Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 60th Street

Queensboro Bridge, 2nd Avenue and East 60th Street meet at a five-way junction in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 90 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Tramway Plaza is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/59 St, is about three minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 86 places to eat.

Safety record
36 hurt
90 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/59 St
730 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
E 60 St/2 Av · Q60
Within a walk
26 places
8 public spaces, 7 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 60th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/59 St, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 6 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    730 feet
    4 5 6 N R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
6 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. N …
  5. R …
  6. W …
Queens
3 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
  3. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    0.3 miles
    M Q
  2. 72 St Q
    0.5 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Blooming” (1996) by Elizabeth Murray at the Lexington Av/59 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 60 St/2 Av, 50 feet away, for the Q60.

  • 57 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 60 St/2 Av Q60
    50 feet
    Q60

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q60 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 2nd Avenue, 7am to 10am and 2pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & E 62 St 51 docks in all
    1,170 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 260 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    2 miles
  2. 300 East 54th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 90 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 36 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 16 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
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
5
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
Elevation
68 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to five travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 5,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 47 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
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 60th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 60th Street

  • No standing 10 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Queensboro Bridge

  • Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Queensboro Bridge

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 105751.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 79 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French Second Empire. They were mostly built between 1870 and 1875.

  1. First Swedish Baptist Church Designated landmark
    260 feet
  2. Modulightor Building Designated landmark
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 8 public spaces
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools

Schools and child care

  1. Bridge Community Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    620 feet
  2. Weill Cornell Children's Center at East 62nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    690 feet
  3. Lenox Hill Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    890 feet
Show all 9
  1. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    930 feet
  2. District 2 Pre-K Center at 252 East 57 Street Pre-K center
    1,050 feet
  3. Super Stars Tennis Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,130 feet
  4. Bright Horizons at East 64th. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
  5. Art and Design High School
    1,200 feet
  6. P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tramway Plaza
    60 feet
  2. Honey Locust Park
    550 feet
  3. Queensboro Oval Park
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Evansview Public space
    320 feet
  2. Public space at Landmark Public space
    490 feet
  3. Public space at Paladin Public space
    540 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at Savoy Public space
    760 feet
  2. Public space at Wellington Estates Public space
    990 feet
  3. Public space at Bridge Tower Place Public space
    1,120 feet
  4. Public space at Trump Plaza Public space
    1,200 feet
  5. Public space at Rio Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 311 and 313 East 58th Street Listed historic place
    600 feet
  2. Treadwell Farm Historic District Listed historic place
    730 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    320 feet
  2. Our Lady of Peace Church Landmark
    660 feet
  3. Metropolitan Koryo United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    660 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    860 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,070 feet
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 86 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue, East 60th Street or Queensboro Bridge.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.