Lexington Avenue & East 87th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 87th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Ramaz Lower School is 630 feet away, and Kaufman Concert Hall is 1,220 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 32 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 79 places to eat.

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

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 87th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 220 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
    220 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. 96 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 86 St, 330 feet away, for the M98, M102 and BxM1.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M98 …
  2. M102 …
  3. BxM1 …

Live arrivals

Lexington Avenue carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 70 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 88 St & Park Ave 12 docks in all
    710 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 1065 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    480 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10128
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
4 and 5 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Elevation
86 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and July 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 87th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 87th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

East side of Lexington Avenue

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

West side of Lexington Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112892 and 113831.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and 39 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1888 and 1925.

  1. Yorkville Bank Building Designated landmark
    790 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. M169 - Robert F. Kennedy School
    380 feet
  2. Ramaz Lower School
    630 feet
  3. Dalton School
    680 feet
Show all 8
  1. The Lower and Early Childhood Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    770 feet
  2. Park Avenue Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    880 feet
  3. Ramaz Middle School
    890 feet
  4. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
  5. The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Carnegie Towers Public space
    380 feet
  2. Public space at Carlton Park Public space
    470 feet
  3. Public space at 111 East 85th Street Public space
    660 feet
Show all 10
  1. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    740 feet
  2. Public space at Park Lane Towers Public space
    780 feet
  3. Public space at Monarch Public space
    1,060 feet
  4. Public space at Park Regis Public space
    1,250 feet
  5. Public space at Newbury Public space
    1,250 feet
  6. Public space at 200 East 90th Street Public space
    1,290 feet
  7. Public space at Evans Tower Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 86th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    270 feet
  2. Houses at 146-156 East 89th Street Listed historic place
    620 feet
  3. Park Avenue Historic District Listed historic place
    760 feet
Show all 5
  1. Lewis G. Morris House Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. Sidewalk Clock at 1501 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Kaufman Concert Hall Theater or concert hall
    1,220 feet
  2. 92 St YM-YWHA Arts or cultural center
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Immanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    220 feet
  2. Advent Hope Church House of worship
    340 feet
  3. Park Ave Methodist Church House of worship
    640 feet
Show all 5
  1. Park Ave Synagogue House of worship
    880 feet
  2. Congregation or Zarua House of worship
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    280 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    430 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    690 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    980 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    90 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    910 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    520 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 79 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 87th 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.