1st Avenue & East 76th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 76th Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Eleanor Roosevelt High School is 250 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 86 places to eat. Along 1st Avenue run a bus lane, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
14 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
1 Av/E 75 St · M15
Within a walk
28 places
8 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 76th 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 seven 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
    0.4 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, 170 feet away, for the M15.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 75 St M15
    170 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 1 Ave & E 78 St 57 docks in all
    440 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 78th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 1385 York Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    710 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 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, August 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2022

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 9,100 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 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 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 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 76th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 76th Street

  • Ambulances only 3 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
  • Doctor plates only 1 sign DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101426, 102911 and 107297.

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 28 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. MSH 1456 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    90 feet
  2. Eleanor Roosevelt High School
    250 feet
  3. Petits Poussins Ues Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    320 feet
Show all 12
  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 355 East 76 Street Pre-K center
    340 feet
  2. Chabad-Lubavitch of the Upper East Side Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    470 feet
  3. The Cathedral School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    680 feet
  4. Insur Ed Trade or language school
    950 feet
  5. Hopscotch Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet
  6. P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor School
    1,240 feet
  7. Yorkville East Middle School
    1,240 feet
  8. J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner School
    1,250 feet
  9. Lycee Francais de NY School
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Saratoga Public space
    510 feet
  2. Public space at Fairmont Public space
    990 feet
  3. Public space at Fontaine Public space
    1,180 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Stratford Public space
    1,220 feet
  2. Public space at 300 East 74th Street Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Webster Library
    1,220 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    800 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    920 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    950 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 86 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 76th 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, 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.