East 59th Street & Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path

East 59th Street and Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path meet at a three-way junction in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Honey Locust Park is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/59 St, is about five minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 87 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/59 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
590 feet
1 Av/E 60 St · M15
Within a walk
18 places
8 public spaces, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 59th Street & Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/59 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 6 lines at the nearest station
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 N R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
6 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. N …
  5. R …
  6. W …
Queens
3 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
  3. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    0.4 miles
    M Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Blooming” (1996) by Elizabeth Murray at the Lexington Av/59 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 60 St, 590 feet away, for the M15.

  • 48 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 60 St M15
    590 feet
    M15

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 59th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 58 St & 1 Ave (NE Corner) 29 docks in all
    670 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 1st Avenue, 470 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.9 miles
  2. 420 East 61st Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
5
Police precinct
17 and 19 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 6,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 20 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and ten buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Vernacular. They were built between 1856 and 1993.

  1. Modulightor Building Designated landmark
    640 feet
  2. First Swedish Baptist Church Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 public spaces
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 museum
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    780 feet
  2. District 2 Pre-K Center at 252 East 57 Street Pre-K center
    1,180 feet
  3. Super Stars Tennis Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bridge Community Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Honey Locust Park
    30 feet
  2. Tramway Plaza
    450 feet
  3. Queensboro Oval Park
    770 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Landmark Public space
    440 feet
  2. Public space at Grand Sutton Public space
    710 feet
  3. Public space at Sovereign Public space
    920 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at New Yorker East Public space
    930 feet
  2. Public space at Bridge Tower Place Public space
    970 feet
  3. Public space at Evansview Public space
    970 feet
  4. Public space at Morrison Public space
    1,030 feet
  5. Public space at Paladin Public space
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 311 and 313 East 58th Street Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. Mount Vernon Hotel Museum Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    780 feet
  2. Our Lady of Peace Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    990 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    580 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,200 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    830 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 87 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 59th Street or Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.