1st Avenue & East 56th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 56th Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Sutton Parks is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about eight minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 61 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
23 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
160 feet
1 Av/E 55 St · M15
Within a walk
26 places
11 public spaces, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 56th 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
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  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 …

Also within a walk

  1. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.5 miles
    4 5 6 N R W

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 55 St, 160 feet away, for the M15.

  • 48 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 55 St M15 · Shelter
    160 feet
    M15
    Shelter

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.

  • 79 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
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 1st Avenue, 940 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    2 miles
  2. 25 Sutton Place South Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    810 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2024
  • 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
51 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,900 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and June 2020, 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

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 56th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO US GOVERNMENT
  • Truck loading only 9 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

South side of East 56th Street

  • NYP plates only 2 signs NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 11 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Classical Revival, and built between 1906 and 1911.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 11 public spaces
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 parks
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 3 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. District 2 Pre-K Center at 252 East 57 Street Pre-K center
    920 feet
Show all 6
  1. Art and Design High School
    1,150 feet
  2. P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International School
    1,150 feet
  3. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sutton Parks Park
    910 feet
  2. Sutton Place Park
    920 feet
  3. Honey Locust Park
    1,060 feet
Show all 4
  1. Queensboro Oval Park
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Morrison Public space
    290 feet
  2. Public space at Plaza 400 Public space
    310 feet
  3. Public space at New Yorker East Public space
    650 feet
Show all 11
  1. Public space at Revere Public space
    670 feet
  2. Public space at St. James Tower Public space
    770 feet
  3. Public space at River Tower Public space
    950 feet
  4. Public space at Grand Sutton Public space
    1,020 feet
  5. Public space at Sovereign Public space
    1,150 feet
  6. Public space at Brevard Public space
    1,250 feet
  7. Public space at Rivercourt Public space
    1,270 feet
  8. Public space at Connaught Tower Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 311 and 313 East 58th Street Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  2. Sutton Place Historic District Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Recreation Center 54 Recreation center
    640 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    170 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    390 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    110 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    750 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,050 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    430 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 56th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.