1st Avenue & East 92nd Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 92nd Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Holmes Towers development. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Gillen Brewer School is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, eight of them day care or pre-K sites, and 45 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
1,240 feet · 5 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
1 Av/E 91 St · M31, M86 SBS
Within a walk
27 places
8 day care or pre-K sites, 5 public spaces and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 92nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 1,240 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 96 St Q
    1,240 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St Q
    0.4 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, 200 feet away, for the M31 and M86 SBS.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 91 St M31, M86 SBS
    200 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.

  • 22 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
    430 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 710 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1,040 feet
  2. 1675 York Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

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.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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, August 2015
  • Turn calming, December 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10128
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
5 and 8 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Yorkville
Elevation
16 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Holmes Towers development.

Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and June 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
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 1st Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 92nd Street

  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY ALL DAY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 92nd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO ASPCA
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 114752.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Eisman Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    220 feet
  2. Gillen Brewer School
    310 feet
  3. East Side Middle School
    360 feet
Show all 13
  1. Association to Benefit Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    380 feet
  2. The Art Farm Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    450 feet
  3. P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action School
    480 feet
  4. The Goddard School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    780 feet
  5. Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    780 feet
  6. Sunshine LC of 91st Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    820 feet
  7. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  8. Bright Horizon's at East 92nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    980 feet
  9. Trevor Day School
    1,160 feet
  10. The High School for Climate Justice School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Asphalt Green Park
    760 feet
  2. DeKovats Playground
    790 feet
  3. Stanley Isaacs Playground
    830 feet
Show all 6
  1. East River Esplanade Park
    970 feet
  2. Ruppert Park
    1,070 feet
  3. Ruppert Park Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Plymouth Tower Public space
    220 feet
  2. Public space at Mill Rock Plaza Public space
    510 feet
  3. Public space at Waterford Public space
    1,000 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at East River Towers Public space
    1,220 feet
  2. Public space at Marmara Manhattan Public space
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    840 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 16 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 92nd 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.