East 9th Street & Avenue D

East 9th Street and Avenue D meet at a three-way junction in the East Village, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Riis development. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Dry Dock Playground is 300 feet away, and Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Ungarin stands 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 10 St/Avenue D, is 290 feet away for the M8 and M14D SBS. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, nine of them gardens, and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
FDR Drive
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
E 10 St/Avenue D · M8, M14D SBS
Within a walk
26 places
9 gardens, 6 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 10 St/Avenue D, 290 feet away, for the M8 and M14D SBS.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 10 St/Avenue D M8, M14D SBS
    290 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

  • 60 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ave D & E 8 St 30 docks in all
    260 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
    0.9 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
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 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.

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

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2021 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Avenue D

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

North side of East 9th Street

  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 9th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 104507.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco and Classical Revival, one each, and built between 1908 and 1928.

  1. Wheatsworth Bakery Building Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Ungarin Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 9 gardens
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dry Dock Playground
    300 feet
  2. Green Oasis Community Garden / Gilbert's Garden
    540 feet
  3. 9th St Community Garden Park
    550 feet
Show all 13
  1. Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Community Garden
    550 feet
  2. Firemen's Memorial Garden
    780 feet
  3. La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez Garden
    800 feet
  4. Flower Door Garden
    880 feet
  5. Sam & Sadie Koenig Garden
    990 feet
  6. John V. Lindsay East River Park
    1,000 feet
  7. East River Playground
    1,030 feet
  8. La Casita Garden
    1,040 feet
  9. Earth People Garden
    1,060 feet
  10. Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardin Garden
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space Museum
    990 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Spanish Evangelical Baptist Church House of worship
    270 feet
  2. Emmanuel Presbyterian Church House of worship
    830 feet
  3. Christian Missionary Church House of worship
    900 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Emerics Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  2. Western Orthodox Hispanic Church St Isidoro & St Leandro House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Dry Dock Pool Swimming pool
    360 feet
  2. Community center at Riis Community center
    430 feet
  3. Riis II Community Center
    820 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #4 Police station
    630 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 13 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 D 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.