1st Avenue & East 96th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 96th Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 93 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2026, 3,076 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Marx Brothers Playground is 430 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 20 public places, seven of them schools, and 18 places to eat.

Safety record
37 hurt
93 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
840 feet · 3 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
1 Av/E 97 St · M15 SBS
Within a walk
20 places
7 schools, 5 public spaces and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 96th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 840 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St Q
    840 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 97 St, 360 feet away, for the M15 SBS.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 97 St M15 SBS
    360 feet
    M15 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 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.

  • 6 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
    650 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at East 96th Street, 300 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 215 East 96th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,210 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 93 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 37 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 11 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, August 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2022

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 3,076 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Northbound on 1st Avenue1,846
Westbound on East 96th Street1,230
Total3,076

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10128
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
8
Police precinct
19 and 23 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (South)
Elevation
7 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 153 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

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

East side of 1st Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 1st Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 96th Street

  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 96th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Judith S. Kaye School
    370 feet
  2. The High School for Climate Justice School
    460 feet
  3. Trevor Day School
    810 feet
Show all 9
  1. Eisman Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  3. Innovation Charter High School
    1,200 feet
  4. M.S. 224 Manhattan East School for Arts & Academics School
    1,200 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 3 School
    1,200 feet
  6. Islamic Cultural Center School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Stanley Isaacs Playground
    70 feet
  2. East River Esplanade Park
    310 feet
  3. Marx Brothers Playground
    430 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1850 Second Avenue Public space
    680 feet
  2. Public space at Mill Rock Plaza Public space
    710 feet
  3. Public space at Plymouth Tower Public space
    1,020 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Normandie Court Public space
    1,040 feet
  2. Public space at Marmara Manhattan Public space
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 10 Ambulance station
    920 feet
  2. Metropolitan Hospital Center Hospital
    940 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and nine 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 96th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.