1st Avenue & East 75th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 75th Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 776 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral is 410 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 101 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
1 Av/E 75 St · M15
Within a walk
26 places
9 religious buildings, 6 public spaces and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 75th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St Q
    0.3 miles
    Q

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 77 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

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 75 St, 100 feet away, for the M15.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 75 St M15
    100 feet
    M15

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.

  • 61 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
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 78th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 333 East 75th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    290 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2015

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 776 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 919th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 364 more were issued.

Every corner with speed 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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 55 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and March 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 2 signs 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 1 sign 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • 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 75th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101426, 102911, 105126 and 107062.

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 26 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 6 public spaces
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Petits Poussins Ues Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    60 feet
  2. MSH 1456 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    180 feet
  3. Eleanor Roosevelt High School
    520 feet
Show all 8
  1. The Cathedral School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    410 feet
  2. District 2 Pre-K Center at 355 East 76 Street Pre-K center
    610 feet
  3. Chabad-Lubavitch of the Upper East Side Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    730 feet
  4. Lycee Francais de NY School
    990 feet
  5. Insur Ed Trade or language school
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Saratoga Public space
    250 feet
  2. Public space at Fairmont Public space
    730 feet
  3. Public space at Fontaine Public space
    920 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at Stratford Public space
    960 feet
  2. Public space at 300 East 74th Street Public space
    1,000 feet
  3. Public space at Somerset Public space
    1,200 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Jan Hus Presbyterian Church & Neighborhood House House of worship
    270 feet
  2. Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral House of worship
    410 feet
  3. Yorkville Synagogue Congregation Bnai Jehuda House of worship
    790 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 351 East 74th Street Older adult center
    330 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 44 Fire station
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    940 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    950 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    790 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 101 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 75th 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, 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.