1st Avenue & East 93rd Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 93rd Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Holmes Towers development. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Stanley M Isaacs Neighborhood Center is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, eight of them day care or pre-K sites, and 39 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
980 feet · 4 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
1 Av/E 93 St · M15
Within a walk
25 places
8 day care or pre-K sites, 6 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 93rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 980 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 96 St Q
    980 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 93 St, 120 feet away, for the M15.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 93 St M15 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    120 feet
    M15
    Shelter · 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.

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at East 93rd Street & FDR Drive, 620 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2023
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
12 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,700 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 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 1st Avenue

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

North side of East 93rd Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 93rd Street

  • No parking 6 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 25 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Eisman Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    50 feet
  2. Gillen Brewer School
    570 feet
  3. East Side Middle School
    620 feet
Show all 14
  1. Association to Benefit Children Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    640 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
  3. The Art Farm Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    710 feet
  4. P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action School
    740 feet
  5. The Goddard School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    790 feet
  6. Trevor Day School
    900 feet
  7. The High School for Climate Justice School
    950 feet
  8. Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    980 feet
  9. Sunshine LC of 91st Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,080 feet
  10. The Judith S. Kaye School
    1,170 feet
  11. Bright Horizon's at East 92nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Stanley Isaacs Playground
    570 feet
  2. East River Esplanade Park
    710 feet
  3. Asphalt Green Park
    910 feet
Show all 5
  1. DeKovats Playground
    940 feet
  2. Marx Brothers Playground
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Plymouth Tower Public space
    220 feet
  2. Public space at Mill Rock Plaza Public space
    250 feet
  3. Public space at Waterford Public space
    740 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at Marmara Manhattan Public space
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,010 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
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 93rd 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.