Lexington Avenue & East 85th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 85th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Ramaz Lower School is 170 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 83 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Lexington Avenue, all day.

Safety record
7 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
280 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Lexington Av/E 85 St · M101, M103
Within a walk
34 places
8 religious buildings, 8 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 85th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    280 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
    0.3 miles
    Q
  2. 77 St 6
    0.4 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 85 St, 200 feet away, for the M101 and M103.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 85 St M101, M103
    200 feet
    M101 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M103 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 85 St & 3 Ave 39 docks in all
    630 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, December 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2025

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
87 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and May 2020; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

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

North side of East 85th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-3PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

South side of East 85th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

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 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110797, 112954 and 113823.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 28 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1910 and 1929.

  1. South Reformed Church (Park Avenue Christian Church) Designated landmark
    640 feet
  2. Yorkville Bank Building Designated landmark
    640 feet
  3. South Reformed Church Rectory and Parish Hall Designated landmark
    670 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Ramaz Lower School
    170 feet
  2. The Lower and Early Childhood Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    210 feet
  3. Ramaz Middle School
    320 feet
Show all 12
  1. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    480 feet
  2. Emet Classical Academy School
    820 feet
  3. Regis High School
    920 feet
  4. P.S. M169 - Robert F. Kennedy School
    940 feet
  5. Loyola School Landmark
    1,030 feet
  6. St. Ignatius Loyola School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,090 feet
  7. St Ignatius Loyola School
    1,160 feet
  8. Park Avenue Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet
  9. Dalton School
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 111 East 85th Street Public space
    410 feet
  2. Public space at Park Lane Towers Public space
    520 feet
  3. Public space at Evans Tower Public space
    730 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at Carnegie Towers Public space
    940 feet
  2. Public space at Carlton Park Public space
    1,040 feet
  3. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 86th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    300 feet
  2. Lewis G. Morris House Listed historic place
    440 feet
  3. Sidewalk Clock at 1501 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    610 feet
Show all 6
  1. Church of St. Ignatius Loyola Complex Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. Houses at 146-156 East 89th Street Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  3. 133 East 80th Street Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Park Ave Methodist Church House of worship
    410 feet
  2. Congregation or Zarua House of worship
    730 feet
  3. Advent Hope Church House of worship
    760 feet
Show all 5
  1. Immanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    780 feet
  2. Park Ave Synagogue House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gracie Post Office
    1,010 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    180 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    360 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    500 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    420 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,250 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    340 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    650 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    520 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 83 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 85th 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.