5th Avenue & East 76th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and East 76th Street is in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan, at the edge of Central Park. It lies on the edge of the Upper East Side Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. James Michael Levin Playground is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, 77 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
77 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
5 Av/E 77 St · M1, M2, M3, M4
Within a walk
22 places
6 park features, 4 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & East 76th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 77 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 77 St 6
    0.3 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 5 Av/E 77 St, 250 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3 and M4.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/E 77 St M1, M2, M3, M4
    250 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M4

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. M4 …

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 78th Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 50 East 79th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,290 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 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, January 2024
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10075
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
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
68 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

North side of East 76th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 76th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111630 and 113723.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Upper East Side Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 174 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance, and mostly built between 1879 and 1904.

  1. The Carlyle Hotel Designated landmark
    610 feet
  2. Whitney Museum of American Art Designated landmark
    710 feet
  3. The Finch School Designated landmark
    810 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Central Park.

  1. Loeb Memorial Fountain Fountain by Frederick George Richard Roth, 1936
    270 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 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Hewitt Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    210 feet
  2. Hewitt School Landmark
    930 feet
  3. Rudolf Steiner School
    1,170 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet
  2. Ramaz Upper School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    60 feet
  2. Cedar Hill in Central Park Park feature
    60 feet
  3. James Michael Levin Playground
    200 feet
Show all 11
  1. Sophie Loeb Fountain in Central Park Park feature
    270 feet
  2. Alice in Wonderland Statue in Central Park Park feature
    380 feet
  3. Pilgrim Hill & Conservatory Water Playground
    690 feet
  4. Conservatory Water in Central Park Park feature
    700 feet
  5. Hans Christian Andersen Statue in Central Park Park feature
    850 feet
  6. Group of Bears Sculpture in Central Park Park feature
    970 feet
  7. Ruth and Arthur Smadbeck-Heckscher East Playground
    1,020 feet
  8. East 72nd Street Playground
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 980 Fifth Avenue Public space
    990 feet
  2. Public space at 985 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,070 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. James B. Duke Mansion Listed historic place
    670 feet
  2. Harry F. Sinclair House Listed historic place
    840 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Madison Ave Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,230 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and two food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue or East 76th 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.