Lexington Avenue & East 37th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 37th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Our Saviour Church is 440 feet away, and the Morgan Library & Museum is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6, 7 and S. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, ten of them listed historic places, and 99 places to eat.

Safety record
23 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
Lexington Av/E 37 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
45 places
13 public spaces, 10 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 37th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    1,280 feet
    4 5 6 7 S

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Queens
1 line
  1. 7 …
Hudson Yards
1 line
  1. 7 …
Times Square
1 line
  1. S …

Also within a walk

  1. 33 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists five works at the Grand Central-42 St station, among them “Fast Track and Speedwheels” (1990) by Dan Sinclair and “Grand Central: Arches, Towers, Pyramids” (2000) by Jackie Ferrara.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lexington Av/E 37 St, 90 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

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

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 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
    300 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
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 23 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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 6
City Council district
4
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Elevation
63 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,800 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 1928 and 1961.

Since 2014 at least 75 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and May 2026; 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, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 7pm to 10pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 9am to 10pm on Lexington Avenue (west side).

North side of East 37th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 37th Street

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

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101679, 104785, 104786 and 106090.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and 113 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
    630 feet
  2. Union League Club Designated landmark
    670 feet
  3. The Pierpont Morgan Library and Annex Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 13 public spaces
  • 10 listed historic places
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Wee Ones Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    390 feet
  2. Medical Aid TRNG School 654 Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  3. Everbrook Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,130 feet
Show all 10
  1. Manhattan Studies Institute Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
  2. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,140 feet
  3. Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language School
    1,260 feet
  4. Murray Hill Academy School
    1,260 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter High School of Liberal Arts (BX) School
    1,260 feet
  6. Success Academy Charter High School of the Liberal Arts School
    1,260 feet
  7. Unity Center for Urban Technologies School
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Carlton Regency North Public space
    100 feet
  2. Public space at Carlton Regency Public space
    260 feet
  3. Public space at Murray Hill Mews Public space
    530 feet
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  1. Public space at Murray Hill House Public space
    670 feet
  2. Public space at 243 Lexington Avenue Public space
    800 feet
  3. Public space at Murray Hill Public space
    900 feet
  4. Public space at Dumont Plaza Public space
    1,000 feet
  5. Public space at 600 Third Avenue Public space
    1,050 feet
  6. Public space at 240 East 38th Street Public space
    1,130 feet
  7. Public space at Grand Central Plaza Public space
    1,170 feet
  8. Public space at 101 Park Avenue Public space
    1,200 feet
  9. Public space at The Nash Public space
    1,230 feet
  10. Public space at Three Park Avenue Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Murray Hill Historic District Listed historic place
    340 feet
  2. House at 146 East 38th Street Listed historic place
    390 feet
  3. Murray Hill Historic District (Boundary Expansion) Listed historic place
    440 feet
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  1. Adelaide L. T. Douglas House Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. James F.D. Lanier Residence Listed historic place
    610 feet
  3. Sniffen Court Historic District Listed historic place
    640 feet
  4. The Morgan Library & Museum Research library
    980 feet
  5. Delamar Mansion Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  6. Pierpont Morgan Library Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  7. Sidewalk Clock at 519 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  8. Chanin Building Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  9. Museum of the Dog Museum
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Saviour Church House of worship
    440 feet
  2. Society Jewish Science House of worship
    680 feet
  3. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    950 feet
Show all 4
  1. Incarnation Church Episcopal Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Murray Hill Post Office
    730 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,050 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 99 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 37th 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.