1st Avenue & East 89th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 89th Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 65 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
1,290 feet · 5 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
1 Av/E 89 St · M15
Within a walk
24 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 6 public spaces and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 89th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 1,290 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 86 St Q
    1,290 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St Q
    0.4 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 1 Av/E 89 St, 110 feet away, for the M15.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 89 St M15 · Shelter
    110 feet
    M15
    Shelter

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 and East 89th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 88 St & 1 Ave 39 docks in all
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 360 East 89th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    170 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10128
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
5
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Yorkville
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 17 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and May 2024, 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 1 sign 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 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

North side of East 89th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of East 89th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110853, 111230 and 112133.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as French Renaissance. They were built between 1896 and 1897.

  1. Parsonage of Holy Trinity Church (Rhinelander Memorial) Designated landmark
    400 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 public spaces
  • 5 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Association to Benefit Children Preschool
    480 feet
  2. Yorkville Community School
    650 feet
  3. The Art Farm Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    710 feet
Show all 12
  1. St Joseph's School-Yorkville School
    800 feet
  2. East Side Middle School
    850 feet
  3. P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action School
    910 feet
  4. The Goddard School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    920 feet
  5. Gillen Brewer School
    920 feet
  6. Eisman Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  7. International Preschools Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,060 feet
  8. Sunshine LC of 91st Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,080 feet
  9. Manhattan Schoolhouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Asphalt Green Park
    1,020 feet
  2. Ruppert Park
    1,070 feet
  3. Ruppert Park Playground
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at East River Towers Public space
    600 feet
  2. Public space at Andover Public space
    650 feet
  3. Public space at Plymouth Tower Public space
    1,000 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at Corniche Public space
    1,260 feet
  2. Public space at Channel Club Public space
    1,270 feet
  3. Public space at Mill Rock Plaza Public space
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Landmark · listed historic place
    480 feet
  2. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 65 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 89th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.