Lexington Avenue & East 24th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 24th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gramercy, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 27 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. It is 510 feet to the 25th Street Plaza, and Madison Square Park is 1,070 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St-Baruch College, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, seven of them listed historic places, and 150 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St-Baruch College
710 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
E 24 St/Lexington Av · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
32 places
7 listed historic places, 5 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 24th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St-Baruch College, 710 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 28 St 6
    1,190 feet
    6
  2. 23 St R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W

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 24 St/Lexington Av, 160 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 44 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 24 St/Lexington Av M101, M102, M103
    160 feet
    M101 M102 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 133 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. Lexington Ave & E 24 St 79 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 27 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,877th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10010
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gramercy
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two 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.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and March 2024; 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 (west side).

North side of East 24th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 24th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102590, 103293, 106287 and 106514.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and seven buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1846 and 1931.

  1. Sixty-Ninth Regiment Armory Designated landmark
    420 feet
  2. Russell Sage Foundation Building and Annex Designated landmark
    630 feet
  3. Church Missions House / now Protestant Welfare Agencies Building Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 7 listed historic places
  • 5 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 public spaces
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
    430 feet
  2. School of the Future High School
    540 feet
  3. Nord Anglia International School, New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    800 feet
Show all 10
  1. School of Visual Arts College
    860 feet
  2. Ecole Internationale de New York School
    920 feet
  3. Baruch College Campus High School
    950 feet
  4. 47 the American Sign Language and English Secondary School
    970 feet
  5. The 47 American Sign Language & English Lower School
    970 feet
  6. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet
  7. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Madison Square Park
    1,070 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 50 Lexington Avenue Public space
    150 feet
  2. 25th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    510 feet
  3. Public space at Crystal House Public space
    650 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Stanford Public space
    1,110 feet
  2. Public space at New York Merchandise Mart Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. George Washington Hotel Listed historic place
    130 feet
  2. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Complex Listed historic place
    780 feet
  3. Building at 304 Park Avenue South Listed historic place
    950 feet
Show all 8
  1. United Charities Building Complex Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  2. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  3. Chester A. Arthur House Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  4. Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  5. Epiphany Library
    1,270 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gramercy Arts Theatre Theater or concert hall
    770 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Gustauus Adolphus Lutheran Church House of worship
    680 feet
  2. Calvary St George Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
  3. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church House of worship
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    280 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    730 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    850 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,010 feet
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 150 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 24th Street or Lexington Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.