5th Avenue & East 80th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and East 80th Street is in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. It lies on the edge of the Metropolitan Museum Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Ruth and Arthur Smadbeck-Heckscher East Playground is 160 feet away, and James Michael Levin Playground is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, 77 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places and 16 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
77 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
E 79 St/5 Av · M79 SBS
Within a walk
23 places
5 listed historic places, 3 park features and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & East 80th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 77 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine 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, 320 feet away, for the M79 SBS.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 79 St/5 Av M79 SBS
    320 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

  • 26 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
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 78th Street, 1.1 miles 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
    910 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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2023
  • 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
Elevation
80 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS

North side of East 80th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 80th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112656 and 114399.

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 130 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1884 and 1908.

  1. The Stanhope Hotel Designated landmark
    220 feet
  2. George Rives Residence Designated landmark
    790 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Pat Hoffman Friedman Playground.

  1. Irving and Estelle Levy Playground Gate Ornamental gates by A. Walter Beretta, 1958
    200 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Rudolf Steiner School
    440 feet
  2. P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake School
    960 feet
  3. Marymount School of NY School
    1,030 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Hewitt Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    60 feet
  2. Ruth and Arthur Smadbeck-Heckscher East Playground
    160 feet
  3. Group of Bears Sculpture in Central Park Park feature
    210 feet
Show all 7
  1. Cedar Hill in Central Park Park feature
    250 feet
  2. Sophie Loeb Fountain in Central Park Park feature
    870 feet
  3. James Michael Levin Playground
    920 feet
  4. Ancient Playground
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 985 Fifth Avenue Public space
    150 feet
  2. Public space at 980 Fifth Avenue Public space
    320 feet
  3. Public space at Park 900 Public space
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harry F. Sinclair House Listed historic place
    390 feet
  2. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum · landmark
    580 feet
  3. Duke Residence Listed historic place
    580 feet
Show all 7
  1. James B. Duke Mansion Listed historic place
    610 feet
  2. House at 49 East 80th Street Listed historic place
    670 feet
  3. New York Society Library (The) Research library · listed historic place
    850 feet
  4. Houses at 1026-1028 Fifth Avenue Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    700 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    880 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 5th Avenue or East 80th 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.