Lexington Avenue & East 51st Street

Lexington Avenue and East 51st Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. General Electric Building, one of nine Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 110 feet away, and Sutton Place Synagogue is 860 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 43 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 208 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
50 feet · 1 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
Lexington Av/E 50 St · M101, M102, M103, BxM1
Within a walk
43 places
19 public spaces, 8 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 51st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 50 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
    50 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. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6 N R W

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, 250 feet away, for the M101, M102, M103 and BxM1.

  • 75 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 50 St M101, M102, M103, BxM1
    250 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

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on East 51st Street.

  • 56 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 51 St & Lexington Ave 75 docks in all
    50 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
    1.3 miles
  2. 345 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    930 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
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 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and February 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm on Lexington Avenue (east side).

North side of East 51st 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 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM ALL DAYS

South side of East 51st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102427, 102967 and 104823.

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, Byzantine and Modern. They were built between 1914 and 1978.

  1. General Electric Building Designated landmark
    110 feet
  2. Summit Hotel Designated landmark
    170 feet
  3. Beverly Hotel (now The Benjamin) Designated landmark
    190 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY College
    150 feet
  2. American University of Beirut College
    490 feet
  3. Beekman School
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. May Family Nursery School at Central Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 560 Lexington Avenue Public space
    310 feet
  2. Public space at 345 Park Avenue Public space
    360 feet
  3. Public space at 599 Lexington Avenue Public space
    470 feet
Show all 19
  1. Public space at 800 Third Avenue Public space
    790 feet
  2. Public space at 825 Third Avenue Public space
    800 feet
  3. Public space at Citigroup Center Public space
    920 feet
  4. Public space at Crystal Pavilion Public space
    930 feet
  5. Public space at Cosmopolitan Public space
    930 feet
  6. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    940 feet
  7. Public space at 875 Third Avenue Public space
    960 feet
  8. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    1,000 feet
  9. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    1,010 feet
  10. Public space at 780 Third Avenue Public space
    1,040 feet
  11. Public space at Park Avenue Plaza Public space
    1,120 feet
  12. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet
  13. Public space at 885 Third Avenue Public space
    1,260 feet
  14. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,270 feet
  15. Public space at 777 Third Avenue Public space
    1,280 feet
  16. Public space at 900 Third Avenue Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
    310 feet
  2. Seagram Building Listed historic place
    690 feet
  3. St. Peter's Church Listed historic place
    840 feet
Show all 8
  1. Greenacre Park Listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  3. Racquet and Tennis Club Building Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  4. Central Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  5. Look Building Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Bartholomews Church Landmark · listed historic place
    380 feet
  2. Sutton Place Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    860 feet
  3. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 619 Lexington Avenue Older adult center
    920 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    680 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    730 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    590 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    990 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 208 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 51st 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.