Lexington Avenue & East 46th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 46th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Hotel Lexington, one of four Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 460 feet away, and Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about three minutes on foot, and seven subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 188 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
910 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
Lexington Av/E 45 St · M101, M102, M103, SIM6 +3
Within a walk
29 places
16 public spaces, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 46th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    910 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. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    1,130 feet
    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 45 St, 380 feet away, for the M101, M102, M103, SIM6 and three more.

  • 59 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 45 St M101, M102, M103, SIM6 +3
    380 feet
    M101 M102 M103 SIM6 SIM11 SIM22 SIM26

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …
  4. SIM6 …
  5. SIM11 …
  6. SIM22 …
  7. SIM26 …

Live arrivals

Lexington Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 44 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. E 44 St & Lexington Ave 49 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 277 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10017
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4
Police precinct
17 and 18 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
46 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

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

North side of East 46th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 6 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 46th Street

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

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • 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 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104968, 104989 and 106999.

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1922 and 1929.

  1. Hotel Lexington Designated landmark
    460 feet
  2. New York Central Building Designated landmark
    510 feet
  3. Graybar Building Designated landmark
    650 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 16 public spaces
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 college
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at East 46th Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    80 feet
  2. Tekne Interaction Systems Trade or language school
    360 feet
  3. Berlitz Language Center Trade or language school
    660 feet
Show all 7
  1. Career Resource Center Trade or language school
    660 feet
  2. Lebanese American University-Nyc College
    830 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at 200 Park Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    850 feet
  4. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,000 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 245 Park Avenue Public space
    360 feet
  2. Public space at Two Grand Central Tower Public space
    630 feet
  3. Public space at 747 Third Avenue Public space
    670 feet
Show all 16
  1. Public space at 425 Lexington Avenue Public space
    690 feet
  2. Public space at L'Ecole Public space
    830 feet
  3. Public space at Cosmopolitan Public space
    850 feet
  4. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    1,010 feet
  5. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    1,010 feet
  6. Public space at 780 Third Avenue Public space
    1,030 feet
  7. Public space at 767 Third Avenue Public space
    1,070 feet
  8. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    1,140 feet
  9. Public space at 560 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,200 feet
  10. Public space at 777 Third Avenue Public space
    1,200 feet
  11. Public space at 685 Third Avenue Public space
    1,290 feet
  12. Public space at 800 Third Avenue Public space
    1,300 feet
  13. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Holland Society Library Research library
    860 feet
  2. Chrysler Building Listed historic place
    960 feet
  3. Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Agnes Church House of worship
    810 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Grand Central YMCA Recreation center
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    500 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    570 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    580 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    230 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    840 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 188 places to eat and seven food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 46th 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.