1st Avenue & East 53rd Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 53rd Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 39 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Sutton Parks is 700 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6, E and F. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 70 places to eat. Along 1st Avenue run a bus lane, 7am to 10am and 2pm to 7pm, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
19 hurt
39 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
1 Av/E 52 St · M15
Within a walk
23 places
8 public spaces, 6 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 53rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.3 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, 160 feet away, for the M15.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 52 St M15 · Countdown sign
    160 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 54 St & 1 Ave 41 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 1st Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 250 East 53rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    880 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 39 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,900 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 1969.

Since 2014 at least 23 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 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
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and February 2026, 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 53rd Street

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 53rd Street

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 102794.

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Classical Revival, French Second Empire and Second Empire, one each, and built between 1866 and 1911.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    570 feet
  2. Business English Alliance Trade or language school
    800 feet
  3. The Montessori School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Children's Academy School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sutton Parks Park
    700 feet
  2. Peter Detmold Park
    1,060 feet
  3. East River Walk Park
    1,170 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Revere Public space
    290 feet
  2. Public space at River Tower Public space
    440 feet
  3. Public space at Rivercourt Public space
    490 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at St. James Tower Public space
    710 feet
  2. Public space at Plaza 400 Public space
    830 feet
  3. Public space at Connaught Tower Public space
    1,010 feet
  4. Public space at Morrison Public space
    1,070 feet
  5. Public space at Brevard Public space
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 35 Listed historic place
    540 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Or Olam E 55 St Conservative Synagogue House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Recreation Center 54 Recreation center
    310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    470 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,170 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,210 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 70 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 53rd 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.