Lexington Avenue & East 98th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 98th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (South), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Lexington development. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. St Francis de Sales RC Church is 520 feet away, and Orach Chaim Congregation is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
540 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Lexington Av/E 98 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
32 places
10 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 98th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St 6
    540 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 103 St 6
    1,310 feet
    6
  2. 96 St Q
    0.3 miles
    Q

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lexington Av/E 98 St, 40 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 98 St M101, M102, M103 · Shelter
    40 feet
    M101 M102 M103
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 98 St & Park Ave 25 docks in all
    700 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at East 96th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 215 East 96th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,310 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10029
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
23
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (South)
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Lexington development.

Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 98th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 98th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-6PM ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 111174.

Landmarks and historic districts

Fifteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Queen Anne and neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1889 and 1892.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 community centers
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Vivvi 12 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    310 feet
  2. Lexington Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    340 feet
  3. Cathedral High School
    440 feet
Show all 8
  1. Sunshine LC of Lexington Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
  2. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
  3. P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus School
    1,060 feet
  4. P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
    1,060 feet
  5. Islamic Cultural Center School
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Serenity Garden - Lexington Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    360 feet
  2. Samuel Seabury Playground
    600 feet
  3. Maggie's Magic Garden
    610 feet
Show all 6
  1. Cherry Tree Park
    850 feet
  2. Cherry Tree Park Playground
    850 feet
  3. Sunshine Playground
    890 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Monterey Public space
    730 feet
  2. Public space at Normandie Court Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #7 Listed historic place
    670 feet
  2. 96th Street Library
    800 feet
  3. Public School 109 Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis de Sales RC Church House of worship
    520 feet
  2. Orach Chaim Congregation House of worship
    960 feet
  3. St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,250 feet
Show all 4
  1. St George & St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Lexington Community center
    470 feet
  2. Community center at Washington Community center
    730 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1775 Third Avenue Older adult center
    770 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    630 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    360 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 98th Street or Lexington Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.