5th Avenue & East 61st Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and East 61st Street is in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan, at the edge of Central Park. It lies on the edge of the Upper East Side Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Wien Walk in Central Park is 140 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 23 public places and 61 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/59 St
120 feet · 1 min on foot · N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
5 Av/E 60 St · M2, M3
Within a walk
23 places
5 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & East 61st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/59 St, 120 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
    120 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. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    0.4 miles
    M Q

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/E 60 St, 180 feet away, for the M2 and M3.

  • 67 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/E 60 St M2, M3
    180 feet
    M2 M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …
  2. M3 …

Live arrivals

A lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, runs along 5th Avenue, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 61st Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & E 63 St 51 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, December 2018
  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10065
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
4 and 6 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
19 and 22 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill; the corner is on the edge of the Central Park area
Elevation
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY

North side of East 61st Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 61st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 107198 and 107319.

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 two Individual Landmarks, and 100 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1878 and 1907.

  1. The Knickerbocker Club Designated landmark
    210 feet
  2. The Pierre Hotel Designated landmark
    240 feet
  3. The Metropolitan Club Designated landmark
    280 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Central Park.

  1. Thomas Moore Bust by Dennis B. Sheahan, 1879
    350 feet
  2. William Tecumseh Sherman Statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1903
    380 feet
  3. Martin Birdbath Bird bath by Oronzio Maldarelli, 1942
    540 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Fifth Avenue Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    380 feet
  2. French Institute Alliance Francaise Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    860 feet
  3. Christ Church, Methodist Episcopal, of New York City Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet
Show all 5
  1. Browning School
    1,130 feet
  2. Garden House School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    60 feet
  2. Wien Walk in Central Park Park feature
    140 feet
  3. Sherman Monument in Central Park Park feature
    370 feet
Show all 7
  1. Grand Army Plaza
    550 feet
  2. Central Park Zoo Zoo or aquarium · landmark
    590 feet
  3. Delacorte Clock in Central Park Park feature
    1,010 feet
  4. Wollman Rink in Central Park Park feature
    1,140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at General Motors Building Public space
    960 feet
  2. Public space at Solow Public space
    1,200 feet
  3. Public space at Park Lane Hotel Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 783 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    470 feet
  2. The Grolier Club of New York Research library
    990 feet
  3. Plaza Hotel and Grand Army Plaza Listed historic place
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. 5 Ave Synagogue Landmark
    380 feet
  2. Congregation Edmond J Safra House of worship
    700 feet
  3. Christ Church Methodist House of worship
    930 feet
Show all 4
  1. Temple Emanuel House of worship
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 places to eat and one food store.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 5th Avenue or East 61st 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.