1st Avenue & East 95th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 95th Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Isaacs development. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Stanley Isaacs Playground is 60 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 schools, and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
880 feet · 3 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
1 Av/E 93 St · M15
Within a walk
24 places
6 public spaces, 6 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 95th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

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, 420 feet away, for the M15.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 93 St M15 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    420 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.

  • 14 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
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at East 96th Street, 580 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    260 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 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2022
  • 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
8 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,100 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 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the sawtooth oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and September 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 1st Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 95th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 95th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

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 public spaces
  • 6 schools
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The High School for Climate Justice School
    420 feet
  2. Trevor Day School
    530 feet
  3. Eisman Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    570 feet
Show all 11
  1. The Judith S. Kaye School
    650 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
  3. Gillen Brewer School
    1,090 feet
  4. East Side Middle School
    1,150 feet
  5. Association to Benefit Children Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,160 feet
  6. The Art Farm Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet
  7. P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action School
    1,270 feet
  8. The Goddard School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Stanley Isaacs Playground
    60 feet
  2. East River Esplanade Park
    600 feet
  3. Marx Brothers Playground
    710 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Mill Rock Plaza Public space
    420 feet
  2. Public space at Plymouth Tower Public space
    740 feet
  3. Public space at 1850 Second Avenue Public space
    960 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at Marmara Manhattan Public space
    990 feet
  2. Public space at Normandie Court Public space
    1,070 feet
  3. Public space at Waterford Public space
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 10 Ambulance station
    1,200 feet
  2. Metropolitan Hospital Center Hospital
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and eight 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 95th 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.