Lexington Avenue & East 31st Street

Lexington Avenue and East 31st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. New York School of Applied Design for Women, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 220 feet away, and Gramercy Arts Theatre is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 137 places to eat.

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

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 720 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 St 6
    720 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
    1,210 feet
    6
  2. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Lariat Seat Loops” (1997) by James Garvey at the 33 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lexington Av/E 31 St, 190 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 70 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 31 St M101, M102, M103
    190 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

  • 94 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. E 31 St & 3 Ave 65 docks in all
    470 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
    1.4 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
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019
  • Turn calming, August 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
2
Police precinct
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 5,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 1pm to 7pm on Lexington Avenue (west side).

North side of East 31st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 31st Street

  • Metered parking 4 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 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10A M-11:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103129, 104097, 104098 and 106474.

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, Neoclassical and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1853 and 1928.

  1. New York School of Applied Design for Women Designated landmark
    220 feet
  2. 2 Park Avenue Building Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 12 public spaces
  • 10 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Herard Center of Technology Trade or language school
    530 feet
  2. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    870 feet
  3. Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language School
    970 feet
Show all 14
  1. NYU Langone Health Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
  2. Electrical Training Course Trade or language school
    890 feet
  3. Studio Jewelers Trade or language school
    890 feet
  4. Murray Hill Academy School
    970 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter High School of Liberal Arts (BX) School
    970 feet
  6. Success Academy Charter High School of the Liberal Arts School
    970 feet
  7. Unity Center for Urban Technologies School
    970 feet
  8. Aaron School (8-12) School
    970 feet
  9. Sage Alliance NY School
    970 feet
  10. Amer Academy of Dramatic Arts College
    1,280 feet
  11. Barclay Career Schools Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Windsor Court Public space
    370 feet
  2. Public space at 475 Park Avenue South Public space
    530 feet
  3. Public space at Future Public space
    660 feet
Show all 12
  1. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    790 feet
  2. Public space at Dumont Plaza Public space
    870 feet
  3. Public space at 243 Lexington Avenue Public space
    930 feet
  4. Public space at Laurence Tower Public space
    940 feet
  5. Public space at Three Park Avenue Public space
    970 feet
  6. Public space at Murray Hill House Public space
    1,020 feet
  7. Public space at 166 East 34th Street Public space
    1,050 feet
  8. Public space at Murray Hill Public space
    1,080 feet
  9. Public space at Ascot Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Kips Bay Library
    460 feet
  2. Chester A. Arthur House Listed historic place
    760 feet
  3. 33rd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
Show all 7
  1. House at 203 East 29th Street Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  2. Old Grolier Club Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  3. James F.D. Lanier Residence Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  4. Old Colony Club Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gramercy Arts Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Moravian Church House of worship
    320 feet
  2. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    490 feet
  3. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    790 feet
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  1. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church Landmark
    870 feet
  2. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    960 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Murray Hill Post Office
    920 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    590 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    820 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    880 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    600 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,300 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,150 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 137 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 31st 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.