Park Avenue & East 97th Street

Park Avenue and East 97th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St Francis de Sales RC Church is 400 feet away, and East Meadow in Central Park is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
730 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
E 96 St/Madison Av · M96
Within a walk
36 places
11 religious buildings, 8 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 97th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St 6
    730 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
    0.4 miles
    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/Madison Av, 690 feet away, for the M96.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 96 St/Madison Av M96
    690 feet
    M96

Next buses at this stop

  1. M96 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 53 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at East 96th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 1425 Madison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 32 Level 2 chargers
    1,080 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2015

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)

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 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
  • 18 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and November 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Park Avenue (west side).

North side of East 97th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

South side of East 97th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

East side of Park Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 114057 and 114132.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 52 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Queen Anne. They were mostly built between 1887 and 1901.

  1. Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral Rectory Designated landmark
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 community centers
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    260 feet
  2. Cathedral High School
    420 feet
  3. Lexington Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    440 feet
Show all 13
  1. Vivvi 12 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    560 feet
  2. Hunter College Campus Schools School
    880 feet
  3. Playgarden Madison Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  4. St Bernard's School
    970 feet
  5. Manhattan Country School
    980 feet
  6. Sephardic Academy-Manhattan School
    980 feet
  7. La Scuola D'Italia-G Marconi School
    1,110 feet
  8. St. Bernard's Kindergarten School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,180 feet
  9. P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus School
    1,310 feet
  10. P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Serenity Garden - Lexington Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    340 feet
  2. Samuel Seabury Playground
    850 feet
  3. East Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    1,050 feet
Show all 5
  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  2. Maggie's Magic Garden
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Monterey Public space
    980 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 96th Street Library
    580 feet
  2. Lucy Drexel Dahlgren Residence Listed historic place
    850 feet
  3. Madison Avenue Facade of the Squadron a Armory Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. George F. Baker Jr. and Sr. Residences Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis de Sales RC Church House of worship
    400 feet
  2. St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church Landmark
    680 feet
  3. Orach Chaim Congregation House of worship
    1,120 feet
Show all 4
  1. Ramakrishna Vivekananda Center House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Washington Community center
    1,250 feet
  2. Community center at Lexington Community center
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    510 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 97th Street or Park Avenue.

Sources: NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.