Lexington Avenue & East 52nd Street

Lexington Avenue and East 52nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Summit Hotel, one of 12 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 380 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 39 public places, seven of them listed historic places, and 209 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
90 feet · 1 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Lexington Av/E 53 St · M101, M102, M103, SIM6 +3
Within a walk
39 places
16 public spaces, 7 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 52nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 90 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
    90 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
    1,170 feet
    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 53 St, 120 feet away, for the M101, M102, M103, SIM6 and three more.

  • 74 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 53 St M101, M102, M103, SIM6 +3
    120 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

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 52nd Street.

  • 63 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
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 345 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1,190 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 nine crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2012

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
43 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1957.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees 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
  • 15 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 52nd Street

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

South side of East 52nd 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
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103160, 103476, 103477 and 106957.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 12 Individual Landmarks, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1916 and 1952.

  1. Seagram Building Designated landmark
    270 feet
  2. General Electric Building Designated landmark
    340 feet
  3. Summit Hotel Designated landmark
    380 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY College
    410 feet
  2. American University of Beirut College
    510 feet
  3. May Family Nursery School at Central Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    960 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 599 Lexington Avenue Public space
    210 feet
  2. Public space at 345 Park Avenue Public space
    310 feet
  3. Public space at 560 Lexington Avenue Public space
    570 feet
Show all 16
  1. Public space at Citigroup Center Public space
    660 feet
  2. Public space at 875 Third Avenue Public space
    700 feet
  3. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    820 feet
  4. Public space at Park Avenue Plaza Public space
    860 feet
  5. Public space at 885 Third Avenue Public space
    1,000 feet
  6. Public space at 900 Third Avenue Public space
    1,020 feet
  7. Public space at 800 Third Avenue Public space
    1,050 feet
  8. Public space at 825 Third Avenue Public space
    1,060 feet
  9. Public space at Crystal Pavilion Public space
    1,180 feet
  10. Public space at Cosmopolitan Public space
    1,190 feet
  11. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    1,260 feet
  12. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    1,270 feet
  13. Public space at 780 Third Avenue Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
    570 feet
  2. St. Peter's Church Listed historic place
    580 feet
  3. Racquet and Tennis Club Building Listed historic place
    760 feet
Show all 8
  1. Central Synagogue Listed historic place
    820 feet
  2. Greenacre Park Listed historic place
    960 feet
  3. Lever House Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  4. Look Building Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  5. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 619 Lexington Avenue Older adult center
    660 feet
  2. FDR Post Office
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    470 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    480 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    570 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    330 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    730 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 209 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 52nd 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.