1st Avenue & East 94th Street

The three-way junction of 1st Avenue and East 94th Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Isaacs development. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Trevor Day School is 630 feet away, and Asphalt Green is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 28 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
780 feet · 3 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
1 Av/E 93 St · M15
Within a walk
24 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 6 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 94th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St Q
    780 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6
  2. 86 St Q
    0.5 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, 150 feet away, for the M15.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 93 St M15 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    150 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at East 96th Street, 840 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    520 feet
  2. 215 East 96th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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 and 8 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Yorkville
Elevation
10 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,400 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 Isaacs development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 1st Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 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 94th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 94th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 110102.

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
  • 6 schools
  • 5 public spaces
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 parks
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Eisman Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    310 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
  3. Trevor Day School
    630 feet
Show all 12
  1. The High School for Climate Justice School
    680 feet
  2. Gillen Brewer School
    830 feet
  3. East Side Middle School
    890 feet
  4. Association to Benefit Children Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    910 feet
  5. The Judith S. Kaye School
    910 feet
  6. The Art Farm Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet
  7. P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action School
    1,010 feet
  8. The Goddard School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  9. Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Stanley Isaacs Playground
    310 feet
  2. East River Esplanade Park
    860 feet
  3. Marx Brothers Playground
    970 feet
Show all 5
  1. Asphalt Green Park
    1,170 feet
  2. DeKovats Playground
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mill Rock Plaza Public space
    160 feet
  2. Public space at Plymouth Tower Public space
    480 feet
  3. Public space at Marmara Manhattan Public space
    730 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Waterford Public space
    1,000 feet
  2. Public space at 1850 Second Avenue Public space
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 94th 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.