1st Avenue & East 54th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 54th Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Recreation Center 54 is 230 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6, E and F. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 59 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
E 55 St/1 Av · M57
Within a walk
20 places
9 public spaces, 4 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 54th 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 six 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 E 55 St/1 Av, 320 feet away, for the M57.

  • 45 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 55 St/1 Av M57
    320 feet
    M57

Next buses at this stop

  1. M57 …

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 54th Street.

  • 102 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 54 St & 1 Ave 41 docks in all
    60 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
    1.9 miles
  2. 25 Sutton Place South Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,230 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2020
  • Turn calming, December 2021

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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 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
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

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

East side of 1st Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 5 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 54th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

South side of East 54th Street

  • Truck loading only 8 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 102924.

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

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    310 feet
  2. The Montessori School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    650 feet
  3. Business English Alliance Trade or language school
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sutton Parks Park
    730 feet
  2. East River Walk Park
    920 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Revere Public space
    140 feet
  2. Public space at River Tower Public space
    430 feet
  3. Public space at St. James Tower Public space
    450 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Plaza 400 Public space
    570 feet
  2. Public space at Rivercourt Public space
    750 feet
  3. Public space at Connaught Tower Public space
    750 feet
  4. Public space at Morrison Public space
    810 feet
  5. Public space at Brevard Public space
    910 feet
  6. Public space at New Yorker East Public space
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 35 Listed historic place
    800 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Recreation Center 54 Recreation center
    230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    200 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    700 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 54th 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.