1st Avenue & East 55th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 55th Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Or Olam E 55 St Conservative Synagogue is 620 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 21 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 56 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
21 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
70 feet
E 55 St/1 Av · M57
Within a walk
21 places
10 public spaces, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 55th 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 E 55 St/1 Av, 70 feet away, for the M57.

  • 48 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 55 St/1 Av M57
    70 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 55th Street.

  • 91 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
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 1st Avenue, 1,200 feet 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
    1,070 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 8 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
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2024

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
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 10,100 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 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 3 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 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 55th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 8 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING 8AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 55th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 10 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102924, 105949 and 106061.

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 21 public places.

  • 10 public spaces
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    40 feet
  2. The Montessori School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    390 feet
  3. District 2 Pre-K Center at 252 East 57 Street Pre-K center
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sutton Parks Park
    860 feet
  2. East River Walk Park
    1,170 feet
  3. Sutton Place Park
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Plaza 400 Public space
    310 feet
  2. Public space at Revere Public space
    400 feet
  3. Public space at St. James Tower Public space
    510 feet
Show all 10
  1. Public space at Morrison Public space
    550 feet
  2. Public space at River Tower Public space
    700 feet
  3. Public space at New Yorker East Public space
    910 feet
  4. Public space at Brevard Public space
    980 feet
  5. Public space at Rivercourt Public space
    1,010 feet
  6. Public space at Connaught Tower Public space
    1,010 feet
  7. Public space at Grand Sutton Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 35 Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Recreation Center 54 Recreation center
    380 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    120 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    430 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    380 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    490 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,320 feet

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 56 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 55th 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.