Lexington Avenue & East 69th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 69th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Upper East Side Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Union Club of New York stands 360 feet away. The nearest subway, 68 St-Hunter College, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, six of them listed historic places, and 54 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
68 St-Hunter College
180 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
Lexington Av/E 70 St · M101, M102, M103, BxM1
Within a walk
29 places
6 listed historic places, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 69th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 68 St-Hunter College, 180 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 68 St-Hunter College 6
    180 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 72 St Q
    1,280 feet
    Q
  2. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    0.3 miles
    M Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Tempestuous Terrain; Liminal Location” (2024) by Lisa Corinne Davis at the 68 St-Hunter College station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lexington Av/E 70 St, 260 feet away, for the M101, M102, M103 and BxM1.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 70 St M101, M102, M103, BxM1
    260 feet
    M101 M102 M103 BxM1

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …
  4. BxM1 …

Live arrivals

Lexington Avenue carries a bus lane, all day on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 66 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 68 St & 3 Ave 36 docks in all
    820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 301 East 79th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    640 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 nine 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 foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10021
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
4
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Elevation
81 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1959.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 22 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2022 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 4pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 4pm to 10pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 9am to 10pm on Lexington Avenue (east side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 10am, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 10am to 10pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 9am to 10pm on Lexington Avenue (east side), and as 2 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 4pm to 10pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 9am to 10pm on Lexington Avenue (west side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8:30am to 1pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 1pm to 10pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 9am to 10pm on Lexington Avenue (west side).

North side of East 69th Street

  • Metered parking 3 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 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of East 69th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102521, 103081, 104128, 105576, 105577 and 106753.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and 187 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1871 and 1914.

  1. The Union Club of New York Designated landmark
    360 feet
  2. 130-134 East 67th Street Apartment Building Designated landmark
    610 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 6 listed historic places
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 public spaces
  • 3 schools
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan High School for Girls School
    320 feet
  2. CUNY Hunter College Landmark
    410 feet
  3. NY School of Interior Design College
    450 feet
Show all 10
  1. The Children's Learning Center at Hunter College Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    590 feet
  2. Park East Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    590 feet
  3. Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School
    610 feet
  4. The Episcopal School in the City of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    730 feet
  5. Diki Harmony Play House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
  6. Dominican Academy School
    1,080 feet
  7. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Trump Palace Public space
    670 feet
  2. Public space at 733 Park Avenue Public space
    1,010 feet
  3. Public space at 211 East 70th Street Public space
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Upper East Side Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation) Listed historic place
    400 feet
  2. Mount Sinai Dispensary Listed historic place
    520 feet
  3. Asia Society Museum · landmark
    670 feet
Show all 7
  1. East 66th St., 131-135, East 67th St., 130-134, Apt. Bldgs. At Listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. Seventh Regiment Armory Listed historic place
    850 feet
  3. Upper East Side Historic District Listed historic place
    860 feet
  4. Building at 210 East 68th Street Listed historic place
    940 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Italian Cultural Institute Arts or cultural center · listed historic place
    670 feet
  2. Americas Society Art Gallery Arts or cultural center
    710 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Park East Synagogue Landmark · listed historic place
    650 feet
  2. St Vincents Ferrer Church Listed historic place
    870 feet
  3. St James Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Lenox Hill Post Office Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 39/Ladder 16 Fire station · landmark
    630 feet
  2. 19th Precinct Police station
    630 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,070 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    740 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 54 places to eat and five food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 69th Street or Lexington Avenue.

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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.