York Avenue & East 62nd Street
York Avenue and East 62nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 65 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Mount Vernon Hotel Museum is 370 feet away, and Rockefeller University Hospital is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/63 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the M and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them parks, and 28 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/63 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Lexington Av/63 St M, Q0.4 milesM Q
Next trains at this station
Uptown & Queens
2 lines- M …
- Q …
Downtown
2 lines- M …
- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Elevated” (2017) by Jean Shin at the Lexington Av/63 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is York Av/E 64 St, 430 feet away, for the M31.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- York Av/E 64 St M31430 feetM31
Next buses at this stop
- M31 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on York Avenue.
- 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 60 St & York Ave 33 docks in all610 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East 62nd Street, 230 feet by car along the streets.
- 1855 1st Avenue Gas station1.8 miles
- 500 East 63rd Street Charging for electric cars, 25 Level 2 chargers500 feet
- 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 65 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 24 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2012
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2012
- Turn calming, December 2018
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10065
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 5
- Police precinct
- 19
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 62nd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 3PM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 3PM-8PM
- Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 10AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of East 62nd Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of York Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of York Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 14 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1902 and 1906.
- City and Suburban Homes Company, First Avenue Estate Designated landmark620 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Andrew Haswell Green Park.
- East River Roundabout Sculpture by Alice Aycock, 1995480 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 parks
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 public spaces
- 1 college
- 1 hospital
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Rockefeller Child and Family Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5580 feet
- Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,060 feet
- Rockefeller University College1,080 feet
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- Weill Cornell Children's Center at East 62nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Twenty-Four Sycamores Park310 feet
- Twenty-Four Sycamores Park Playground330 feet
- Andrew Haswell Green Park550 feet
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- Queensboro Oval Park580 feet
- East River Walk Park780 feet
- Sutton Parks Park1,250 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Bridge Tower Place Public space870 feet
- Public space at Sovereign Public space1,170 feet
- Public space at Grand Sutton Public space1,300 feet
Health care
- Rockefeller University Hospital1,080 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Mount Vernon Hotel Museum Landmark · listed historic place370 feet
Bank branches
- Apple Bank Bank branch1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket1,240 feet
- Gristedes Supermarket0.3 miles
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and three food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- FDR Drive & East 62nd Street 230 feet
- York Avenue & East 61st Street 260 feet
- York Avenue & East 63rd Street 270 feet
- East 63rd Street & East 63rd Street Pedestrian Overpass 440 feet
- FDR Drive & East 61st Street 470 feet
- FDR Drive & East 63rd Street 510 feet
- York Avenue & East 60th Street 520 feet
- York Avenue & East 64th Street 520 feet
See every intersection along East 62nd Street or York Avenue.