Lexington Avenue & East 90th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 90th 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. It is 450 feet to 92 St YM-YWHA. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 61 places to eat. About 6,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
1,000 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Lexington Av/E 92 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
30 places
7 public spaces, 7 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 90th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 1,000 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    1,000 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. 96 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 96 St Q
    0.4 miles
    Q

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 92 St, 360 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 92 St M101, M102, M103
    360 feet
    M101 M102 M103

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

A marked bike lane runs on East 90th Street.

  • 74 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 89 St & 3 Ave 39 docks in all
    880 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 245 East 90th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    910 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2024

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
88 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 90th Street

  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of East 90th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109077, 109885, 110070 and 112006.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and 108 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1885 and 1915.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Park Avenue Malls.

  1. Night Presence IV Sculpture by Louise Nevelson, 1973
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    420 feet
  2. Dalton School
    580 feet
  3. P.S. M169 - Robert F. Kennedy School
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Horace Mann School Nursery-Kinderga School
    900 feet
  2. St. Thomas Moore Play Group Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ruppert Park
    990 feet
  2. Ruppert Park Playground
    1,100 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 200 East 90th Street Public space
    670 feet
  2. Public space at Carnegie Towers Public space
    880 feet
  3. James Cagney Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,120 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at Monarch Public space
    900 feet
  2. Public space at 45 East 89th Street Public space
    970 feet
  3. Public space at Park Regis Public space
    1,160 feet
  4. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    1,250 feet
  5. Public space at Carlton Park Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 146-156 East 89th Street Listed historic place
    450 feet
  2. Houses at 120 and 122 East 92nd Street Listed historic place
    670 feet
  3. Apartment at 1261 Madison Avenue Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
Show all 5
  1. 86th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  2. Park Avenue Historic District Listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Immanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    580 feet
  2. Brick Presbyterian Church Landmark
    840 feet
  3. St Thomas More Church House of worship
    900 feet
Show all 7
  1. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    920 feet
  2. Advent Hope Church House of worship
    920 feet
  3. Orach Chaim Congregation House of worship
    1,180 feet
  4. Beloved Disciple Chapel Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Yorkville Post Office
    730 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    460 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,210 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    260 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    610 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,250 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    750 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 90th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.