York Avenue & East 86th Street

York Avenue and East 86th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Catbird Playground is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 33 places to eat. About 8,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
1,200 feet · 5 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
York Av/E 86 St · M31
Within a walk
23 places
7 public spaces, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
York Avenue & East 86th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 86 St Q
    1,200 feet
    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 86 St, 80 feet away, for the M31.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. York Av/E 86 St M31 · Countdown sign
    80 feet
    M31
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 85 St & York Ave 47 docks in all
    410 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 141 East 89th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    660 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2023
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10028
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
5
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Yorkville
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 8,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 35 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and December 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 86th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 86th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

East side of York Avenue

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

West side of York Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111621 and 113847.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 22 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Queen Anne. They were mostly built between 1880 and 1882.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 7 public spaces
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 park features
  • 3 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Association to Benefit Children Preschool
    440 feet
  2. St Joseph's School-Yorkville School
    720 feet
  3. International Preschools Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    960 feet
Show all 7
  1. The Goddard School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,010 feet
  2. Yorkville Community School
    1,010 feet
  3. Manhattan Schoolhouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,160 feet
  4. Chapin School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Carl Schurz Main Lawn in Carl Schurz Park Park feature
    780 feet
  2. Carl Schurz Park
    830 feet
  3. Catbird Playground
    990 feet
Show all 6
  1. Carl Schurz Promenade in Carl Schurz Park Park feature
    1,060 feet
  2. Asphalt Green Park
    1,110 feet
  3. Peter Pan Statue in Carl Schurz Park Park feature
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Channel Club Public space
    250 feet
  2. Public space at 444 East 86th Street Public space
    280 feet
  3. Public space at Andover Public space
    830 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at East River Towers Public space
    1,080 feet
  2. Public space at Dunhill Public space
    1,230 feet
  3. Public space at Adams Tower Public space
    1,230 feet
  4. Public space at Strathmore Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Henderson Place Historic District Listed historic place
    770 feet
  2. Archibald Gracie Mansion Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    240 feet
  2. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 86th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.