Lexington Avenue & East 47th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 47th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Shelton Hotel, one of five Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 410 feet away, and Dag Hammarskjold Plaza is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about three minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 170 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
860 feet · 3 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
640 feet
E 49 St/Lexington Av · M50
Within a walk
36 places
18 public spaces, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 47th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    860 feet
    6 E F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Queens
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    1,160 feet
    4 5 6 7 S
  2. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    0.5 miles
    E F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Passing Through” (2004) by Al Held at the Lexington Av/51-53 Sts station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 49 St/Lexington Av, 640 feet away, for the M50.

  • 60 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 49 St/Lexington Av M50
    640 feet
    M50

Next buses at this stop

  1. M50 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 47 St & Park Ave 81 docks in all
    400 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
    1.5 miles
  2. 277 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    320 feet
  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 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10017
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
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

Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2022 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 47th 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 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 47th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 5 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104500, 104970 and 106992.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

  1. Hotel Lexington Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. Shelton Hotel Designated landmark
    410 feet
  3. New York Central Building Designated landmark
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at East 46th Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    340 feet
  2. Tekne Interaction Systems Trade or language school
    360 feet
  3. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    740 feet
Show all 8
  1. Lebanese American University-Nyc College
    900 feet
  2. Berlitz Language Center Trade or language school
    920 feet
  3. Career Resource Center Trade or language school
    920 feet
  4. Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY College
    1,090 feet
  5. Bright Horizons at 200 Park Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 245 Park Avenue Public space
    360 feet
  2. Public space at Cosmopolitan Public space
    590 feet
  3. Public space at 747 Third Avenue Public space
    740 feet
Show all 18
  1. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    750 feet
  2. Public space at 780 Third Avenue Public space
    770 feet
  3. Public space at 767 Third Avenue Public space
    810 feet
  4. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    880 feet
  5. Public space at Two Grand Central Tower Public space
    890 feet
  6. Public space at L'Ecole Public space
    900 feet
  7. Public space at 560 Lexington Avenue Public space
    940 feet
  8. Public space at 777 Third Avenue Public space
    940 feet
  9. Public space at 425 Lexington Avenue Public space
    950 feet
  10. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    1,010 feet
  11. Public space at 800 Third Avenue Public space
    1,040 feet
  12. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    1,040 feet
  13. Public space at Dag Hammarskjold Tower Public space
    1,210 feet
  14. Public space at 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Public space
    1,230 feet
  15. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
    940 feet
  2. Lescaze House Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  3. General Electric Building Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
Show all 5
  1. Holland Society Library Research library
    1,120 feet
  2. Chrysler Building Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Agnes Church House of worship
    1,070 feet
  2. St Bartholomews Church Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Grand Central YMCA Recreation center
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    580 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    760 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    830 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    70 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    580 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 170 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 47th Street or Lexington Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.