Lexington Avenue & East 83rd Street

Lexington Avenue and East 83rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Emet Classical Academy is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, seven of them listed historic places, and 83 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Lexington Avenue, all day.

Safety record
5 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
800 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Lexington Av/E 83 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
31 places
7 listed historic places, 7 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 83rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    800 feet
    4 5 6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St Q
    1,320 feet
    Q
  2. 77 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Happy City” (2004) by Peter Sis at the 86 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lexington Av/E 83 St, 160 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 83 St M101, M102, M103
    160 feet
    M101 M102 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 55 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 84 St & Park Ave 45 docks in all
    640 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 78th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 127 East 83rd Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    200 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10028
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
4
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Elevation
90 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 83rd Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 83rd Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

West side of Lexington Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109188, 112236, 112975 and 114751.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 28 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and built between 1881 and 2011.

  1. Church of St. Ignatius Loyola Designated landmark
    720 feet
  2. South Reformed Church Rectory and Parish Hall Designated landmark
    780 feet
  3. South Reformed Church (Park Avenue Christian Church) Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 7 listed historic places
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 5 public spaces
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station

Schools and child care

  1. Emet Classical Academy School
    290 feet
  2. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    480 feet
  3. Loyola School Landmark
    660 feet
Show all 11
  1. Ramaz Middle School
    700 feet
  2. Ramaz Lower School
    700 feet
  3. The Lower and Early Childhood Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    730 feet
  4. All Souls School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
  5. St Ignatius Loyola School
    1,010 feet
  6. St. Ignatius Loyola School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,090 feet
  7. Regis High School
    1,210 feet
  8. P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake School
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Evans Tower Public space
    730 feet
  2. Public space at Wimbledon Public space
    910 feet
  3. Public space at 111 East 85th Street Public space
    940 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Park Lane Towers Public space
    1,050 feet
  2. Public space at Kenilworth Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 133 East 80th Street Listed historic place
    750 feet
  2. 86th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    830 feet
  3. William Schickel House Listed historic place
    920 feet
Show all 7
  1. Lewis G. Morris House Listed historic place
    970 feet
  2. Sidewalk Clock at 1501 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    980 feet
  3. Church of St. Ignatius Loyola Complex Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  4. East 80th Street Houses Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation or Zarua House of worship
    210 feet
  2. Unitarian Church All Soul House of worship
    880 feet
  3. Park Ave Methodist Church House of worship
    940 feet
Show all 5
  1. Advent Hope Church House of worship
    1,290 feet
  2. Immanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 10/Engine 22/Ladder 13 Fire station
    830 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    710 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    890 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    110 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    220 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,180 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,050 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 83 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 83rd 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.