1st Avenue & East 79th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 79th Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Temple Shaaray Tefila is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 11 of them day care or pre-K sites, and 77 places to eat. Along 1st Avenue run a bus lane, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
9 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
E 79 St/1 Av · M79 SBS
Within a walk
33 places
11 day care or pre-K sites, 9 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 79th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St Q
    0.4 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
  2. 72 St Q
    0.5 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Subway Portraits” (2017) by Chuck Close at the 86 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 79 St/1 Av, 70 feet away, for the M79 SBS.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 79 St/1 Av M79 SBS
    70 feet
    M79 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M79 SBS …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

  • 69 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
    420 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 78th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 350 East 79th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    240 feet

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.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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-Yorkville
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,400 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 77 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
  • 18 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2023 and December 2025; 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 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM

West side of 1st Avenue

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

North side of East 79th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112172, 112173, 114095 and 114575.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Renaissance, and built between 1901 and 1903.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 11 day care or pre-K sites
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 6 public spaces
  • 5 schools
  • 2 libraries

Schools and child care

  1. Hopscotch Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    280 feet
  2. Caedmon School
    600 feet
  3. Chabad-Lubavitch of the Upper East Side Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    750 feet
Show all 15
  1. MSH 1456 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  2. Eleanor Roosevelt High School
    950 feet
  3. District 2 Pre-K Center at 355 East 76 Street Pre-K center
    1,000 feet
  4. St Stephen of Hungary School
    1,000 feet
  5. MSH 1538 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  6. Eastside Day School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,120 feet
  7. York Avenue Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet
  8. Petits Poussins Ues Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,140 feet
  9. P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor School
    1,160 feet
  10. Yorkville East Middle School
    1,160 feet
  11. Primrose of Manhattan at East 82nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,180 feet
  12. Manhattan School House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 401 East 80th Street Public space
    530 feet
  2. Public space at East Winds Public space
    530 feet
  3. Public space at Continental Towers Public space
    680 feet
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  1. Public space at Caldwell Public space
    1,170 feet
  2. Public space at 353 East 83rd Street Public space
    1,240 feet
  3. Public space at Austen House Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Webster Library
    980 feet
  2. Yorkville Library Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Yorkville Synagogue Congregation Bnai Jehuda House of worship
    380 feet
  2. Temple Shaaray Tefila Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    880 feet
  3. Hungarian Baptist Church House of worship
    1,240 feet
Show all 4
  1. Jan Hus Presbyterian Church & Neighborhood House House of worship
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    90 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    510 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    750 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    770 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    820 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 77 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 79th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.