East 53rd Street & Sutton Place South

East 53rd Street and Sutton Place South meet at a three-way junction in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Sutton Parks is 10 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 6, E and F. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them parks, and 18 places to eat. About 5,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1962, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
22 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Sutton Pl/E 55 St · M57
Within a walk
12 places
5 public spaces, 3 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 53rd Street & Sutton Place South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.4 miles
    6 E F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Queens
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Passing Through” (2004) by Al Held at the Lexington Av/51-53 Sts station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Sutton Pl/E 55 St, 570 feet away, for the M57.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutton Pl/E 55 St M57 · Countdown sign
    570 feet
    M57
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 54 St & 1 Ave 41 docks in all
    930 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 1st Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.9 miles
  2. 250 East 53rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 22 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
9 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,200 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 1931 and 1962.

Since 2014 at least 23 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 53rd Street

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

South side of East 53rd Street

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Sutton Place South

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Sutton Place South

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Modernist, and built between 1865 and 1869.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 public spaces
  • 3 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sutton Parks Park
    10 feet
  2. East River Walk Park
    480 feet
  3. Sutton Place Park
    990 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Rivercourt Public space
    380 feet
  2. Public space at River Tower Public space
    540 feet
  3. Public space at St. James Tower Public space
    700 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Revere Public space
    940 feet
  2. Public space at Plaza 400 Public space
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 35 Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Recreation Center 54 Recreation center
    1,010 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    740 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 53rd Street, FDR Drive or Sutton Place South.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.