Lexington Avenue & East 49th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 49th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Shelton Hotel, one of ten Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about a minute on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, five of them listed historic places, and 183 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Lexington Avenue, all day.

Safety record
13 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
340 feet · 1 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
E 49 St/Lexington Av · M50
Within a walk
37 places
18 public spaces, 5 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 49th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 340 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    340 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
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 7 S
  2. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    0.4 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, 120 feet away, for the M50.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M50 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 51 St & Lexington Ave 75 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 277 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    840 feet
  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 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 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 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
49 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2022 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 49th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 5 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered parking 3 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

South side of East 49th 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

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101682, 102113 and 105982.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are ten Individual Landmarks, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Modern. They were mostly built between 1870 and 1931.

  1. Shelton Hotel Designated landmark
    180 feet
  2. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Designated landmark
    240 feet
  3. Beverly Hotel (now The Benjamin) Designated landmark
    360 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 18 public spaces
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 colleges
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY College
    560 feet
  2. Bright Horizons at East 46th Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
  3. Tekne Interaction Systems Trade or language school
    880 feet
Show all 6
  1. American University of Beirut College
    1,010 feet
  2. Beekman School
    1,100 feet
  3. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Cosmopolitan Public space
    410 feet
  2. Public space at 560 Lexington Avenue Public space
    410 feet
  3. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    490 feet
Show all 18
  1. Public space at 800 Third Avenue Public space
    520 feet
  2. Public space at 780 Third Avenue Public space
    520 feet
  3. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    710 feet
  4. Public space at 777 Third Avenue Public space
    760 feet
  5. Public space at Crystal Pavilion Public space
    790 feet
  6. Public space at 345 Park Avenue Public space
    880 feet
  7. Public space at 245 Park Avenue Public space
    880 feet
  8. Public space at 767 Third Avenue Public space
    900 feet
  9. Public space at 825 Third Avenue Public space
    950 feet
  10. Public space at 599 Lexington Avenue Public space
    990 feet
  11. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,020 feet
  12. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    1,080 feet
  13. Public space at 747 Third Avenue Public space
    1,260 feet
  14. Public space at Sterling Plaza Public space
    1,260 feet
  15. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
    410 feet
  2. General Electric Building Listed historic place
    560 feet
  3. Lescaze House Listed historic place
    900 feet
Show all 6
  1. Turtle Bay Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  2. Seagram Building Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  3. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Bartholomews Church Landmark · listed historic place
    660 feet
  2. Sutton Place Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Grand Central YMCA Recreation center
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 8/Engine 8/Ladder 2 Fire station
    1,010 feet
  2. 17th Precinct Police station
    1,020 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    980 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,050 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    590 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,050 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 183 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 49th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.