Lexington Avenue & East 57th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 57th 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. Central Synagogue, one of five Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 640 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/59 St, is about two minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 154 places to eat.

Safety record
19 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/59 St
580 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
E 57 St/Lexington Av · SIM8, SIM22, SIM25, SIM26 +1
Within a walk
30 places
16 public spaces, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 57th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/59 St, 580 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 6 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    580 feet
    4 5 6 N R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
6 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. N …
  5. R …
  6. W …
Queens
3 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
  3. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    1,130 feet
    6 E F
  2. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    0.3 miles
    M Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Blooming” (1996) by Elizabeth Murray at the Lexington Av/59 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 57 St/Lexington Av, 130 feet away, for the SIM8, SIM22, SIM25, SIM26 and SIM31.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 57 St/Lexington Av SIM8, SIM22, SIM25, SIM26 +1
    130 feet
    SIM8 SIM22 SIM25 SIM26 SIM31

Next buses at this stop

  1. SIM8 …
  2. SIM22 …
  3. SIM25 …
  4. SIM26 …
  5. SIM31 …

Live arrivals

East 57th Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 40 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 59 St & Lexington Ave 56 docks in all
    610 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 131 East 55th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    460 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 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.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 4,100 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 1956 and 1975.

Trees

NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2021 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 57th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 57th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY OTHER TIMES HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

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 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101489, 101490 and 103659.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and six buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1871 and 1960.

  1. Ritz Tower Designated landmark
    390 feet
  2. Mary Hale Cunningham House Designated landmark
    640 feet
  3. Central Synagogue Designated landmark
    640 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 16 public spaces
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. May Family Nursery School at Central Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    720 feet
  2. Super Stars Tennis Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet
  3. Children's All Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet
Show all 6
  1. Art and Design High School
    1,100 feet
  2. P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International School
    1,100 feet
  3. District 2 Pre-K Center at 252 East 57 Street Pre-K center
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 135 East 57th Street Public space
    200 feet
  2. Public space at Galleria Public space
    460 feet
  3. Public space at Architects and Designers Public space
    470 feet
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  1. Public space at 950 Third Avenue Public space
    470 feet
  2. Public space at 110 East 59th Street Public space
    670 feet
  3. Public space at 450 Park Avenue Public space
    690 feet
  4. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    770 feet
  5. Public space at Plaza Tower Public space
    870 feet
  6. Public space at 432 Park Avenue Public space
    920 feet
  7. Public space at Park Avenue Tower Public space
    1,030 feet
  8. Public space at 499 Park Avenue Public space
    1,050 feet
  9. Public space at 900 Third Avenue Public space
    1,090 feet
  10. Public space at 500 Park Tower Public space
    1,100 feet
  11. Public space at 919 Third Avenue Public space
    1,170 feet
  12. Public space at Citigroup Center Public space
    1,170 feet
  13. Public space at 590 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #42 (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    400 feet
  2. NY Genealogical & Biographical Soc Research library
    400 feet
  3. 58th Street Library
    670 feet
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  1. St. Peter's Church Listed historic place
    950 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 619 Lexington Avenue Older adult center
    1,170 feet
  2. FDR Post Office
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    270 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    490 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    490 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    990 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,020 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 154 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 57th 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.