Lexington Avenue & East 36th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 36th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Murray Hill Post Office is 480 feet away, and the Pierpont Morgan Library and Annex stands 810 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about five minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, ten of them listed historic places, and 91 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St
1,230 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Lexington Av/E 37 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
39 places
10 listed historic places, 10 public spaces and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 36th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 1,230 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 St 6
    1,230 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 7 S
  2. 28 St 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 37 St, 190 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 77 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 37 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

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lexington Ave & E 36 St 23 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 300 East 34th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Elevation
61 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1963.

Trees

NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the maidenhair tree and the willow oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 36th Street

  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 36th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-3PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 3PM-7PM

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102248, 102249, 103109 and 103110.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and 110 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1856 and 1869.

  1. The Church of the New Jerusalem Designated landmark
    400 feet
  2. Union League Club Designated landmark
    680 feet
  3. The Pierpont Morgan Library and Annex Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 10 listed historic places
  • 10 public spaces
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Wee Ones Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    130 feet
  2. Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language School
    1,000 feet
  3. Murray Hill Academy School
    1,000 feet
Show all 7
  1. Success Academy Charter High School of Liberal Arts (BX) School
    1,000 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter High School of the Liberal Arts School
    1,000 feet
  3. Unity Center for Urban Technologies School
    1,000 feet
  4. Medical Aid TRNG School 654 Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Vartan Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Carlton Regency Public space
    130 feet
  2. Public space at Carlton Regency North Public space
    290 feet
  3. Public space at Murray Hill House Public space
    410 feet
Show all 10
  1. Public space at 243 Lexington Avenue Public space
    550 feet
  2. Public space at Murray Hill Public space
    640 feet
  3. Public space at Dumont Plaza Public space
    740 feet
  4. Public space at Murray Hill Mews Public space
    790 feet
  5. Public space at Three Park Avenue Public space
    1,000 feet
  6. Public space at 166 East 34th Street Public space
    1,110 feet
  7. Public space at 600 Third Avenue Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. James F.D. Lanier Residence Listed historic place
    350 feet
  2. Sniffen Court Historic District Listed historic place
    380 feet
  3. Murray Hill Historic District Listed historic place
    430 feet
Show all 11
  1. Murray Hill Historic District (Boundary Expansion) Listed historic place
    510 feet
  2. House at 146 East 38th Street Listed historic place
    650 feet
  3. Adelaide L. T. Douglas House Listed historic place
    780 feet
  4. Sidewalk Clock at 519 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    850 feet
  5. Pierpont Morgan Library Listed historic place
    940 feet
  6. Thomas B. Clarke Residence (Collectors Club Building) Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  7. The Morgan Library & Museum Research library
    1,240 feet
  8. Delamar Mansion Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    690 feet
  2. Our Saviour Church House of worship
    700 feet
  3. Society Jewish Science House of worship
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. Incarnation Church Episcopal Listed historic place
    970 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Murray Hill Post Office
    480 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    490 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    890 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 91 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 36th 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, 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.