1st Avenue & East 51st Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 51st Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Recreation Center 54 is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 6, E and F. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 68 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
1 Av/E 52 St · M15
Within a walk
24 places
8 public spaces, 4 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 51st 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 seven 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/E 52 St, 380 feet away, for the M15.

  • 27 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 52 St M15 · Countdown sign
    380 feet
    M15
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

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 and East 51st Street.

  • 79 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
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 1st Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 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, February 2016

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
47 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM

West side of 1st Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 51st Street

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

South side of East 51st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 101360.

Landmarks and historic districts

Five buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and mostly built between 1866 and 1911.

  1. Panhellenic Tower (now Beekman Tower Hotel) Designated landmark
    440 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. Business English Alliance Trade or language school
    280 feet
  2. Children's Academy School
    660 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Peter Detmold Park
    610 feet
  2. MacArthur Playground
    1,030 feet
  3. Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sutton Parks Park
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Revere Public space
    810 feet
  2. Public space at Rivercourt Public space
    850 feet
  3. Public space at River Tower Public space
    960 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at 100 United Nations Plaza Public space
    970 feet
  2. Public space at Trump World Tower Public space
    1,000 feet
  3. Public space at Sterling Plaza Public space
    1,220 feet
  4. Public space at St. James Tower Public space
    1,230 feet
  5. Public space at Libya House Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 35 Listed historic place
    150 feet
  2. Raoul Wallenberg Monument Monument or memorial
    1,120 feet
  3. Greenacre Park Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sutton Place Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet
  2. Holy Family Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Recreation Center 54 Recreation center
    780 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    560 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 68 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 51st 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.