and September 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Avenue C

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No stopping 3 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 WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

South side of Avenue C

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Avenue C

  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of East 9th Street

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

North side of East 9th Street

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Six buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1849 and 1928.

  1. Public National Bank of New York Building Designated landmark
    450 feet
  2. Public School 64 Designated landmark
    550 feet
  3. Wheatsworth Bakery Building Designated landmark
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 public places.

  • 17 gardens
  • 11 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  2. P.S. 034 Franklin D. Roosevelt School
    1,210 feet
  3. The Children's Workshop School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez Garden
    40 feet
  2. 9th St Community Garden Park
    50 feet
  3. Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Community Garden
    50 feet
Show all 22
  1. Flower Door Garden
    120 feet
  2. La Casita Garden
    290 feet
  3. Earth People Garden
    300 feet
  4. Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardin Garden
    350 feet
  5. Firemen's Memorial Garden
    500 feet
  6. Sam & Sadie Koenig Garden
    510 feet
  7. Green Oasis Community Garden / Gilbert's Garden
    570 feet
  8. Clyde Romero Memorial Garden
    700 feet
  9. Dry Dock Playground
    700 feet
  10. De Colores Community Yard & Cultural Center Garden
    710 feet
  11. 11 BC Serenity Garden
    750 feet
  12. Tompkins Square Park
    780 feet
  13. Campos Community Garden
    880 feet
  14. Tompkins Square Park Playground
    1,030 feet
  15. El Jardin Del Paraiso Park
    1,130 feet
  16. El Jardin del Paraiso Garden
    1,150 feet
  17. Toyota Childrens Learning Garden (Coradan Evaeden) Garden
    1,170 feet
  18. 6BC Botanical Garden
    1,210 feet
  19. Secret Garden
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space Museum
    240 feet
  2. Christodora House Listed historic place
    710 feet
  3. Charlie Parker Residence Listed historic place
    930 feet
Show all 4
  1. Tompkins Square Library
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christian Missionary Church House of worship
    550 feet
  2. Spanish Evangelical Baptist Church House of worship
    640 feet
  3. Graffiti E 7 St Baptist Church House of worship
    820 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Brigid Church St Emeric House of worship
    940 feet
  2. Emmanuel Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
  3. St Emerics Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Dry Dock Pool Swimming pool
    820 feet
  2. Tompkins Square Park Mini Pool Swimming pool
    1,020 feet
  3. Community center at Riis Community center
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #4 Police station
    360 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue C or East 9th 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.