5th Avenue & East 64th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and East 64th 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, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. The sculpture “Bird Flying Machine” is 170 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/59 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the N, R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/59 St
900 feet · 3 min on foot · N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
5 Av/E 63 St · M1, M2, M3, M4
Within a walk
21 places
6 park features, 6 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & East 64th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/59 St, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/59 St N, R, W
    900 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. 68 St-Hunter College 6
    0.5 miles
    6

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 63 St, 300 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3 and M4.

  • 57 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/E 63 St M1, M2, M3, M4
    300 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M4

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. M4 …

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

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 35-39 East 61st Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2023
  • 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; the corner is on the edge of the Central Park area
Elevation
54 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 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-4PM ALL DAYS DELIVERY DECAL REQUIRED
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 64th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of East 64th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104211 and 104212.

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 200 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1877 and 1914.

  1. The Arsenal Designated landmark
    180 feet
  2. The Knickerbocker Club Designated landmark
    610 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Bird Flying Machine Sculpture by Dolly Hellman Perutz, 1991
    170 feet
  2. Fort Greene Eagles Statue by Adolph Alexander Weinman, 1908
    180 feet
  3. Cactus Couple Sculpture by Thea Tewi, 1990
    190 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 6 park features
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fifth Avenue Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    520 feet
  2. Emanuel Congregation of the City of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    710 feet
  3. Garden House School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    60 feet
  2. Central Park Zoo Zoo or aquarium · landmark
    240 feet
  3. Delacorte Clock in Central Park Park feature
    290 feet
Show all 9
  1. Wien Walk in Central Park Park feature
    730 feet
  2. Wallach Walk in Central Park Park feature
    740 feet
  3. Billy Johnson Playground
    790 feet
  4. Dene in Central Park Park feature
    1,090 feet
  5. Wollman Rink in Central Park Park feature
    1,140 feet
  6. Sherman Monument in Central Park Park feature
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sara Delano Roosevelt Memorial House Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  2. Building at 45 East 66th Street Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  3. Sidewalk Clock at 783 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Edmond J Safra House of worship
    360 feet
  2. Temple Emanuel Landmark
    360 feet
  3. 5 Ave Synagogue Landmark
    520 feet
Show all 5
  1. Central Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  2. Third Church of Christ Scientist House of worship
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue or East 64th 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.