1st Avenue & East 72nd Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 72nd Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 3,988 bus-lane and 292 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home Co is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 97 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
770 feet · 3 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
E 72 St/1 Av · M72
Within a walk
31 places
11 public spaces, 7 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 72nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 770 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 72 St Q
    770 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. Q …
Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Perfect Strangers” (2017) by Vik Muniz at the 72 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 72 St/1 Av, 60 feet away, for the M72.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 72 St/1 Av M72 · Shelter
    60 feet
    M72
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M72 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 1st Avenue, all day on weekdays.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 1st Avenue.

  • 77 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 74 St & 1 Ave 79 docks in all
    610 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 70th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 1365 York Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    960 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, April 2025

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 292 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,484th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 140 more were issued.

In 2025, 3,988 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 48th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 4,915 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets · Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10021
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
43 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 9,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM

West side of 1st Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 6AM-9PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 72nd Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 72nd Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101720, 104240, 106034 and 107015.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and built between 1895 and 1897.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 11 public spaces
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Petits Poussins Ues Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    750 feet
  2. The Cathedral School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    770 feet
  3. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    860 feet
  2. The William Woodward Jr. Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    860 feet
  3. MSH 1456 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Catherine's Park
    1,120 feet
  2. St. Catherine's Park Playground
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Fontaine Public space
    300 feet
  2. Public space at Windsor Public space
    550 feet
  3. Public space at Oxford Public space
    580 feet
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  1. Public space at Kingsley Public space
    700 feet
  2. Public space at Somerset Public space
    730 feet
  3. Public space at 300 East 74th Street Public space
    930 feet
  4. Public space at Saratoga Public space
    930 feet
  5. Public space at Stratford Public space
    980 feet
  6. Public space at 220 East 72nd Street Public space
    1,230 feet
  7. Public space at Fairmont Public space
    1,290 feet
  8. Public space at Belaire Public space
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home Co Nursing home or hospice
    760 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Rowhouses at 322-344 East 69th Street Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Czech Center New York Arts or cultural center · landmark
    510 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Jan Hus Presbyterian Church & Neighborhood House House of worship
    670 feet
  2. Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral House of worship
    770 feet
  3. First Hungarian Reformed Church of NY Listed historic place
    980 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Catherine Siena Church House of worship
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 343 East 70th Street Older adult center
    570 feet
  2. Older adult center at 351 East 74th Street Older adult center
    820 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    120 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    140 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    250 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    750 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,290 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 97 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 72nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.