1st Avenue & East 26th Street
The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 26th Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The sculpture “Skagerrak” is 560 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 1 Av/E 27 St, is 230 feet away for the M9 and M15, and 28 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 23 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 27 St, 230 feet away, for the M9 and M15.
- 28 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 1 Av/E 27 St M9, M15230 feetM9 M15
Next buses at this stop
- M9 …
- M15 …
A bus lane runs along 1st Avenue, all day, every day.
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 1st Avenue and East 26th Street.
- 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 25 St & 1 Ave 35 docks in all280 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 55 8th Avenue Gas station2 miles
- 350 East 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger970 feet
- West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 19 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
- 8 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, November 2014
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10016
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 2 and 4 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 13
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Kips Bay
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 3,400 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 1970 and 1975.
Since 2014 at least 79 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 1st Avenue
- Ambulances only 2 signs FDNY AMBULANCE ONLY
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 1st Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYC DEPT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE
- Ambulances only 1 sign FDNY AMBULANCE ONLY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
North side of East 26th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East 26th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Bellevue South Park.
- Skagerrak Sculpture by Antoni H. Milkowski, 1971560 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 public spaces
- 1 ambulance station
- 1 dog run
- 5 other places
Schools and child care
- The Acorn School Preschool, ages 2 to 5270 feet
- Bellevue Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K290 feet
- Icd International Center for the Dis Trade or language school790 feet
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- Baruch College Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5950 feet
- Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,050 feet
- Rose Hill Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 51,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellevue South Park390 feet
- Dog Run in Bellevue South Park Dog run600 feet
- Bellevue South Park Playground630 feet
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- Asser Levy Playground940 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Parc East Tower Apartments Public space990 feet
- Public space at Alexandria Science Center Public space1,030 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 8 Ambulance station670 feet
- Bellevue Hospital Center Hospital690 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- R & S Building Listed historic place720 feet
Houses of worship
- St Illuminators Armenian Apostolic Cathedral House of worship1,300 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.3 miles
- D'Agostino Supermarket0.3 miles
- Gristedes Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,070 feet
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 1st Avenue & East 27th Street 260 feet
- 1st Avenue & East 25th Street 260 feet
- East 26th Street & Mount Carmel Place 330 feet
- 1st Avenue & East 28th Street 510 feet
- 1st Avenue & East 24th Street 520 feet
- East 27th Street & Mount Carmel Place 590 feet
- 2nd Avenue & East 26th Street 740 feet
- 1st Avenue & East 29th Street 770 feet
See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 26th Street.