Lexington Avenue & East 30th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 30th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. First Moravian Church is 90 feet away, and Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 143 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
950 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
Lexington Av/E 31 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
45 places
11 public spaces, 9 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 30th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 28 St 6
    950 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
    980 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, 90 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Lexington Avenue carries a bus lane, 7am to 1pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 30th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 142 East 31st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,080 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.

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

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
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13 and 14 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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 5,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 30th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM

South side of East 30th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East 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 standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101966, 101967, 103129, 104735 and 104806.

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
    100 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

  • 11 public spaces
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    610 feet
  2. Aaron School (8-12) School
    720 feet
  3. Sage Alliance NY School
    720 feet
Show all 16
  1. Herard Center of Technology Trade or language school
    790 feet
  2. Barclay Career Schools Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  3. Shefa School
    1,060 feet
  4. Advanced Career Training Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  5. NYU Langone Health Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,140 feet
  6. Electrical Training Course Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  7. Studio Jewelers Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  8. Amer Academy of Dramatic Arts College
    1,150 feet
  9. Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language School
    1,220 feet
  10. Murray Hill Academy School
    1,220 feet
  11. Success Academy Charter High School of Liberal Arts (BX) School
    1,220 feet
  12. Success Academy Charter High School of the Liberal Arts School
    1,220 feet
  13. Unity Center for Urban Technologies School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground
    1,100 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    530 feet
  2. Public space at Windsor Court Public space
    620 feet
  3. Public space at 475 Park Avenue South Public space
    790 feet
Show all 11
  1. Public space at Future Public space
    920 feet
  2. Public space at Ascot Public space
    1,020 feet
  3. Public space at Dumont Plaza Public space
    1,130 feet
  4. Public space at 243 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,190 feet
  5. Public space at Laurence Tower Public space
    1,200 feet
  6. Public space at Three Park Avenue Public space
    1,220 feet
  7. Public space at Murray Hill House Public space
    1,280 feet
  8. Public space at 166 East 34th Street Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Chester A. Arthur House Listed historic place
    500 feet
  2. Kips Bay Library
    710 feet
  3. House at 203 East 29th Street Listed historic place
    860 feet
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  1. 28th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  2. Old Colony Club Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  3. 33rd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gramercy Arts Theatre Theater or concert hall
    860 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Moravian Church House of worship
    90 feet
  2. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    260 feet
  3. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church Landmark
    610 feet
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  1. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  2. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  3. Transfiguration Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Murray Hill Post Office
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,000 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,030 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,260 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 143 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 30th 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.