Lexington Avenue & East 86th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 86th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Advent Hope Church is 480 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 31 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 85 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Lexington Avenue, all day.

Safety record
14 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Lexington Av/E 86 St · M98, M102, BxM1
Within a walk
31 places
7 public spaces, 7 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 86th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 60 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
    60 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
    1,290 feet
    Q
  2. 77 St 6
    0.5 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 86 St, 50 feet away, for the M98, M102 and BxM1.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 86 St M98, M102, BxM1
    50 feet
    M98 M102 BxM1

Next buses at this stop

  1. M98 …
  2. M102 …
  3. BxM1 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 65 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
    900 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 118 East 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    340 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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, January 2005
  • Turn calming, December 2018

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 four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 7,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and September 2026; 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 7pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 9am to 7pm on Lexington Avenue (west side).

North side of East 86th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 86th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

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-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112953, 112954, 113071, 113072, 113831 and 114004.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and 33 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival, Queen Anne and Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1909 and 1928.

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

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. Ramaz Lower School
    350 feet
  2. The Lower and Early Childhood Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    490 feet
  3. Ramaz Middle School
    610 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. M169 - Robert F. Kennedy School
    660 feet
  2. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  3. Park Avenue Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
  4. Dalton School
    960 feet
  5. Emet Classical Academy School
    1,100 feet
  6. Regis High School
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 111 East 85th Street Public space
    380 feet
  2. Public space at Park Lane Towers Public space
    500 feet
  3. Public space at Carnegie Towers Public space
    660 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at Carlton Park Public space
    750 feet
  2. Public space at Evans Tower Public space
    1,020 feet
  3. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    1,020 feet
  4. Public space at Newbury Public space
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 86th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    20 feet
  2. Lewis G. Morris House Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. Sidewalk Clock at 1501 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    890 feet
Show all 6
  1. Houses at 146-156 East 89th Street Listed historic place
    900 feet
  2. Park Avenue Historic District Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  3. Church of St. Ignatius Loyola Complex Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Park Ave Methodist Church House of worship
    360 feet
  2. Advent Hope Church House of worship
    480 feet
  3. Immanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    500 feet
Show all 5
  1. Park Ave Synagogue House of worship
    930 feet
  2. Congregation or Zarua House of worship
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gracie Post Office
    1,060 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    150 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    700 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    890 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    970 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    370 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    620 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    240 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 85 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 86th 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.