5th Avenue & East 62nd Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and East 62nd Street is in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. It lies on the edge of the Upper East Side Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Central Park is 60 feet away, and the Knickerbocker Club stands 130 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 21 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 44 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/59 St
380 feet · 1 min on foot · N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
5 Av/E 62 St · M1, M2, M3, M4 +2
Within a walk
21 places
5 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & East 62nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/59 St, 380 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
    380 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/63 St M, Q
    0.3 miles
    M Q
  2. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6 N R W

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 62 St, 30 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3, M4 and two more.

  • 66 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/E 62 St M1, M2, M3, M4 +2
    30 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M4 BxM3 BxM4

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. M4 …
  5. BxM3 …
  6. BxM4 …

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 62nd Street.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 35-39 East 61st Street Charging for electric cars, three 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 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2024
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
Elevation
52 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2021 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL & DIPLOMAT LICENSE PLATES 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY DELIVERY DECAL REQUIRED

North side of East 62nd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of East 62nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104477 and 107370.

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 is one Individual Landmark, and 144 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1878 and 1914.

  1. The Knickerbocker Club Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. The Pierre Hotel Designated landmark
    410 feet
  3. The Metropolitan Club Designated landmark
    490 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Martin Birdbath Bird bath by Oronzio Maldarelli, 1942
    310 feet
  2. African Antelopes Bas-relief by Frederick George Richard Roth, 1935
    430 feet
  3. Dancing Goat Statue by Frederick George Richard Roth, 1937
    430 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Fifth Avenue Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    220 feet
  2. Browning School
    870 feet
  3. Garden House School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet
Show all 5
  1. French Institute Alliance Francaise Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet
  2. Emanuel Congregation of the City of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    60 feet
  2. Wien Walk in Central Park Park feature
    230 feet
  3. Central Park Zoo Zoo or aquarium · landmark
    330 feet
Show all 7
  1. Sherman Monument in Central Park Park feature
    630 feet
  2. Delacorte Clock in Central Park Park feature
    750 feet
  3. Grand Army Plaza
    810 feet
  4. Wallach Walk in Central Park Park feature
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at General Motors Building Public space
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 783 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. The Grolier Club of New York Research library
    1,250 feet
  3. Plaza Hotel and Grand Army Plaza Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. 5 Ave Synagogue Landmark
    220 feet
  2. Congregation Edmond J Safra House of worship
    440 feet
  3. Temple Emanuel House of worship
    890 feet
Show all 4
  1. Christ Church Methodist House of worship
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 places to eat and one food store.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue or East 62nd 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.