1st Avenue & East 50th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 50th Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Children's Academy is 580 feet away, and Family School is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 6, E and F. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 58 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
1 Av/Mitchell Pl · M15, M15 SBS
Within a walk
22 places
7 public spaces, 3 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 50th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.4 miles
    6 E F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Queens
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Passing Through” (2004) by Al Held at the Lexington Av/51-53 Sts station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/Mitchell Pl, 120 feet away, for the M15 and M15 SBS.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/Mitchell Pl M15, M15 SBS · Shelter
    120 feet
    M15 M15 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …
  2. M15 SBS …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 1st Avenue, 7am to 10am and 2pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 1st Avenue.

  • 63 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 51 St & 1 Ave 35 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 1st Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 351 East 51st Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    460 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

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.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Turn calming, March 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 7,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1965.

Since 2014 at least 32 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM

West side of 1st Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 50th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 6 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

South side of East 50th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • Truck loading only 6 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 101360.

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, Modernism (late) and Modernist, one each, and built between 1865 and 1971.

  1. Panhellenic Tower (now Beekman Tower Hotel) Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. Japan Society Headquarters Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 7 public spaces
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Business English Alliance Trade or language school
    540 feet
  2. Children's Academy School
    580 feet
  3. Family School
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. Beekman School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Peter Detmold Park
    610 feet
  2. MacArthur Playground
    770 feet
  3. Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
    890 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 100 United Nations Plaza Public space
    710 feet
  2. Public space at Trump World Tower Public space
    740 feet
  3. Public space at Sterling Plaza Public space
    960 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at Libya House Public space
    970 feet
  2. Public space at Revere Public space
    1,080 feet
  3. Public space at Rivercourt Public space
    1,110 feet
  4. Public space at River Tower Public space
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 35 Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. Raoul Wallenberg Monument Monument or memorial
    860 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Japan Society Arts or cultural center
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Family Church House of worship
    910 feet
  2. Sutton Place Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Recreation Center 54 Recreation center
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    820 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,110 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 58 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 50th Street.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.