1st Avenue & East 97th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 97th Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Judith S. Kaye School is 350 feet away, and Harlem RBI is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, seven of them schools, and eight places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
1,120 feet · 4 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
1 Av/E 97 St · M15 SBS
Within a walk
21 places
7 schools, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 97th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 1,120 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St Q
    1,120 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, 80 feet away, for the M15 SBS.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 97 St M15 SBS
    80 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.

  • 13 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
    940 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at East 96th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2043 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  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 30 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 8 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10029
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
23
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (South)
Elevation
6 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 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 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

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

East side of 1st Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 1st Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO DEPT OF SANITATION
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 97th Street

  • Doctor plates only 3 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 97th Street

  • Doctor plates only 5 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • Bus layover only 2 signs NON-MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Judith S. Kaye School
    350 feet
  2. The High School for Climate Justice School
    750 feet
  3. Innovation Charter High School
    920 feet
Show all 11
  1. M.S. 224 Manhattan East School for Arts & Academics School
    920 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 3 School
    920 feet
  3. Young Minds In Motion Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,080 feet
  4. Trevor Day School
    1,100 feet
  5. Eisman Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  6. Washington Child care
    1,220 feet
  7. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  8. Islamic Cultural Center School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Stanley Isaacs Playground
    60 feet
  2. East River Esplanade Park
    400 feet
  3. Marx Brothers Playground
    420 feet
Show all 4
  1. Harlem RBI Park
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1850 Second Avenue Public space
    970 feet
  2. Public space at Mill Rock Plaza Public space
    990 feet
  3. Public space at Plymouth Tower Public space
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 10 Ambulance station
    630 feet
  2. Metropolitan Hospital Center Hospital
    660 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Stanley M Isaacs Neighborhood Center Older adult center
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and seven 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 97th 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.