Lexington Avenue & East 96th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 96th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 48 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St Francis de Sales RC Church is 190 feet away, and Maggie's Magic Garden is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 46 places to eat.

Safety record
21 hurt
48 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
E 96 St/Lexington Av · M96
Within a walk
30 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 5 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 96th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St 6
    70 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St Q
    1,210 feet
    Q
  2. 103 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “City Suite” (1994) by Laura Bradley at the 96 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 96 St/Lexington Av, 80 feet away, for the M96.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 96 St/Lexington Av M96 · Countdown sign
    80 feet
    M96
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M96 …

Live arrivals

East 96th Street carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm, every day.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 95 St & 3 Ave 31 docks in all
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at East 96th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 215 East 96th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    760 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 48 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 21 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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, April 2022
  • Turn calming, December 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10128
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
5 and 8 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
19 and 23 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (South)
Elevation
63 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 21 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and March 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 96th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 96th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110288, 110496, 110497 and 111636.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 58 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Queen Anne, and mostly built between 1883 and 1892.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. Vivvi 12 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    240 feet
  2. Cathedral High School
    370 feet
  3. P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus School
    520 feet
Show all 11
  1. P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
    520 feet
  2. Lexington Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  3. District 2 Pre-K Center at 1683 Third Avenue Pre-K center
    1,000 feet
  4. Islamic Cultural Center School
    1,020 feet
  5. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  6. Hunter College Campus Schools School
    1,120 feet
  7. Playgarden Madison Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet
  8. The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Samuel Seabury Playground
    60 feet
  2. Serenity Garden - Lexington Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    910 feet
  3. Maggie's Magic Garden
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. Marx Brothers Playground
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Monterey Public space
    510 feet
  2. Public space at Normandie Court Public space
    740 feet
  3. Public space at Highgate Public space
    810 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 96th Street Library
    260 feet
  2. Substation #7 Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  3. Lucy Drexel Dahlgren Residence Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. 92 St YM-YWHA Arts or cultural center
    1,150 feet
  2. Kaufman Concert Hall Theater or concert hall
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis de Sales RC Church House of worship
    190 feet
  2. Orach Chaim Congregation House of worship
    410 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Washington Community center
    1,010 feet
  2. Community center at Lexington Community center
    1,010 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1775 Third Avenue Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    90 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    280 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 96th 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.