Lexington Avenue & East 70th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 70th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Upper East Side Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Manhattan High School for Girls is 160 feet away, and Lenox Hill Post Office is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, 68 St-Hunter College, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, seven of them listed historic places, and 51 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
68 St-Hunter College
440 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Lexington Av/E 70 St · M101, M102, M103, BxM1
Within a walk
33 places
7 listed historic places, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 70th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 68 St-Hunter College, 440 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 68 St-Hunter College 6
    440 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
    0.3 miles
    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, 50 feet away, for the M101, M102, M103 and BxM1.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 70 St M101, M102, M103, BxM1
    50 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

A marked bike lane runs on East 70th Street.

  • 67 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & E 71 St 47 docks in all
    670 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 70th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 301 East 79th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    900 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 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 a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2025

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
82 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,400 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 1965.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and May 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 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).

North side of East 70th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 70th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-9AM 3PM-5PM

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102522, 104128, 104607, 106352 and 106891.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Upper East Side Historic District.

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and 212 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1872 and 1916.

  1. The Union Club of New York Designated landmark
    390 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 7 listed historic places
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 public spaces
  • 3 colleges
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan High School for Girls School
    160 feet
  2. NY School of Interior Design College
    340 feet
  3. CUNY Hunter College Landmark
    670 feet
Show all 11
  1. The Children's Learning Center at Hunter College Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    850 feet
  2. Park East Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    860 feet
  3. Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School
    870 feet
  4. The Episcopal School in the City of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  5. Diki Harmony Play House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  6. Marymount Manhattan College
    1,160 feet
  7. Sam School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,190 feet
  8. Buckley School
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 733 Park Avenue Public space
    740 feet
  2. Public space at 211 East 70th Street Public space
    900 feet
  3. Public space at Trump Palace Public space
    930 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at 220 East 72nd Street Public space
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Asia Society Museum · landmark
    410 feet
  2. Upper East Side Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation) Listed historic place
    660 feet
  3. Mount Sinai Dispensary Listed historic place
    780 feet
Show all 8
  1. Upper East Side Historic District Listed historic place
    890 feet
  2. East 66th St., 131-135, East 67th St., 130-134, Apt. Bldgs. At Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. East 73rd Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  4. Seventh Regiment Armory Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  5. Building at 210 East 68th Street Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Park East Synagogue Landmark · listed historic place
    910 feet
  2. St James Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  3. St Vincents Ferrer Church Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Church of the Resurrection House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Lenox Hill Post Office Listed historic place
    920 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    330 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    800 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,310 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    610 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 places to eat and seven food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 70th 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.