5th Avenue & 79th Street Transverse

The seven-way junction of 5th Avenue and 79th Street Transverse is in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan, at the edge of Central Park. It lies on the edge of the Metropolitan Museum Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Cedar Hill in Central Park is 20 feet away. The nearest subway, 77 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places and 16 places to eat.

Safety record
23 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
77 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
E 79 St/5 Av · M79 SBS
Within a walk
22 places
6 park features, 4 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 79th Street Transverse Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 77 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. 77 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “4 Seasons Seasoned” (2004) by Robert Kushner at the 77 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 79 St/5 Av, 70 feet away, for the M79 SBS.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 79 St/5 Av M79 SBS
    70 feet
    M79 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M79 SBS …

Live arrivals

A lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, runs along 5th Avenue, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & E 78 St 47 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 78th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 50 East 79th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    630 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2007

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10075
City Council district
4 and 6 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
19 and 22 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill; the corner is on the edge of the Central Park area
Elevation
79 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

West side of 5th Avenue

  • No standing 14 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

North side of East 79th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 79th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Metropolitan Museum Historic District.

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and 153 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1885 and 1909.

  1. The Stanhope Hotel Designated landmark
    480 feet
  2. George Rives Residence Designated landmark
    780 feet
  3. (former) Finch College Designated landmark
    810 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Pat Hoffman Friedman Playground.

  1. Irving and Estelle Levy Playground Gate Ornamental gates by A. Walter Beretta, 1958
    190 feet
  2. Loeb Memorial Fountain Fountain by Frederick George Richard Roth, 1936
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 6 park features
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 public spaces
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Rudolf Steiner School
    350 feet
  2. The Hewitt Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,030 feet
  3. Ramaz Upper School
    1,160 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cedar Hill in Central Park Park feature
    20 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    50 feet
  3. Group of Bears Sculpture in Central Park Park feature
    190 feet
Show all 9
  1. Ruth and Arthur Smadbeck-Heckscher East Playground
    200 feet
  2. Sophie Loeb Fountain in Central Park Park feature
    580 feet
  3. James Michael Levin Playground
    640 feet
  4. King Jagiello Statue in Central Park Park feature
    1,110 feet
  5. Alice in Wonderland Statue in Central Park Park feature
    1,120 feet
  6. Cleopatras Needle Obelisk in Central Park Park feature
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 980 Fifth Avenue Public space
    170 feet
  2. Public space at 985 Fifth Avenue Public space
    250 feet
  3. Public space at Park 900 Public space
    1,020 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harry F. Sinclair House Listed historic place
    110 feet
  2. James B. Duke Mansion Listed historic place
    330 feet
  3. New York Society Library (The) Research library · listed historic place
    700 feet
Show all 6
  1. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum · landmark
    860 feet
  2. Duke Residence Listed historic place
    860 feet
  3. House at 49 East 80th Street Listed historic place
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    600 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    600 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    620 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and two food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue, 79th Street Transverse, Central Park Path or East 79th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.