1st Avenue & East 73rd Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 73rd Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Czech Center New York is 350 feet away, and First Hungarian Reformed Church of NY is 1,260 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 96 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
990 feet · 4 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
1 Av/E 72 St · M15
Within a walk
31 places
9 public spaces, 9 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 73rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 72 St Q
    990 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 1 Av/E 72 St, 170 feet away, for the M15.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 72 St M15 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    170 feet
    M15
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

  • 60 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
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 70th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 333 East 75th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    820 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 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

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
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 10,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

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

West side of 1st Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 6AM-9PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 73rd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-5A M
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-5AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101825, 104240 and 104938.

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 and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 public spaces
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Petits Poussins Ues Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    470 feet
  2. The Cathedral School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    490 feet
  3. MSH 1456 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
Show all 9
  1. Eleanor Roosevelt High School
    1,040 feet
  2. District 2 Pre-K Center at 355 East 76 Street Pre-K center
    1,140 feet
  3. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  4. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
  5. The William Woodward Jr. Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet
  6. Chabad-Lubavitch of the Upper East Side Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Fontaine Public space
    390 feet
  2. Public space at 300 East 74th Street Public space
    640 feet
  3. Public space at Saratoga Public space
    640 feet
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  1. Public space at Somerset Public space
    670 feet
  2. Public space at Stratford Public space
    700 feet
  3. Public space at Windsor Public space
    840 feet
  4. Public space at Oxford Public space
    870 feet
  5. Public space at Kingsley Public space
    980 feet
  6. Public space at Fairmont Public space
    1,000 feet

Health care

  1. Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home Co Nursing home or hospice
    1,050 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Jan Hus Presbyterian Church & Neighborhood House House of worship
    390 feet
  2. Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral House of worship
    490 feet
  3. First Hungarian Reformed Church of NY Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Catherine Siena Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 351 East 74th Street Older adult center
    540 feet
  2. Older adult center at 343 East 70th Street Older adult center
    860 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    410 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    430 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    430 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,010 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 96 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 73rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, 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.