1st Avenue & East 83rd Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 83rd Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Caedmon School is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 95 places to eat. Along 1st Avenue run a bus lane, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
7 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
780 feet · 3 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
1 Av/E 82 St · M15
Within a walk
23 places
9 public spaces, 6 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 83rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 86 St Q
    780 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. Q …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 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 1 Av/E 82 St, 150 feet away, for the M15.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 82 St M15 · Countdown sign
    150 feet
    M15
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 84 St & 1 Ave 31 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 351 East 83rd Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    230 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10028
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
5
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Yorkville
Elevation
54 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

West side of 1st Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

North side of East 83rd Street

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 83rd Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 108933, 112298 and 112305.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Vernacular Italianate, and built in 1860.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 9 public spaces
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Schoolhouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    140 feet
  2. St Stephen of Hungary School
    610 feet
  3. Primrose of Manhattan at East 82nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    640 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 290 Manhattan New School
    860 feet
  2. International Preschools Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,060 feet
  3. Association to Benefit Children Preschool
    1,090 feet
  4. Caedmon School
    1,110 feet
  5. St Joseph's School-Yorkville School
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 353 East 83rd Street Public space
    160 feet
  2. Public space at Strathmore Public space
    250 feet
  3. Public space at Dunhill Public space
    380 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Adams Tower Public space
    430 feet
  2. Public space at East Winds Public space
    720 feet
  3. Public space at 401 East 80th Street Public space
    730 feet
  4. Public space at Camargue Public space
    780 feet
  5. Public space at 444 East 86th Street Public space
    1,220 feet
  6. Public space at America Public space
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Zion St Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    430 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    580 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    360 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    940 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 95 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 83rd 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.