Lexington Avenue & East 50th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 50th 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. Beverly Hotel (now The Benjamin), one of ten Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 130 feet away, and Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about a minute on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 194 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
80 feet · 1 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Lexington Av/E 50 St · M101, M102, M103, BxM1
Within a walk
42 places
19 public spaces, 7 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 50th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 80 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    80 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. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    0.3 miles
    E F
  2. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6 7 S

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 Lexington Av/E 50 St, 60 feet away, for the M101, M102, M103 and BxM1.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 50 St M101, M102, M103, BxM1
    60 feet
    M101 M102 M103 BxM1

Next buses at this stop

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

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 53 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 51 St & Lexington Ave 75 docks in all
    290 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. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 277 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1,110 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 ten crashes at this corner, the median for a Manhattan corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 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
10022
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
48 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 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 thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 50th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

South side of East 50th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 103544.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are ten Individual Landmarks, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1914 and 1931.

  1. Beverly Hotel (now The Benjamin) Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. Summit Hotel Designated landmark
    220 feet
  3. General Electric Building Designated landmark
    220 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.

  • 19 public spaces
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY College
    310 feet
  2. American University of Beirut College
    750 feet
  3. Beekman School
    840 feet
Show all 5
  1. Bright Horizons at East 46th Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  2. Tekne Interaction Systems Trade or language school
    1,140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 560 Lexington Avenue Public space
    150 feet
  2. Public space at 800 Third Avenue Public space
    530 feet
  3. Public space at 345 Park Avenue Public space
    620 feet
Show all 19
  1. Public space at Crystal Pavilion Public space
    670 feet
  2. Public space at Cosmopolitan Public space
    670 feet
  3. Public space at 825 Third Avenue Public space
    690 feet
  4. Public space at 599 Lexington Avenue Public space
    730 feet
  5. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    750 feet
  6. Public space at 780 Third Avenue Public space
    780 feet
  7. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    970 feet
  8. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,010 feet
  9. Public space at 777 Third Avenue Public space
    1,020 feet
  10. Public space at 245 Park Avenue Public space
    1,140 feet
  11. Public space at 767 Third Avenue Public space
    1,160 feet
  12. Public space at Citigroup Center Public space
    1,180 feet
  13. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    1,200 feet
  14. Public space at 875 Third Avenue Public space
    1,220 feet
  15. Public space at Sterling Plaza Public space
    1,240 feet
  16. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
    150 feet
  2. Seagram Building Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
Show all 7
  1. St. Peter's Church Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  2. Greenacre Park Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  3. Lescaze House Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  4. Racquet and Tennis Club Building Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Bartholomews Church Landmark · listed historic place
    400 feet
  2. Sutton Place Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  3. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 619 Lexington Avenue Older adult center
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 8/Engine 8/Ladder 2 Fire station
    750 feet
  2. 17th Precinct Police station
    750 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    720 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    790 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    850 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    860 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 194 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 50th 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.