5th Avenue & East 59th Street

The five-way junction of 5th Avenue and East 59th Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. It lies on the edge of the Upper East Side Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 35 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Grand Army Plaza is 40 feet away, and 5 Ave Presbyterian Church is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/59 St, is about a minute on foot, for the N, R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 92 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
35 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/59 St
280 feet · 1 min on foot · N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
20 feet
5 Av/W 59 St · SIM23, SIM24
Within a walk
26 places
9 public spaces, 4 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & East 59th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/59 St, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/59 St N, R, W
    280 feet
    N R W

Next trains at this station

Queens
3 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
  3. W …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
  3. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 N R W
  2. 57 St M
    0.3 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Oasis” (1997) by Ann Schaumburger at the 5 Av/59 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 59 St, 20 feet away, for the SIM23 and SIM24.

  • 70 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 59 St SIM23, SIM24
    20 feet
    SIM23 SIM24

Next buses at this stop

  1. SIM23 …
  2. SIM24 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 5th Avenue, all day, every day.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Park S & Grand Army Plaza 85 docks in all
    180 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 9 West 57th Street Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers
    980 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 35 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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, April 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4 and 6 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
18 and 19 and 22 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 5th Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of East 59th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 3PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 59th Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 104831.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Upper East Side Historic District.

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and 27 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1879 and 1928.

  1. The Harmonie Club Designated landmark
    280 feet
  2. Bergdorf Goodman Designated landmark
    340 feet
  3. The Metropolitan Club Designated landmark
    400 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Grand Army Plaza.

  1. Pulitzer Fountain Fountain by Karl Bitter and Karl Gruppe, 1916
    190 feet
  2. William Tecumseh Sherman Statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1903
    190 feet
  3. Thomas Moore Bust by Dennis B. Sheahan, 1879
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 public spaces
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 park features
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. French Institute Alliance Francaise Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    860 feet
  2. Fifth Avenue Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet
  3. Christ Church, Methodist Episcopal, of New York City Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grand Army Plaza
    40 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    50 feet
  3. Sherman Monument in Central Park Park feature
    190 feet
Show all 6
  1. Wien Walk in Central Park Park feature
    610 feet
  2. Central Park Zoo Zoo or aquarium
    1,110 feet
  3. Wollman Rink in Central Park Park feature
    1,140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at General Motors Building Public space
    440 feet
  2. Public space at Solow Public space
    690 feet
  3. Public space at Park Lane Hotel Public space
    810 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Trump Tower Public space
    870 feet
  2. Public space at 500 Park Tower Public space
    970 feet
  3. Public space at 712 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,010 feet
  4. Public space at 590 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,060 feet
  5. Public space at 499 Park Avenue Public space
    1,170 feet
  6. Public space at 58 West 58th Street Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 783 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    90 feet
  2. Plaza Hotel and Grand Army Plaza Listed historic place
    520 feet
  3. Coty Building Listed historic place
    960 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Grolier Club of New York Research library
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. 5 Ave Synagogue House of worship
    900 feet
  2. 5 Ave Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  3. Christ Church Methodist House of worship
    1,160 feet
Show all 4
  1. Congregation Edmond J Safra House of worship
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    770 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 92 places to eat and two food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue, Central Park South or East 59th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.