York Avenue & East 80th Street

York Avenue and East 80th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Caedmon School is 490 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, four of them schools, and 33 places to eat. About 9,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
York Av/E 79 St · M31, M79 SBS
Within a walk
21 places
5 public spaces, 4 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
York Avenue & East 80th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 86 St Q
    0.4 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, 210 feet away, for the M31 and M79 SBS.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M31 …
  2. M79 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 49 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
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 78th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 1385 York Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,100 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2017

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
38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 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 80th Street

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 80th Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of York Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109707 and 112052.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 17 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1904 and 1910.

  1. Bishop Henry Codman Memorial Buildings Designated landmark
    580 feet
  2. East River Homes / Cherokee Apartments Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Eastside Day School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    120 feet
  2. York Avenue Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    120 feet
  3. Caedmon School
    490 feet
Show all 8
  1. Hopscotch Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    720 feet
  2. P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor School
    730 feet
  3. Yorkville East Middle School
    730 feet
  4. St Stephen of Hungary School
    900 feet
  5. Insur Ed Trade or language school
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. John Jay Park
    1,080 feet
  2. John Jay Park Playground
    1,100 feet
  3. East River Walk Park
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Caldwell Public space
    170 feet
  2. Public space at Austen House Public space
    660 feet
  3. Public space at 401 East 80th Street Public space
    760 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at East Winds Public space
    960 feet
  2. Public space at 60 East End Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Webster Library
    690 feet
  2. City & Suburban Homes Company's York Avenue Estate Listed historic place
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    250 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    940 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    130 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    280 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,200 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 80th Street or York Avenue.

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