1st Avenue & East 91st Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 91st 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. East Side Middle School is 320 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, eight of them day care or pre-K sites, and 55 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
1 Av/E 91 St · M31, M86 SBS
Within a walk
28 places
8 day care or pre-K sites, 5 public spaces and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 91st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 96 St Q
    0.3 miles
    Q

Next trains at this station

Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St Q
    0.3 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Blueprint for a Landscape” (2017) by Sarah Sze at the 96 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 91 St, 100 feet away, for the M31 and M86 SBS.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 91 St M31, M86 SBS
    100 feet
    M31 M86 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M31 …
  2. M86 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 and East 91st Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 1 Ave & E 94 St 39 docks in all
    690 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 970 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1,310 feet
  2. 230 East 92nd Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,290 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.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

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
10128
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
5
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Yorkville
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,900 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
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and February 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 1 sign 1 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 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 91st Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO ASPCA
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110452, 112282 and 112779.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 public spaces
  • 4 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Association to Benefit Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    120 feet
  2. The Art Farm Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    190 feet
  3. East Side Middle School
    320 feet
Show all 12
  1. P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action School
    380 feet
  2. Gillen Brewer School
    400 feet
  3. Eisman Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    480 feet
  4. Sunshine LC of 91st Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    560 feet
  5. The Goddard School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,030 feet
  6. Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,040 feet
  7. Yorkville Community School
    1,170 feet
  8. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  9. Bright Horizon's at East 92nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Asphalt Green Park
    750 feet
  2. DeKovats Playground
    800 feet
  3. Ruppert Park
    800 feet
Show all 6
  1. Ruppert Park Playground
    1,000 feet
  2. Stanley Isaacs Playground
    1,100 feet
  3. East River Esplanade Park
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Plymouth Tower Public space
    480 feet
  2. Public space at Mill Rock Plaza Public space
    770 feet
  3. James Cagney Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,110 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at East River Towers Public space
    960 feet
  2. Public space at Andover Public space
    1,170 feet
  3. Public space at Waterford Public space
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  2. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Stanley M Isaacs Neighborhood Center Older adult center
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,100 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,300 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 55 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 91st 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.