York Avenue & East 73rd Street

York Avenue and East 73rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Czech Center New York is 1,070 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 51 places to eat. About 7,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
York Av/E 72 St · M31
Within a walk
24 places
7 public spaces, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
York Avenue & East 73rd 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 York Av/E 72 St, 160 feet away, for the M31.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. York Av/E 72 St M31 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    160 feet
    M31
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 51 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
    390 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 70th Street, 0.3 miles 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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 3 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 December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023
  • Leading pedestrian interval, undated in the City's record
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,500 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 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and May 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 73rd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-5A M
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-5AM

South side of East 73rd Street

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

East side of York Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101197 and 101554.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Lycee Francais de NY School
    800 feet
  2. Insur Ed Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  3. Petits Poussins Ues Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,180 feet
Show all 7
  1. The Cathedral School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,200 feet
  2. Cornell Univ Medical Campus College
    1,220 feet
  3. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,230 feet
  4. The William Woodward Jr. Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. East River Walk Park
    1,070 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Somerset Public space
    190 feet
  2. Public space at Stratford Public space
    280 feet
  3. Public space at One East River Place Public space
    680 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at Oxford Public space
    770 feet
  2. Public space at Belaire Public space
    880 feet
  3. Public space at Fontaine Public space
    1,100 feet
  4. Public space at Windsor Public space
    1,240 feet

Health care

  1. Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home Co Nursing home or hospice
    530 feet
  2. David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care Hospital
    750 feet
  3. Hospital for Special Surgery Hospital
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Czech Center New York Arts or cultural center
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Jan Hus Presbyterian Church & Neighborhood House House of worship
    1,100 feet
  2. Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 351 East 74th Street Older adult center
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,070 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,070 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 73rd 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.