Lexington Avenue & East 88th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 88th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Immanuel Lutheran Church is 90 feet away, and the Battalion 10/Engine 22/Ladder 13 firehouse is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 77 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
480 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Lexington Av/E 89 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
34 places
9 public spaces, 7 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 88th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    480 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 89 St, 140 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 89 St M101, M102, M103 · Countdown sign
    140 feet
    M101 M102 M103
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 72 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2023.

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
89 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 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
  • 14 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and February 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 88th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 88th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

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 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-7PM

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110613, 111746, 111861 and 112892.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and 43 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1888 and 1925.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. M169 - Robert F. Kennedy School
    350 feet
  2. Dalton School
    410 feet
  3. Ramaz Lower School
    900 feet
Show all 9
  1. The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  2. Park Avenue Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  3. The Lower and Early Childhood Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,030 feet
  4. St. Thomas Moore Play Group Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet
  5. Ramaz Middle School
    1,150 feet
  6. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Carnegie Towers Public space
    350 feet
  2. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    730 feet
  3. Public space at Carlton Park Public space
    730 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Monarch Public space
    800 feet
  2. Public space at 111 East 85th Street Public space
    930 feet
  3. Public space at Park Regis Public space
    990 feet
  4. Public space at 200 East 90th Street Public space
    1,030 feet
  5. Public space at Park Lane Towers Public space
    1,040 feet
  6. Public space at 45 East 89th Street Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 146-156 East 89th Street Listed historic place
    350 feet
  2. 86th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    530 feet
  3. Park Avenue Historic District Listed historic place
    530 feet
Show all 5
  1. Houses at 120 and 122 East 92nd Street Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  2. Lewis G. Morris House Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Kaufman Concert Hall Theater or concert hall
    960 feet
  2. 92 St YM-YWHA Arts or cultural center
    970 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Immanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    90 feet
  2. Advent Hope Church House of worship
    390 feet
  3. Park Ave Methodist Church House of worship
    910 feet
Show all 6
  1. Park Ave Synagogue House of worship
    1,000 feet
  2. St Thomas More Church House of worship
    1,110 feet
  3. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Yorkville Post Office
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 10/Engine 22/Ladder 13 Fire station
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    540 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    690 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    770 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    350 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    730 feet
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,140 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    270 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,170 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    780 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 77 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 88th 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.