Lexington Avenue & East 28th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 28th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gramercy, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. First Moravian Church is 460 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 157 places to eat. About 5,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
8 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
440 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Lexington Av/E 28 St · M101, M102, M103, SIM6 +1
Within a walk
29 places
8 religious buildings, 6 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 28th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 440 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 28 St 6
    440 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 33 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “ROAMING UNDERFOOT” (2018) by Nancy Blum at the 28 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lexington Av/E 28 St, 120 feet away, for the M101, M102, M103, SIM6 and SIM11.

  • 60 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 28 St M101, M102, M103, SIM6 +1
    120 feet
    M101 M102 M103 SIM6 SIM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …
  4. SIM6 …
  5. SIM11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 112 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lexington Ave & E 29 St 50 docks in all
    200 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 142 East 31st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gramercy
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 5,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2021 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 28th Street

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

South side of East 28th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101584, 103055, 103768 and 106103.

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, Neoclassical and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1853 and 1909.

  1. New York School of Applied Design for Women Designated landmark
    570 feet
  2. Sixty-Ninth Regiment Armory Designated landmark
    670 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 5 public spaces
  • 3 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    310 feet
  2. Shefa School
    1,060 feet
  3. Advanced Career Training Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
Show all 6
  1. Aaron School (8-12) School
    1,140 feet
  2. Sage Alliance NY School
    1,140 feet
  3. Herard Center of Technology Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Ascot Public space
    510 feet
  2. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    770 feet
  3. 25th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,020 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at 50 Lexington Avenue Public space
    980 feet
  2. Public space at Windsor Court Public space
    1,140 feet
  3. Public space at 475 Park Avenue South Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Chester A. Arthur House Listed historic place
    110 feet
  2. 28th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    590 feet
  3. House at 203 East 29th Street Listed historic place
    910 feet
Show all 7
  1. New York Life Building Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  2. George Washington Hotel Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  3. Kips Bay Library
    1,230 feet
  4. Seville Hotel Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gramercy Arts Theatre Theater or concert hall
    340 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church Landmark
    310 feet
  2. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    360 feet
  3. First Moravian Church House of worship
    460 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Illuminators Armenian Apostolic Cathedral House of worship
    890 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 16/Ladder 7 Fire station
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    610 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    770 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    520 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    750 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 157 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 28th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.