1st Avenue & East 58th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 58th Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Queensboro Oval is 690 feet away, and Sutton Place Park is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/59 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6, N, R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, eight of them parks, and 74 places to eat.

Safety record
20 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/59 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
1 Av/E 57 St · M15, M15 SBS
Within a walk
26 places
9 public spaces, 8 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 58th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/59 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 6 lines at the nearest station
  1. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6 N R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
6 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. N …
  5. R …
  6. W …
Queens
3 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
  3. W …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Blooming” (1996) by Elizabeth Murray at the Lexington Av/59 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 57 St, 60 feet away, for the M15 and M15 SBS.

  • 49 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 57 St M15, M15 SBS · Shelter
    60 feet
    M15 M15 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …
  2. M15 SBS …

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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 58 St & 1 Ave (NE Corner) 29 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 1st Avenue, 380 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2024
  • Turn calming, November 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4 and 5 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
55 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,200 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 1929 and 1969.

Since 2014 at least 20 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and July 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

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

West side of 1st Avenue

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

North side of East 58th 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 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 58th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10A M-11:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Vernacular, and built between 1856 and 1857.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 public spaces
  • 8 parks
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 museum
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    700 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    870 feet
  3. The Montessori School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 252 East 57 Street Pre-K center
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Honey Locust Park
    500 feet
  2. Queensboro Oval Park
    690 feet
  3. Sutton Parks Park
    960 feet
Show all 8
  1. East River Walk Park
    1,000 feet
  2. Tramway Plaza
    1,070 feet
  3. Sutton Place Park
    1,190 feet
  4. Andrew Haswell Green Park
    1,250 feet
  5. Twenty-Four Sycamores Park
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at New Yorker East Public space
    310 feet
  2. Public space at Morrison Public space
    410 feet
  3. Public space at Grand Sutton Public space
    460 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Sovereign Public space
    580 feet
  2. Public space at Landmark Public space
    770 feet
  3. Public space at Plaza 400 Public space
    860 feet
  4. Public space at Bridge Tower Place Public space
    890 feet
  5. Public space at Revere Public space
    1,230 feet
  6. Public space at Evansview Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 311 and 313 East 58th Street Listed historic place
    610 feet
  2. Sutton Place Historic District Listed historic place
    990 feet
  3. Mount Vernon Hotel Museum Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Recreation Center 54 Recreation center
    1,200 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    420 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    940 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    490 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    500 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,290 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    210 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 74 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 58th 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.