Lexington Avenue & East 29th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 29th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El is 180 feet away, and the Engine 16/Ladder 7 firehouse is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 148 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
700 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
Lexington Av/E 31 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
33 places
10 religious buildings, 6 public spaces and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 29th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 28 St 6
    700 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
    1,230 feet
    6
  2. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    0.4 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 31 St, 340 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 62 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 31 St M101, M102, M103
    340 feet
    M101 M102 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 29th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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 and 14 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 29th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 29th Street

  • No stopping 9 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104734, 104735 and 104807.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

  1. New York School of Applied Design for Women Designated landmark
    320 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    350 feet
  2. Shefa School
    810 feet
  3. Advanced Career Training Trade or language school
    810 feet
Show all 7
  1. Aaron School (8-12) School
    890 feet
  2. Sage Alliance NY School
    890 feet
  3. Herard Center of Technology Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  4. Barclay Career Schools Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    520 feet
  2. Public space at Ascot Public space
    770 feet
  3. 25th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,280 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at Windsor Court Public space
    880 feet
  2. Public space at 475 Park Avenue South Public space
    1,050 feet
  3. Public space at Future Public space
    1,170 feet
  4. Public space at 50 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Chester A. Arthur House Listed historic place
    250 feet
  2. House at 203 East 29th Street Listed historic place
    650 feet
  3. 28th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    840 feet
Show all 6
  1. Kips Bay Library
    970 feet
  2. 69th Regiment Armory Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  3. Seville Hotel Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gramercy Arts Theatre Theater or concert hall
    600 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    180 feet
  2. First Moravian Church House of worship
    210 feet
  3. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church Landmark
    350 feet
Show all 7
  1. St Illuminators Armenian Apostolic Cathedral House of worship
    1,150 feet
  2. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    1,260 feet
  3. Transfiguration Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,260 feet
  4. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 16/Ladder 7 Fire station
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    750 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,290 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    780 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,000 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 148 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 29th Street or Lexington Avenue.

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