York Avenue & East 72nd Street

York Avenue and East 72nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Hospital for Special Surgery is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, four of them hospitals, and 55 places to eat. About 6,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
10 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
E 72 St/York Av · M72
Within a walk
22 places
8 public spaces, 4 hospitals and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
York Avenue & East 72nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 72 St Q
    0.3 miles
    Q

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. Q …
Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Perfect Strangers” (2017) by Vik Muniz at the 72 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 72 St/York Av, 110 feet away, for the M72.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 72 St/York Av M72 · Shelter
    110 feet
    M72
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M72 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on York Avenue.

  • 56 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 72 St & York Ave 29 docks in all
    110 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 70th Street, 1,200 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 1365 York Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    250 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 2 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2014
  • Turn calming, August 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10021
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
35 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 6,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 10 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 72nd Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 72nd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

East side of York Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 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
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101554 and 106060.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 8 public spaces
  • 4 hospitals
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Cornell Univ Medical Campus College
    940 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
  3. The William Woodward Jr. Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. Lycee Francais de NY School
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. East River Walk Park
    780 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Somerset Public space
    320 feet
  2. Public space at Oxford Public space
    490 feet
  3. Public space at Stratford Public space
    570 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at Belaire Public space
    590 feet
  2. Public space at One East River Place Public space
    850 feet
  3. Public space at Windsor Public space
    960 feet
  4. Public space at Fontaine Public space
    1,020 feet
  5. Public space at Kingsley Public space
    1,210 feet

Health care

  1. Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home Co Nursing home or hospice
    250 feet
  2. Hospital for Special Surgery Hospital
    1,020 feet
  3. New York-Presbyterian Hospital - New York Weill Cornell Center Hospital
    1,030 feet
Show all 5
  1. David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care Hospital
    1,040 feet
  2. New York-Presbyterian David H. Koch Center Hospital
    1,080 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Czech Center New York Arts or cultural center
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 343 East 70th Street Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    790 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    790 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    960 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 55 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 72nd Street or York 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.