Lexington Avenue & East 22nd Street

Lexington Avenue and East 22nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gramercy, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. School of the Future High School is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St-Baruch College, is about two minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, seven of them listed historic places, and 99 places to eat. About 5,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St-Baruch College
440 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
E 23 St/Lexington Av · QM63, QM64, QM68
Within a walk
27 places
7 listed historic places, 5 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 22nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St-Baruch College, 440 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    440 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 23 St R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W
  2. 28 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Long Division” (1988) by Valerie Jaudon at the 23 St-Baruch College station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 23 St/Lexington Av, 370 feet away, for the QM63, QM64 and QM68.

  • 46 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 23 St/Lexington Av QM63, QM64, QM68 · Shelter
    370 feet
    QM63 QM64 QM68
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM63 …
  2. QM64 …
  3. QM68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 116 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Gramercy Park N & Gramercy Park E 47 docks in all
    450 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 200 East 24th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,220 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported eight 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 foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10010
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gramercy
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and August 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Lexington Avenue (both sides).

North side of East 22nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

South side of East 22nd Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102531, 102921, 103099, 103100 and 103898.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 51 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1846 and 1896.

  1. Russell Sage Foundation Building and Annex Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. Calvary House Designated landmark
    350 feet
  3. Church Missions House / now Protestant Welfare Agencies Building Designated landmark
    420 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 7 listed historic places
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 colleges
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. School of the Future High School
    100 feet
  2. Nord Anglia International School, New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    250 feet
  3. CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
    300 feet
Show all 8
  1. Ecole Internationale de New York School
    370 feet
  2. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    620 feet
  3. Rebecca School
    1,070 feet
  4. Epiphany School (The) School
    1,090 feet
  5. School of Visual Arts College
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 50 Lexington Avenue Public space
    710 feet
  2. 25th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,060 feet
  3. Public space at Crystal House Public space
    1,070 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. United Charities Building Complex Listed historic place
    450 feet
  2. George Washington Hotel Listed historic place
    490 feet
  3. Building at 304 Park Avenue South Listed historic place
    840 feet
Show all 8
  1. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. Players, The Listed historic place
    880 feet
  3. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    970 feet
  4. 69th Regiment Armory Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  5. Epiphany Library
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Gustauus Adolphus Lutheran Church House of worship
    340 feet
  2. Calvary St George Episcopal Church Landmark
    570 feet
  3. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    670 feet
Show all 4
  1. Epiphany Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Madison Square Post Office Listed historic place
    460 feet
  2. Stein Senior Center Older adult center
    870 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    360 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    840 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    560 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    610 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    730 feet
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 99 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 22nd Street or Lexington Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.