York Avenue & East 79th Street

York Avenue and East 79th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 639 red-light camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor is 440 feet away, and Pavilion in John Jay Park is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, five of them schools, and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
York Av/E 79 St · M31, M79 SBS
Within a walk
25 places
5 schools, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
York Avenue & East 79th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. 86 St Q
    0.5 miles
    Q

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Subway Portraits” (2017) by Chuck Close at the 86 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is York Av/E 79 St, 90 feet away, for the M31 and M79 SBS.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. York Av/E 79 St M31, M79 SBS · Shelter
    90 feet
    M31 M79 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M31 …
  2. M79 SBS …

Live arrivals

East 79th Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 7pm on Monday to Saturday.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 81 St & York Ave 47 docks in all
    660 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 78th Street, 1,120 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 1385 York Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    820 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 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, February 2003
  • Turn calming, September 2022

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 639 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 136th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 769 more were issued.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10075
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
5
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Yorkville
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 9,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 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
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

North side of East 79th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 79th Street

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

East side of York Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of York Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109537 and 110647.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 21 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts and neo-Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1904 and 1911.

  1. Bishop Henry Codman Memorial Buildings Designated landmark
    450 feet
  2. East River Homes / Cherokee Apartments Designated landmark
    460 feet
  3. Junior League Hotel for Women Designated landmark
    760 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in John Jay Park.

  1. Eaphae-Aekyad #2 Sculpture by Douglas Abdell, 1979
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 5 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 public spaces
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Eastside Day School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    410 feet
  2. York Avenue Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    410 feet
  3. P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor School
    440 feet
Show all 10
  1. Hopscotch Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    430 feet
  2. Yorkville East Middle School
    440 feet
  3. Insur Ed Trade or language school
    710 feet
  4. Caedmon School
    780 feet
  5. Chabad-Lubavitch of the Upper East Side Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,060 feet
  6. St Stephen of Hungary School
    1,180 feet
  7. Eleanor Roosevelt High School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. John Jay Park
    800 feet
  2. John Jay Park Playground
    820 feet
  3. East River Walk Park
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Pavilion in John Jay Park Park feature
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Caldwell Public space
    460 feet
  2. Public space at Austen House Public space
    560 feet
  3. Public space at 401 East 80th Street Public space
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at East Winds Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Webster Library
    400 feet
  2. City & Suburban Homes Company's York Avenue Estate Listed historic place
    750 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Yorkville Synagogue Congregation Bnai Jehuda House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. John Jay Pool Swimming pool
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    110 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    730 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    100 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 79th Street or York Avenue.

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