1st Avenue & East 77th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 77th 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. Jan Hus Presbyterian Church & Neighborhood House is 750 feet away, and Czech Center New York is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, 77 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 88 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
77 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
1 Av/E 75 St · M15
Within a walk
30 places
8 religious buildings, 7 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 77th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 77 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 77 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 72 St Q
    0.4 miles
    Q
  2. 86 St Q
    0.5 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “4 Seasons Seasoned” (2004) by Robert Kushner at the 77 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 75 St, 440 feet away, for the M15.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 75 St M15
    440 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 and East 77th Street.

  • 72 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
    170 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. 350 East 79th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    790 feet

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.

  • 11 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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, August 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10075
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
35 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and September 2026, 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 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 77th Street

  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 77th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 107282, 107297 and 113006.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Chabad-Lubavitch of the Upper East Side Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    200 feet
  2. MSH 1456 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    350 feet
  3. Eleanor Roosevelt High School
    400 feet
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  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 355 East 76 Street Pre-K center
    450 feet
  2. Petits Poussins Ues Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    590 feet
  3. Hopscotch Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    830 feet
  4. Insur Ed Trade or language school
    880 feet
  5. The Cathedral School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    940 feet
  6. P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor School
    980 feet
  7. Yorkville East Middle School
    980 feet
  8. Caedmon School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. John Jay Park
    1,170 feet
  2. John Jay Park Playground
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Saratoga Public space
    770 feet
  2. Public space at 401 East 80th Street Public space
    1,080 feet
  3. Public space at East Winds Public space
    1,080 feet
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  1. Public space at Continental Towers Public space
    1,230 feet
  2. Public space at Fairmont Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Webster Library
    950 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Czech Center New York Arts or cultural center
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Yorkville Synagogue Congregation Bnai Jehuda House of worship
    290 feet
  2. Jan Hus Presbyterian Church & Neighborhood House House of worship
    750 feet
  3. Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral House of worship
    940 feet
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  1. Temple Shaaray Tefila Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    540 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    830 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 88 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 77th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.