Lexington Avenue & East 42nd Street

Lexington Avenue and East 42nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 46 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 201 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Bowery Savings Bank Building, one of nine Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 210 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places and 184 places to eat.

Safety record
29 hurt
46 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Lexington Av/E 42 St · M101, M102, M103, BxM1
Within a walk
36 places
11 trade or language schools, 10 public spaces and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 42nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    60 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. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    7 B D F M
  2. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.4 miles
    6 E F

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 42 St, 70 feet away, for the M101, M102, M103 and BxM1.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 42 St M101, M102, M103, BxM1
    70 feet
    M101 M102 M103 BxM1

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …
  4. BxM1 …

Live arrivals

East 42nd Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 7pm, every day.

Cycling

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Park Ave & E 42 St 83 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 240 East 39th Street Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 46 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 29 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 13 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, December 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2018
  • Leading pedestrian interval, undated in the City's record

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 201 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 156th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 160 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10017
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
14 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Six trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2023 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 42nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MIDNIGHT-7AM ALL DAYS SUNDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT

South side of East 42nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MIDNIGHT-7AM ALL DAYS SUNDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT

East side of Lexington Avenue

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

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102747 and 104660.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and ten buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco. They were built between 1871 and 1956.

  1. Chanin Building Designated landmark
    200 feet
  2. Chrysler Building Designated landmark
    210 feet
  3. Bowery Savings Bank Building Designated landmark
    210 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 11 trade or language schools
  • 10 public spaces
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Medical Aid TRNG School 654 Trade or language school
    400 feet
  2. Manhattan Studies Institute Trade or language school
    410 feet
  3. CUNY Central Administration College
    860 feet
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  1. Betty Owen Sec SYS (5001) Trade or language school
    770 feet
  2. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    770 feet
  3. Apex Technical School Trade or language school
    860 feet
  4. Kennedy International School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,020 feet
  5. Bright Horizons at East 46th Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  6. Empire Technology Center of New York Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  7. Medical Training Institute of New Yo Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  8. New York Holistic School Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  9. New York Institute of Art and Design Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  10. New York Institute of Career Develop Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  11. Sheffield School of Interior Design Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  12. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 425 Lexington Avenue Public space
    530 feet
  2. Pershing Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    670 feet
  3. Vanderbilt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    880 feet
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  1. Public space at 101 Park Avenue Public space
    680 feet
  2. Public space at Grand Central Plaza Public space
    690 feet
  3. Public space at 201 East 42nd Street Public space
    760 feet
  4. Public space at Philip Morris Public space
    780 feet
  5. Public space at New York Helmsley Hotel Public space
    850 feet
  6. Public space at Two Grand Central Tower Public space
    920 feet
  7. Public space at 685 Third Avenue Public space
    960 feet
  8. Public space at 600 Third Avenue Public space
    1,070 feet
  9. Public space at Vanderbilt Public space
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. Vnsny Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing home or hospice
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of the Dog Museum
    650 feet
  2. Grand Central Terminal Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. Grand Central Terminal (Boundary Increase: Park Avenue Viaduct) Listed historic place
    750 feet
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  1. Daily News Building Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  2. Holland Society Library Research library
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Agnes Church House of worship
    460 feet
  2. Society Jewish Science House of worship
    880 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    110 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    250 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    570 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    450 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,120 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 184 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 42nd Street or Lexington Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.