1st Avenue & East 90th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 90th Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Asphalt Green is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 66 places to eat. A bus lane runs along 1st Avenue, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
13 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
1 Av/E 89 St · M15
Within a walk
24 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 5 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 90th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 86 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. 96 St Q
    0.3 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, 170 feet away, for the M15.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 89 St M15 · Shelter
    170 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 90th Street.

  • 47 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 1,230 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1675 York Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1,200 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 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
  • Turn calming, July 2025

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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,500 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 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and July 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 MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

North side of East 90th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of East 90th Street

  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110853 and 112282.

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
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 schools
  • 4 public spaces
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Association to Benefit Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    380 feet
  2. The Art Farm Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    450 feet
  3. East Side Middle School
    580 feet
Show all 11
  1. P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action School
    650 feet
  2. Gillen Brewer School
    660 feet
  3. Eisman Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
  4. The Goddard School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    770 feet
  5. Sunshine LC of 91st Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    820 feet
  6. Yorkville Community School
    910 feet
  7. St Joseph's School-Yorkville School
    1,060 feet
  8. Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Asphalt Green Park
    760 feet
  2. Ruppert Park
    810 feet
  3. Ruppert Park Playground
    890 feet
Show all 4
  1. DeKovats Playground
    1,070 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at East River Towers Public space
    700 feet
  2. Public space at Plymouth Tower Public space
    740 feet
  3. Public space at Andover Public space
    920 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at Mill Rock Plaza Public space
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Municipal Asphalt Plant Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Landmark · listed historic place
    740 feet
  2. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Stanley M Isaacs Neighborhood Center Older adult center
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,030 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 66 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 90th 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.